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  • Milestone event marks progress in fuel plume cleanup

    To mark an important milestone in the efforts to protect Albuquerque's groundwater and remediate contamination from a leak at Kirtland's bulk fuels facility, the base hosted an event Aug. 13.The event marked the installation of a pump-and-treat water system and the successful extraction and

  • Helos kick off Global Strike Challenge at Camp Guernsey

    A circle, just a few feet in diameter, with an X inside is drawn on a rocky hillside a few miles east of Guernsey, Wyo. One at a time, helicopters and crews from Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming come looking for it.Even when they know they are close, it is not easy to find. The circle and X are

  • Iron Chef Global Strike Challenge

    Airmen from the 5th Force Support Squadron compete in the first Iron Chef Global Strike Challenge competition in the Jimmy Doolittle Center at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 10, 2015.Three teams of three chefs from 5th FSS had one hour to complete their meals for the judges. At the start of the

  • Keeping the Buff young: Nondestructive inspection

    Like a radiologist who can see fractures without using a scalpel, there are Airmen who can find deficiencies in the B-52 Stratofortress bones to proactively ensure its structural integrity.Experts from Nondestructive Inspection, a shop within the 2nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight,

  • Meet your 54th HS Global Strike Challenge team

    Four Airmen from the 54th Helicopter Squadron and two from the Tactical Response Force were selected to represent Minot Air Force Base in the 2015 Global Strike Challenge helicopter competition.Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber, intercontinental ballistic missile, helicopter and

  • Whiteman AFB B-2 bombers deploy to Guam

    Three B-2 bombers and approximately 225 Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 7 to conduct familiarization training activities in the Pacific region. This training deployment demonstrates continuing U.S. commitment to regular, global strategic

  • Global Strike Challenge Kickoff

    Personnel from the 91st Missile Wing celebrate the official kickoff of the Global Strike Challenge in the Bully Dome at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 6, 2015. Hamburgers and hotdogs were grilled for attendees of the kickoff. Teams from each squadron competing in the challenge were brought on

  • CSAF visits Team Malmstrom

    General Mark A. Welsh III, United States Air Force Chief of Staff, visited Malmstrom Air Force Base Aug. 3, 2015, to speak with junior and senior commanders regarding matters of morale and quality of life. During the visit, Welsh heard their opinions on recently implemented changes to the force and

  • CSAF listens to Airmen, discusses AFGSC, nuclear enterprise mission

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A Welsh III visited three Air Force Global Strike Command bases to listen to Airmen of all ranks who support the global strike mission on a daily basis, while addressing the importance of the nuclear enterprise and its future.Earlier in the week, Secretary of the