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  • A Message to the Force on Our Nuclear Enterprise

    To the men and women of the Department of Defense:Earlier this year, following revelations about troubling lapses of integrity in our nation's nuclear forces, I ordered comprehensive internal and external reviews of our entire nuclear enterprise.  Today at the Pentagon, I announced the reviews'

  • Secretary of Defense Hagel Announces Nuclear Force Reforms

    Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced today a comprehensive action plan to reform to the nuclear enterprise and called for additional critical investments in sustainment as well as measures to address longstanding cultural issues that have hurt the morale of the nuclear force.In February of

  • FIP: New maintenance team stands up at Malmstrom, will focus on LCCs

    Repairs at the 341st Missile Wing's 15 launch control centers are being attended to more expediently and thoroughly now, thanks to a specialized team recently created within the 341st Maintenance Group.Designated as the Survivable Systems Team, this small section of maintainers was assembled to

  • Air Force ROTC cadets receive nuclear scholarships

    All it took to convince him was a desire to make a difference after a visit from a general officer from Air Force Global Strike Command and an Air Force offer to pay for his last two years of school.With a scholarship offer on the table and the words from Brig. Gen. Fred B. Stoss III still ringing

  • New ICBM career model instituted across 20th AF

    A restructured operational rotation model for Air Force Global Strike Command missile combat crew officers, tested earlier this year at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, has been implemented across 20th Air Force as part of an ongoing series of improvements to the U.S. nuclear force.The new "3+3"

  • USSTRATCOM commander visits Whiteman

    Admiral Cecil D. Haney, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, visited Whiteman Air Force Base Oct. 30-31 to chair the Bomber Stakeholders Conference, one of several stakeholders meetings held by the command this year.These forums are designed to assess the health and direction of the Nation's

  • FIP vehicles arrive on MAFB

    Minot Air Force Base received three new Dodge Ram 3500s and 12 new Ford F-150s in October as a part of the Force Improvement Program's initiative to provide more positive, rapid and substantial changes within the ICBM and bomber missions.Minot AFB is expecting to receive nine additional Ford F-150

  • Exercise, exercise, exercise: SFG trains on recapture methods

    The 90th Missile Wing recently conducted a base wide exercise to evaluate the ability of the 90th Security Forces Group to respond to and reclaim a captured launch facility. The 90th SFG Tactical Response Force and the 37th Helicopter Squadron worked together to perform the recapture.

  • Kowalski first AFGSC Order of the Sword inductee

    Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command, became the first inductee of Air Force Global Strike Command's Order of the Sword in an official ceremony here, Nov. 6.The Order of the Sword was established by the Air Force to recognize and honor military senior officers and