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  • Montana's last Doolittle Raider honored

    Seventy-four years after the historic Doolittle Tokyo Raid, Staff Sgt. David J. Thatcher, one of two remaining Doolittle Raiders, was laid to rest at the age of 94 on June 27, 2016, in Missoula, Montana.

  • Ellsworth honors fallen Doolittle Raider

    "Quite simply, David Thatcher was the best of us." That is how Col. John Martin, 28th Operations Group commander, characterized one of the last two Doolittle Raiders -- U.S. Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. David Thatcher -- who was laid to rest June 27 during a special ceremony in Missoula, Montana."I had

  • Bombers span 5K miles, demonstrate capability during busy week of operations

    Strategic bomber crews and support Airmen at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, demonstrated the flexibility and reach of airpower as they conducted eight joint and bi-lateral training sorties that spanned more than 5,000 miles across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, June 13 through 20.These missions were

  • SANDS creates experts, leaders of the nuclear enterprise

    The School for Advanced Nuclear Deterrence Studies, or SANDS, began its second iteration June 1, 2016, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. This growing graduate-level degree program aims to create “masters of the nuclear enterprise."

  • B-52s conclude deployment at RAF Fairford

    After flying numerous sorties, multiple airshows and missions with NATO allies, two B-52H Stratofortresses headed home to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 23. The bombers were deployed to Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, along with approximately 250 personnel from Air Force Global

  • GE 16 keeps AFGSC on the edge of deterrence

    Representatives from across the Department of Defense met here June 13 - 17 to brainstorm how Air Force Global Strike Command’s forces will perform in tomorrow’s contested environment by participating in Global Engagement 2016, Global Strike Workshop. This war gaming session served as a venue for

  • B-1, B-52 bombers set stage for increased wartime versatility

    Air Force Global Strike Command’s B-1 Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress bombers have taken turns overseas with airstrikes in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Each airframe provides invaluable capabilities, such as the Lancer’s maximum payload size and supersonic speed and the

  • Team Minot welcomes new 91st MW commander

    Col. Colin Connor accepted command of the 91st Missile Wing from Col. Michael Lutton during 91st MW change of command ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 17, 2016.Connor comes to the 91st MW from the Pentagon where he served as a Chief of Staff of the Air Force Fellow with duty as

  • Defense attaché members visit RAF Fairford

    Defense attaché members photograph a B-52H Stratofortress take off from RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, June 17, 2016. After the takeoff, 5th Expeditionary Operations Group leadership briefed the B-52 capabilities and explained the purpose of bomber presence for multinational exercises BALTOPS 16 and