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  • MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The Gen. Thomas S. Power Award was granted to Capt. Benji Johnson, 91st Operations Support Squadron weapons and tactics instructor and Capt. Stephen Grinage, 392nd Training Squadron instructor at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., for the 2008 award period for the best overall missile crew in the Air Force during the Air Force Association 2009 Air and Space Conference in Washington, D.C. Sept. 14 to 16. (Courtesy photo)

    91st missile crew reinvigorating nuclear enterprise

    The Gen. Thomas S. Power Award was granted to members of the 91st Operations Support Squadron for the 2008 award period for the best overall missile crew in the Air Force during the Air Force Association 2009 Air and Space Conference in Washington, D.C. Sept. 14 to 16. The crew was recognized for their hard work and dedication to the successful
  • Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz provides an overview of the organization's mission, structure and timetable with regard to equipment and personnel in a speech during the Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, Sept. 16, 2009. General Klotz is commander of the new Global Strike Command and took command Aug. 7. Establishing the command was part of Reinvigorating the Nuclear Enterprise, a key priority of Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

    General Klotz defines success, introduces command at AFA

    The commander of Air Force Global Strike Command stressed the importance of skilled and dedicated Airmen to the nuclear enterprise during a question-and-answer session following his address at the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exhibition Sept. 16. Praising Airmen who support and operate Minuteman III's and
  • MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Airman 1st Class Tony Gross, 5th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment apprentice, Maj. Gen. James M. Kowalski, Air Force Global Strike Command vice commander, and Lt. Col. Leo Shockley, 5th Medical Group dental flight commander cut into a ceremonial cake in honor of the 62nd birthday of the Air Force during the Air Force Ball here, Sept. 12. It is tradition that the first cut in the cake is made by the youngest Airman and the oldest Airman in attendance, along with the guest speaker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jesse Lopez)

    Military service has meant giving back to country

    Two times in his career, Maj. Gen. James Kowalski was asked where he would like to be stationed, and both times he said Minot Air Force Base. The general says although his career took him elsewhere both times, he has always enjoyed visiting the base. During one of those visits recently, the vice commander of the Air Force's newest major command,

  • RE Flight develops improvements for the B-2

    The B-2 Sprit is hailed as the world's most technologically advanced bomber. With anything, however, there is always room for improvement. That's where the 509th Maintenance Operations Squadron Research Engineering Flight comes in. A four-man crew, the RE Flight's mission is to provide on-site, rapid response engineering support for the 509th
  • (From left) Tech. Sgt. Matthew Nesby, Staff Sgt. Preston Yockeman, and Staff Sgt. Robert Richards, 341st Maintenance Group, conduct a periodic inspection of a guided missile maintenance platform as part of the 20th Air Force Combat Capability Evaluation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marcus McDonald)

    Team Malmstrom earns high marks during Combat Capability Evaluation

    The members of the 341st Missile Wing were briefed Sept. 3 on the results of a 20th Air Force Combat Capability Evaluation that took place Aug. 24 through Sept. 2. The purpose of the CCE was to collect data to validate the wing's combat capability. Malmstrom received an overall rating of satisfactory, which indicates "procedures and activities are
  • There are new initiatives underway within the Air Force that are emphasizing nuclear security, thus strengthening the nuclear deterrence operations of the service. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Air Force officials strengthen nuclear deterrence operations

    New initiatives underway within the Air Force to consolidate commands, modernize systems and strengthen personnel emphasize nuclear security. "Nuclear deterrence underpins all of our freedom of movement everywhere," Maj. Gen. Donald Alston, the service's assistant chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration told bloggers and
  • MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D.-- Col. Charles E. Patnaude, 5th Operations Group commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col Michael Cardoza, 69th Bomb Squadron commander, during the 69th’s activation ceremony here, Sept. 3. The new squadron was established to provide each B-52 Wing with two active-duty combat coded squadrons, which will give the Air Force “bench depth” to rotate the squadrons across the mission sets as recommended in the Defense Science Board Report. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lee A. Osberry Jr.)

    69th Bomb Squadron reactivates at Minot AFB

    The 69th Bomb Squadron was reactivated during an activation ceremony here Sept. 3. The new unit is the fourth operational B-52H Stratofortress squadron in the Air Force and joins the 23rd Bomb Squadron as the second squadron at Minot. Barksdale Air Force Base, La. has two operational B-52 units, the 20th and 96th. The new squadron was established

  • CMSAF visits F.E. Warren

    The chief master sergeant of the Air Force saw Airman involved in reinvigorating the nuclear enterprise up close and personal during a visit here Aug. 27 to 28. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy visited Warren as his last stop on a tour of Air Force Space Command. The tour included stops at North American Aerospace Defense Command at
  • A Minutman III inter-continental ballistic missile leaves north Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., during an operational test Aug. 23 at 9:01 a.m. The missile was transported to Vandenberg from Malmstrom AFB, then emplaced and launched by 341st Missile Wing maintenance and missile combat crews in coordination with members of the 576th Flight Test Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dillon White)

    Malmstrom Minuteman III launches from Vandenberg

    An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile configured with a joint test assembly launched from North Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 23 at 9:01 a.m. The launch is an operational test to determine the weapon system's reliability and accuracy. The missile carried one unarmed re-entry vehicle approximately 4,190 miles at
  • Col. Michael Fortney, 341st Missile Wing commander (center), points to Malmstrom Airmen after receiving the 2008 Omaha Trophy from Gen. Kevin Chilton, U.S. Strategic Command commander (right), and Mr. Gary Gates, USSTRATCOM Consultation Committee representative (left), Aug. 26 at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The trophy is awarded to a unit who demonstrates the highest standards of performance, and the selection for the award is based on meritorious achievements, safety, community involvement and humanitarian actions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Beau Wade)

    341st Missile Wing wins back-to-back Omaha Trophy award

    Safely and securely deactivating the Rapid Execution and Combat Targeting-B weapon system, flawlessly inactivating the 564th Missile Squadron, and successfully leading the command's first follow-on test and evaluation task force in years, were the key ingredients to Team Malmstrom winning the U.S. Strategic Command Consultation Committee's Omaha
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