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Aug. 22, 2017
Prime BEEF puts training to the test, proves ready to support worldwide emergencies

Airmen from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron competed during the 4th annual Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force challenge at Ellsworth AFB, Aug. 17, 2017. Ten teams, consisting of eight-man squads, tested their training and proved they are ready to respond within hours to worldwide emergencies in
Aug. 21, 2017
Air Force awards two contracts for new intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system

The Air Force announced Aug. 21 the award of two Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction contracts for its Ground Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program. Contracts were awarded to Boeing Company, Huntsville, Alabama, and Northrop Grumman Systems
Aug. 18, 2017
Air Force EOD trains to increase readiness

Explosives Ordinance Disposal technicians from around the U.S. Air Force participated in Operation Llama Fury 3.0, an EOD-specific exercise, Aug. 7-11, 2017, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.
Aug. 17, 2017
Missouri Air Guardsmen reach out to foster youth through Op BRACE

In the State of Missouri there are nearly 13,000 kids who have been taken away from their families and displaced within the foster care system. Each year about 400 kids age out of the system, and more than half will end up homeless or incarcerated. The Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing
Aug. 16, 2017
B-1B bombers conduct air drills with Japanese fighters near Senkaku Islands

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), S.D. to Andersen AFB, Guam, flew a bilateral mission with two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15s in the vicinity of the Senkaku Islands, Aug. 15, 2017.
Aug. 15, 2017
Logistics Officers Association focuses on ICBM sustainment and networking

F.E. Warren’s Cowboy Chapter of the Logistics Officer Association took 15 Airmen on a professional development excursion to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to broaden their perspective of the supply chain while providing networking opportunities with other Air Force LOA members, Aug. 7-11. The LOA’s
Aug. 15, 2017
Inspection changes for Global Strike Airmen

The Air Force Global Strike Command Inspector General team wishes to increase awareness of the Air Force Inspection System, or AFIS. This inspection system focuses on mission readiness without creating extraneous work or preparation, according to Col. Omar Colbert, AFGSC IG Inspection Division
Aug. 10, 2017
Air Force Military Treatment Facilities pilot medical readiness

Air Force Medicine has a non-stop global readiness mission. Medical Airmen must be prepared to deploy on short notice to provide life-saving and performance-enhancing healthcare in diverse, austere, and isolated locations, and all Airmen must be medically ready to deploy. To achieve this readiness
Aug. 9, 2017
New commander takes helm of the 28th Bomb Wing

Col. John R. Edwards assumed command of the 28th Bomb Wing from Col. Gentry W. Boswell, during a change of command ceremony in the Pride Hangar Aug. 9, 2017.
Aug. 8, 2017
South Dakota Airmen arrive ready to 'Fight Tonight' from Guam

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, under the command of U.S. Pacific Air Forces, joined their counterparts from the Republic of Korea and Japanese air forces in sequenced bilateral missions, August 8.

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