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  • B-52s to Demonstrate Long-Range Strategic Capabilities in Europe

    Three B-52 Stratofortresses assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, deployed today to Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, United Kingdom. The deployment demonstrates the United States' ability to project its flexible, long-range global strike capability and provides

  • Whiteman Airman receives Lance P. Sijan award

    A Whiteman Airman was recently named the 2014 Lance P. Sijan award recipient in the company grade officer (CGO) category.Capt. John Sullivan, 509th Security Forces Squadron operations officer was recognized May 28 during a ceremony hosted by Air Force Global Strike Command commander Lt. Gen. Stephen

  • Barksdale unit wins DOD-level award, tops 1,640 agencies

    When striving for excellence is the expectation for all Airmen, standing out in the Air Force is quite an accomplishment. One Barksdale squadron has found a way to make this happen in resounding fashion.The 2nd Force Support Squadron was chosen above more than 1,640 Department Of Defense agencies to

  • AFGSC flexes global muscles in May

    To say May was a busy month for Air Force Global Strike Command is an understatement.From generating bomber aircraft in surge operations, to flying a 30-plus-hour nonstop B-52 mission, conducting a B-2 nuclear weapons system evaluation, executing an ICBM operational test launch, and honing convoy

  • Running for a reason

    One hundred sixty-one ... That's the total number of lives lost during an EF5 tornado which took place May 22, 2011, in Joplin, Missouri.One hundred sixty-one ... That's the total number of miles U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brendan Brustad, from the 509th Medical Support Squadron ran from May 16-21 as

  • French Air Force visit strengthens partnership

    Since its standup in 2009, Air Force Global Strike Command has worked to build and maintain a strong relationship with its allies in the French air forces. A regular series of exchange visits between leadership, participation in joint exercises, and attendance at major events have served to develop