Turbulent fiscal year ends in photo-finish

Air Force Global Strike Command finance, contracting, and civil engineering teams worked frenziedly to finalize the funding and execution of mission critical requirements before the fiscal year's midnight deadline, Sept. 30."The last contract award was made at 11:49 p.m. by the Second Contracting

FIP: LCC deep cleaning to greatly improve quality of life

Over the last 50 years, Minuteman III launch control centers -- underground hardened command and control bunkers --within 20th Air Force's control have been in continuous use by missile launch crews performing nuclear alert and overseeing maintenance and security in the missile complex.  After

Commentary: Thank you, I didn't want to die

I didn't want to die. I didn't know why, but I hoped there was something more to life than what I had experienced in my 29 years on this earth. The first person to love me without condition and believe what I told him about my past marriage, my junior high teacher, my friend's brother and my

USAF helicopter conference attendees discuss future

Air Force Global Strike Command's Helicopter Operations Division hosted the World-Wide Helicopter Conference here Oct. 7-9 to discuss the current and future state of the Air Force's helicopter fleets.The conference promoted cross talk among the Air Force's helicopter forces, which are principally

Electrifying energy efforts at Minot AFB

Would you be surprised to learn that October is Energy Action Month? Most people would be and just as many would be surprised to find out reducing energy usage is one of the key goals for the Air Force. In fact, the goal to reduce energy consumption for fiscal year 2013 was set at 24 percent for the

B-2 Spirit soars over Royals vs. Orioles game

Global Strike Workshop delivers key planning strategies

Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen, along with representatives from the Air Staff, Pacific Air Forces and the Navy, participated in the Global Strike Workshop Oct. 6-10, here, to develop plans via a Joint Planning Group to deal with contingencies in the context of Unified Engagement.The workshop

Thirteen years later

Thirteen years, 19,000 missions in Afghanistan, 36,000 in Iraq - and now the last of the Air Force explosive ordnance disposal units are finally home.Among the returnees was three-time bronze star recipient, Master Sgt. John McCoy, 5th Bomb Wing EOD flight chief. Through his eyes, McCoy explains his

AF releases criteria for new service medal

 Air Force officials released nomination criteria for the new Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal, following Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James' May 27, 2014, authorization.The medal will be awarded to individuals for their direct support of nuclear deterrence operations."This

Teamwork with simulated launch ensures missile wing's success

Minot Air Force Base's 91st Missile Wing recently conducted a simulated electronic launch of the Minuteman III missile. The purpose of the SELM is to thoroughly test the weapon system ensuring a reliable, safe, secure and effective weapon system."SELM provides reliability data," said Capt. Daniel