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  • Air Force addresses aspects of cheating scandal

    Air Force officials have started to address aspects related to the on-going investigation of cheating on proficiency exams by nuclear launch officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.Air Force Global Strike Command has put together force improvement program teams as a way to get solutions from

  • Air Force officials address systemic problems in ICBM force

    After meeting with thousands of Airmen in the ICBM community, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said she believes there is a systemic problem among missile launch officers.James and Lt. Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, the commander of the Global Strike Command, briefed the press Jan. 30, as part of the

  • Barksdale Airmen participate in Military Appreciation Basketball game

    Barksdale Air Force Base Airmen and Bossier Parish Community College faculty and staff stepped onto the hardwood with one common in mind, to come out victorious in their first face-to-face battle. BPCC started strong and generated a 12-point lead right out of the gate. BAFB retaliated with an 18-

  • June officer RIF board to offer voluntary separation pay

    The Air Force will convene an officer reduction in force board June 16 to evaluate eligible officers for retention, Air Force Personnel Center officials said Jan. 27. Officers who meet the RIF board and are not selected for retention must separate by Jan. 31, 2015.RIF is among several fiscal 2014

  • 564th Minuteman III silos to be eliminated

    In accordance with the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty requirements, the initial phase to permanently eliminate 50 previously deactivated 564th Missile Squadron Minuteman III launch facilities has begun here. The initial phase includes hazardous material surveys and the staging of fill material.

  • Senior Enlisted Advisor visits Malmstrom, ensures trust in mission

    Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., Jan. 15 to 18 to meet with enlisted Airmen and their families, and Great Falls community members."As the most senior noncommissioned officer

  • Actor wins green card lottery, enlists to serve his adopted country

    Once every two years, 100,000 Kenyan applicants receive a letter notifying them they are qualified to possibly receive a Green Card, which would allow them to become permanent United States residents. During the next phase, 55,000 are formally considered to receive a diversity visa and are required

  • Air Force's top leaders visit Global Strike bases

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody completed visits to Air Force Global Strike Command bases this week. Leaders met with Airmen at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Malmstrom AFB, Mt.,