No sight no flight

Have you ever tried driving your car at night without any headlights? It is pretty hard to do. Honestly, everything is hard to do in the dark.

A titan laid to rest

After 30 years inside a hangar at Ellsworth Air Force Base, a Titan I missile was moved to its final resting place at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum in Box Elder, Aug. 16, 2017. Before a crew from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron transported this historic behemoth to the cradles that hold it

LIRP exercise unites wing, civilian agencies for emergency response

An Air Force missile convoy is attacked on one of Montana’s remote back roads. Local ambulances and fire trucks need access to the scene. FBI agents are inbound to begin their investigation. An armed suspect has fled the area.Twelve miles away, the county sheriff’s dispatch center is overwhelmed

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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

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

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.

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

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.

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