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  • Striker Trident (Part 1 of 3): An Innovative Inter-Service Exchange Program

    U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and U.S. Navy Submarine Forces (SUBFOR) sent six company-grade officers, starting last summer, to participate in a dual-service, nuclear exchange program to enhance interoperability within the nation's nuclear enterprise.The program, named Striker

  • Meet your 2015 Global Strike Challenge Nuclear, Conventional Load Teams

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

  • Malmstrom's ICBM Operations team targets big win in Global Strike Challenge

    Three missile combat crews who will represent the 341st Missile Wing at Air Force Global Strike Command's Global Strike Challenge 2015 are deep in training this month, honing their skills for the ICBM Operations competition.The six crew members were selected from the 341st Operations Group's three

  • No more free rides: AADD reconstructs framework

    Once a program has been in place for an extended period of time, its original focus can sometimes become blurred. Changes are sometimes necessary in order for the program to remain effective and productive. Airmen Against Drunk Driving found themselves in a similar situation, seeking a

  • Minot conducts ICBM test launch on 45 year Minuteman III anniversary

    It was 45 years to the day that the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, put the U.S. Air Force's first Minuteman III missiles on alert. Today, the 91st MW completed an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile at Vandenberg AFB,

  • Whiteman Airmen, B-2s maintain readiness in Guam

    About 225 Airmen and three B-2 Spirits from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deployed here Aug. 7 to conduct familiarization training activities in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.The goal of the training is to maintain force readiness by conducting flight operations in an environment outside of the

  • Keeping the Buff young: Metals technology

    Along with the other specialists who wait for the B-52 Stratofortress along the flightline, metals technology technicians are ready 24/7 to perform orthopedic surgery to fix any structural damage.The 2nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight's unique mission would not be complete without the

  • Rockstar Lieutenant's Second Visit to Minot AFB

    After quietly tuning his electric bass behind stage, he slowly walks up a ramp, wearing a drab-green T-shirt and an Army combat uniform patterned ball cap emblazoned with his foundation's red and blue logo. Head down, he puts an arm in the air and instantly the Dock 1 crowd went from silent to a