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  • LEC enhances leadership through introspection, self-reflection

    Air Force Global Strike Command officers attended a course at the Cyber Innovation Center on July 14-16, in Bossier City, Louisiana, to develop one of the most important assets of the nuclear mission-- the people."The Leadership Enhancement Course is designed to prepare officers for their first

  • Command kicks off fifth Global Strike Challenge

    Teams from across Air Force Global Strike Command, as well as the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command, Air Force Materiel Command and Air Combat Command, begin competing in the fifth Global Strike Challenge this week.Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber, Intercontinental

  • Louisiana Senate honors 2nd Bomb Wing

    Louisiana State Senator Barrow Peacock presented Col. Kristin Goodwin, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, with a resolution congratulating the 2nd BW for earning the 2014 Brigadier General Frederick W. Castle Award here, July 13."The Castle Award is the culmination of Airmen, civilians, and community partners

  • B-52 Partners with Colombian Aircraft, Confirms Regional Commitment

    A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., embarked today on a 16-hour, non-stop mission to Colombia.During the mission to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility, which was closely coordinated with the Colombian Ministry of National

  • Future Air Force leaders visit Barksdale

    Have you ever saluted an individual who wasn't an officer?Their shiny rank may be confusing and from a distance they appear to be lieutenants, or you may have noticed that they were Air Force Academy and Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets touring the base."The Operations Air Force Program is a

  • 40th HS makes 408th rescue Independence Day weekend

    A UH-1N Huey helicopter crew assigned to the 40th Helicopter Squadron here rescued an injured female hiker at approximately 5:20 a.m. on July 5th, 2015, in the Big Horn Mountain Range approximately 15 miles west of Buffalo, Wyoming.This rescue marks the 408th save for the 40th HS.The aircrew

  • B-52s Demonstrate Strategic Reach in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region

    Two B-52 Stratofortresses assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, returned today from a 44-hour, non-stop mission to Australia.The mission, which was closely coordinated with the Australian Department of Defence, demonstrates the United States' ability to project its

  • Combatives course teaches hand-to-hand combat

    Military members may have to deal with many hostile scenarios while on duty. For security forces members, this is especially true. While a situation may turn violent quickly, lethal force is taught only to be used as a last resort for men and women in uniform.When these situations arise,