Minot AFB hosts Nuclear Oversight Board

More than three dozen members of the Air Force's senior leadership, including Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, converged on Minot Air Force Base for a meeting of the Nuclear Oversight Board here today. The NOB is a quarterly

AFGSC command chief experiences Malmstrom's mission, encourages Airmen

Effective leaders display many characteristics, which the people they inspire look up to. Some are known for their courage. Some are known for their strength and others may be recognized for their wisdom.But all were followers at one point; looking up to their superiors as they developed the skills

Culture of change comes full-circle: First O-6 pulls alert in LCC since mid-'90s

Culture change throughout 20th Air Force is becoming more apparent at the three missile wings at F.E. Warren, Minot AFB, North Dakota, and Malmstrom AFB, Montana. Col. Jay Folds, Task Force 214 and 20th AF director of operations, was the first colonel since the mid-1990s to pull alert at a launch

Wenz achieves Commanders Award for Public Service

Warren Wenz, a member of the Air Force Global Strike Command Civic Leader Program, received the Commanders Award for Public Service Feb. 18 at the Meadowlark Country Club in Great Falls, Montana.A member of the program from Jan. 1, 2010 to May 31, 2014, Wenz represented Great Falls and advised AFGSC

SecAF, AFGSC commander visit Malmstrom

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Global Strike Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson visited Malmstrom Air Force Base Feb. 19 to meet with Airmen, specifically those who deploy to the missile fields, and see benefits of the grass-roots feedback program known as the Force

Force Improvement Program brings Model Defender to life

Several security forces Airmen across Air Force Global Strike Command recently received a much needed military issued makeover. As part of the Force Improvement Program, the newly acquired equipment will operate as a system known as Model Defender.The Operational Camouflage Pattern, commonly

Bomber FIP brings B-52 training overhaul

Aviators arriving here this week for their Initial Qualification Training on the B-52H Stratofortress, will begin using a newly-approved working syllabus thanks to a recent training overhaul.The overhaul was a result of the Air Force Global Strike Command Bomber Force Improvement Program, which sent

Air Force Secretary visits F.E. Warren.

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, visited the 90th Missile Wing and F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Feb. 18, 2015, in preparation for a meeting of the Nuclear Oversight Board. The board meetings are normally

Team Whiteman participates in active-shooter exercise

Deputy secretary visits Minot, notes strong morale

Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work said morale is strong at Minot Air Force Base after he visited facilities and spoke with Airmen Feb. 11, at the only base to host two legs of the nuclear triad.Work spent the day visiting the base, home to the 91st Missile Wing, responsible for the operation and