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  • AFGSC to kick off Striker Trident professional development program

    Nuclear and Missile Operations officers within Air Force Global Strike Command have a new avenue of professional development available through the Command's new Striker Trident program.Striker Trident is an Air Force - Navy exchange program that supports professional development of company grade

  • Eighth Air Force moves into new headquarters

    The Mighty Eighth Air Force held a grand opening ceremony for its new headquarters here July 2.The newly-renovated 77,000 square foot facility will House Eighth Air Force staff, Task Force 204, 608th Air Operations Center, and more.Prior to the ribbon-cutting, Major General Scott Vander Hamm, Eighth

  • World War II Veteran receives French Legion of Honor

    On a boat, rocking back and forth, soldiers were packed shoulder to shoulder. The Allied soldiers were anxious as they prepared for one of the greatest days in history. It was June 6, 1944, where more than 150,000 Allied soldiers, in the largest seaborne invasion in history, invaded Normandy in

  • Secretary visits missile wings, highlights progress

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited Air Force Global Strike Command's three missile wings June 30 - July 1 to meet with Airmen and discuss changes made in the force over the past six months.James' first stop was F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, where she met with leadership and

  • New positions bridge gap at missile wings

    In an effort to bridge the gap between young operators and leadership, Air Force Global Strike Command, through 20th Air Force, established an assistant director of operations position at each missile wing.Maj. Scott Fleming, currently legislative liaison for the commander of AFGSC, will take on one

  • AF to every Airman: Tell us your story

    Air Force leaders want Airmen to share their stories with the world and designed the 2014 American Airman Video Contest with that purpose in mind."Every Airman has a story -- and smartphone technology now allows those Airmen to share those stories to a wider audience than ever before," said Air

  • Force Improvement Program comes to 8th AF

    Air Force Global Strike Command's Force Improvement Program team concluded their tour of the command's bomber bases and gathered to present their findings here, June 29. The FIP team gathered an immense amount of data from the Airmen out in the field, conducting more than 1,700 interviews and

  • Force Improvement Program changing future of Global Strike

    The Air Force is making major improvements to how it supports and empowers the Airmen who perform the nuclear mission.Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, the commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, addressed members of the Air Force Association on how the Force Improvement Program, or FIP, is fostering a

  • Global Strike bombers complete their deployment

    U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen flew to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom as part of a mission to train and integrate with U.S. and allied military forces in the U.S. European Command region.Along with them came three B-52 Stratofortesses and two B-2 Spirits. All five bombers departed the

  • Dragon's Eye demo exercises AFGSC's innovative capabilities

    As demand increases to find innovative ways to support mission requirements in a resource-constrained environment, Air Force Global Strike Command is looking to enhance its warfighting capabilities from within. As the nation's long-range strike force provider, the command is currently working to