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  • Minuteman Missile visitor center opens in Philip, S.D.

    Air Force Global Strike Command leadership and local community members attended the grand opening ceremony for the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Visitor Center in Philip, South Dakota Sept. 24.The site protects two facilities – Launch Control Facility Delta 01 and Missile Silo Delta 09 -

  • SECDEF visits Minot AFB, emphasizes nuclear mission

    U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter visited Minot Air Force Base Sept. 26, 2016, giving Airmen who support the Nation’s ICBM and strategic bomber forces a chance to engage with the secretary.During the visit to the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing, Carter emphasized the importance of the

  • Vietnam War veterans honored for their service

    More than 70 Vietnam veterans were presented lapel pins provided by the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration Sept. 19 at the Dyess Memorial Center. The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, founded by presidential proclamation in 2012, is a commemorative program honoring

  • Looking Glass: USSTRATCOM's Airborne Command Post

    A U.S. Navy E6-B Mercury visited Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 19-21, 2016. The visit allowed members of Team Minot to tour the inside of the Airborne Command Post (ABNCP) and learn about how it supports U.S. Strategic Command’s mission.In addition to the tour, the aircraft and its

  • 20th Air Force Senior Leaders meet to discuss Airmen, ICBM mission

    Maj. Gen. Anthony Cotton, 20th Air Force and Task Force 214 commander, held his fall Senior Leadership Conference here, Sept. 18-21.Twentieth AF wing commanders, group commanders and wing command chiefs gathered to discuss the ICBM mission. They shared knowledge to improve their execution of the

  • 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