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  • MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Presiding Officer Col. Richard M. Stuckey, 498th Nuclear Systems Wing Commander, passes the ceremonial flag to Col. David Milner Jr., 798th Munitions Maintenance Group Commander, traditionally signifying the assumption of command over the new 798th Munitions Maintenance Group here, Aug. 18. The 798th MUMG standup is an important step toward establishing support for Air Force Global Strike Command, which is the lead major command for Air Force nuclear operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jesse Lopez)

    New munitions maintenance group stands up at Minot AFB

    The 798th Munitions Maintenance Group stood up here during an assumption of command ceremony here Aug. 18. The new group will provide oversight of four maintenance squadrons: the 14th Munitions Squadron at Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 15th Munitions Squadron at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.; 16th Munitions Squadron at Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; and 17th Munitions
  • Senior Airman Derek Baker, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile handling team technician, uses a hand-held controller to lower the 341st Missile Wing’s 150th Minuteman III solid-propellant replacement booster into launch facility Echo-08 Aug. 18. The Propulsion Replacement Program, or PRP, extends the service life of the missile through 2020. The first MMIII replacement booster was delivered in April 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eydie Sakura)

    Malmstrom completes propulsion replacement program

    The 150th Minuteman III solid-propellant booster replaced under the propulsion replacement program at Malmstrom was lowered into Launch Facility Echo-08 Aug. 18, extending the service life of the "First Aces" through 2020. The first MMIII replacement booster was delivered to Air Force Space Command in April 2001. The overall cost of the program was
  • Air Force Global Strike Command, stood up Aug. 7 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., will provide combat ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike operations in support of combatant commanders. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Air Force stands up Global Strike Command

    The Air Force stood-up a new major command to oversee all of its nuclear forces in an activation ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 7. Air Force Global Strike Command will provide combat ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike operations in support of combatant commanders. "This week we achieved a major

  • Air Force Global Strike Command Activation Ceremony to be held August 7

    The Secretary of the Air Force, the honorable Michael B. Donley, and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Norton A. Schwartz, have officially announced the Air Force Global Strike Command Activation Ceremony will take place August 7, 2009, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. in Barksdale's Hoban Hall, and
  • The globe reflects the command’s global capabilities. The golden wings represent the dominance in the air and reflect our lineage to the Army Air Corps strategic bombing campaigns of World War II. The blue field alludes to the sky, the primary domain of the Air Force. The Hap Arnold Star, taken from the only common elements of the 8th Air Force and 20th Air Force emblems, represents clarity of purpose to maintain readiness and deter adversaries. The red disc symbolizes past and present Airmen who have made individual sacrifices to achieve mission goals. The lightning flashes, taken from the Strategic Air Command emblem, are symbolic of speed and power, represent our warfighting mission, should deterrence fail.

    Air Force announces permanent location for Global Strike command headquarters

    Today the Air Force announced Barksdale AFB, La. as the permanent location of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) headquarters, a new major command focused on the nuclear and global strike mission. Barksdale AFB was previously identified as the Air Force's preferred alternative for purposes of the environmental analysis process that is now

  • Memorial Day Message

    "When you go home, tell them of us and say, for their tomorrow, we gave our today." - The Kohima Epitaph (John Maxwell Edmonds) Since the Revolutionary War more than 1.2 million American men and women have lost their lives in service to our country. Through their unselfish action, we have been given the opportunity to serve our great nation and

  • Klotz confirmed to lead Air Force Global Strike Command

    Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz received Senate confirmation to become commander of the Air Force's newest major command, Air Force Global Strike Command. "I am honored to have been nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate to lead our Air Force global strike forces," General Klotz said. "I really look forward to serving alongside the great
  • Brig. Gen. James Kowalski, AFGSC (P) commander (left) and Tech. Sgt. Robert Machado, AFGSC (P) command section, cut a ceremonial birthday cake here, March 31. SAC originaly stood up March 21, 1946, at Bolling AFB.

    SAC Birthday Celebrated by Today's Airmen

    63 years after Strategic Air Command was formed on Bolling Air Force Base, Washington DC, the former command was honored by Airmen currently assigned just a few yards from where the SAC story began. The Airmen tasked to build the new Air Force Global Strike Command celebrated the anniversary of the inactivated SAC with a cake cutting and ceremony.

  • Air Force announces preferred alternative for new Global Strike Command headquarters

    Air Force officials here announced April 2 that Barksdale Air Force Base, La., is the preferred alternative for the permanent location of the Air Force Global Strike Command headquarters. AFGSC is a new major command focused on the nuclear and global strike mission. The identification of a preferred alternative is part of the environmental impact

  • GSC stands up provisional headquarters at Bolling

    The Air Force's newest command stood up its provisional headquarters here Jan. 12. The Air Force Global Strike Command is led by Brig. Gen. James Kowalski, who was the deputy director for global operations for the Joint Staff in the Pentagon before taking the reins of the provisional command. He is a command pilot with more than 4,500 flying hours,
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