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  • Ensuring deterrence

    Air Force Global Strike Command’s 2nd Bomb Wing and Air Combat Command’s 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron conducted an extensive evaluation exercise Dec. 8 to determine the bomber force's ability to configure, load, fly and deliver an unarmed version of one of the Air Force’s long-range standoff

  • Operation Linebacker II: The 11 days that ended 11 years of war

    The day was Dec. 18, 1972, a day where the flightline roared ferociously as B-52 Stratofortresses were generated for what is known as the largest bombing campaign in history. More than 700 sorties were conductedout of Guam.During the 11 days, Operation Linebacker II intended to force the North

  • Munitions Airmen build bombs at record pace

    The 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight at Al Udeid Air Base is setting a new record with each bomb they build. The team of nearly 60 Airmen has assembled almost 4,000 bombs since July, surpassing the previous record by more than 1,600.

  • Mighty Ninety, Cheyenne strengthen bond

    Col. Stephen Kravitsky, 90th Missile Wing commander; Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen; and Dr. Joe Schaffer, Laramie County Community College president, signed several agreements Dec. 15 here, which give the base and local community greater access to each other's services and aims to strengthen the bond

  • E and E: everything else

    "People know what crew chiefs do. They know what avionics, weapons and hydraulics Airmen do, but what does electrical and environmental do? Pretty much everything else," said Tech. Sgt. John Heppner, 2nd Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental NCO in charge.

  • 307th Bomb Wing pilot flies with late father's fighter squadron

    Lt. Col. Bryan Bailey, a B-52 pilot for the 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., received a surprise F-16 Fighting Falcon incentive flight flying with U.S. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. David Efferson, commander of the 457th Fighter Squadron, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve

  • 307th Bomb Wing pilot flies with late father's fighter squadron

    Lt. Col. Bryan Bailey, a B-52 pilot for the 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., received a surprise F-16 Fighting Falcon incentive flight flying with U.S. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. David Efferson, commander of the 457th Fighter Squadron, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve

  • 20 AF/TF-214 commander speaks to Airmen

    The new 20th Air Force and Task Force 214 commander has recently completed visits to several of the installations under his command, with his latest trip being to the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Dec. 9.Maj. Gen. Tony Cotton has so far visited Kirtland, Malmstrom and F.E.