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  • Striker Trident (Part 3 of 3): Air Force Missile Officers Get their Sea Legs

    Through the Striker Trident nuclear officer exchange program, four hand-selected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) officers, assigned to various Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) units, are broadening their horizons by serving multi-year tours with U.S. Navy Submarine Forces (SUBFOR)

  • Your 2015 Global Strike Challenge Chef Competition Team!

    The Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and security forces competition between units from Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Combat Command, Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard. Through competition and

  • Working overtime: Barksdale hustles to host evac'd aircraft

    While the B-52 Stratofortress owns the skies around Barksdale Air Force Base, spotting a fighter or tanker in the area is not uncommon.Barksdale often serves as a refueling stop for military aircraft and is an operations center for joint-force exercises like Green Flag. But on rare occasions, the

  • Scandinavian artisans

    T.L. Watkins and his wife Julie, sew bindings for books and weave broadcloth during Norsk Høstfest  Military Appreciation Day in Minot N.D., Oct. 3, 2015. Norsk Høstfest  is the largest Scandinavian festival in North America. The event celebrates cultures from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and

  • Nordic Warriors

    Viking reenactors showed off their skills during Norsk Høstfest in Minot N.D., Oct. 3, 2015. The reenactors were one of many areas and displays Air Force members and their families were able to experience during Høstfest's Military Appreciation Day. The festive also featured live music, Scandinavian

  • 28th CES performs speed training exercise

    Airmen from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted a speed training exercise in preparation for future deployments Oct. 1.The exercise is conducted to determine how quickly and effectively Airmen can perform mission-related tasks while under time constraints.The goal is to improve mission

  • 377 Air Base Wing transfers to AFGSC

    The 377 Air Base Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, became part of 20th Air Force Oct. 1, 2015 as it shifts from Air Force Material Command to Air Force Global Strike Command.The 377th ABW, along with the 28th Bomb Wing from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, and the 7th BW from Dyess AFB,

  • Dyess Airmen killed in C-130J crash identified

    Today, the Office of the Secretary of Defense announced the names those killed in the crash of C-130J at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct. 2.Of the eleven individuals on board the aircraft, four were Airmen were assigned to the 317th Airlift Group here. Dyess Airmen killed in the crash