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  • B-21: Modernizing the bomber fleet

    Following the Air Force secretary’s announcement that the new long-range strike bomber would be called the B-21 Raider, Gen. Robin Rand, the Air Force Global Strike Command commander, said during a session at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 19 the name brought the

  • Many came home...some did not

    There are hundreds of thousands of people who have been affected by the tragedy of service members becoming prisoners of war or missing in action.  To pay respect for these individuals, military bases across the U.S. have been hosting commemorations annually on the third Friday of September known

  • Prairie Vigilance 16: Anytime, Anywhere

    The 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, participated in Prairie Vigilance 16-1 Sept. 11-16, an annual exercise designed to test the wing’s ability to conduct conventional and nuclear-capable bomber operations.“Prairie Vigilance 16-1 is an operational readiness exercise that

  • Malmstrom, partner agencies join forces for exercise

    Approximately 150 Malmstrom Airmen and federal, state, local and tribal agencies participated in a Local Integrated Response Plan exercise Sept. 14 near Stanford, Montana. The LIRP is a generalized plan that coordinates the response capabilities of the Air Force, FBI and civilian law enforcement

  • One milestone at a time, pediatrician takes care of children

    ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – As service members here at Ellsworth AFB start families of their own, a dedicated and professional approach to the health and well-being of children is greatly needed. That need has recently been answered with the arrival of Capt. Megan McDonald, a pediatrician with

  • Barksdale Airmen deploy to Qatar to combat ISIS

    More than 15 years ago, America was shaken by the most devastating terrorist attacks in our nation’s history. Though the enemies who now threaten America’s welfare may have changed, their intentions are similar.More than 350 Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, deployed to Al Udeid Air

  • Uniting us all

    I was five years old. At that age I didn’t worry much, I had other people to do that for me—my food, where I slept, when to go to school, all that good stuff. Although I was young and it didn’t make much sense to me at the time, I will never forget where I was and what I was doing at five years old