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  • 2013 Financial Management & Comptroller Award winners named

    Twelve Air Force Global Strike Command members and units have been selected as winners of the annual Financial Management and Comptrollers Award for fiscal year 2013.The annual awards are presented to select Airmen who have displayed "truly superior performance," according to command officials.For

  • Former AFGSC member earns top DOD civil service award

    Former Air Force Global Strike Command Senior Executive Service member Scott Jack received the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award from Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 18.This award is the highest honor given by the Secretary of

  • Minot, Barksdale B-52 crews help save disoriented pilot

    While the Minot-based, seven-man crew B-52H Stratofortress, HAIL13, and their Barksdale wingman, HAIL14, were flying over Alaska, they received a call for help from the Anchorage Air Traffic Control Center. The whereabouts of a small Cessna plane had become unknown after its pilot became disoriented

  • Women Empowered seminar instills Jiu-Jitsu, self-defense strategies

    Hundreds of feet pounding the wrestling mats echoed in the Malmstrom Air Force Base Fitness Center. A stern man instructed the students to not remove their hand from the ground before planting their feet on the floor."Base!" the participants yelled as they stood in the position of combat base."Get

  • Aircrew specialist receives Bronze Star from Army

    What does Barksdale's Master Sgt. Donald Treglia have in common with Chuck Yeager, Oliver Stone, Ernest Hemingway and Audie Murphy?Treglia, 2nd Operations Group aviation resource management systems, joined their ranks when he was awarded the Bronze Star.He received the medal during a Commander's

  • Long Range Strike and the Doolittle Raiders - celebrating the last toast

    Long range strike has been wired into the Air Force's DNA since World War II. In the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack the nation tried to shake off the shock of the Japanese surprise attack. American morale was at an all-time low.On Dec. 21, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with the

  • Total Force team excels at inspection

    The 2nd and 307th Bomb Wings demonstrated excellence and the ability to carry out the mission during a Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection Oct. 28- Nov. 5, announced Col. Bernard Dodson, Air Force Global Strike Command Deputy Inspector General, during the IG team's outbrief at Hoban Hall Nov.

  • Veterans Day legacy to bring community together

    A Fall holiday, often celebrated with parades and barbecues, actually got its start almost 100 years ago.Veterans Day is a federal holiday celebrated Nov. 11, in which Americans honor those who have served in the military, both living and deceased.The Nov. 11 holiday is born from "Armistice Day,"