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  • Global Strike Command takes the wheel

    Air Force Global Strike Command's driver safety program is undergoing an update designed to keep Airmen safe behind the wheel, according to command officials.The idea behind AFGSC's revamped driver safety program is to provide greater emphasis on handling the wide variety of vehicles Airmen may

  • New threat emitter will cut Louisiana bomb wing fuel costs

    A new threat transmitter going online this month will help the 307th Bomb Wing here save more than $6 million annually in fuel costs. The Joint Threat Emitter installed at the Claiborne Bombing and Gunnery Range is a state of the art electronic transmitter that replicates signals emitted by

  • Malmstrom earns highest possible grade on Limited Nuclear Surety Inspection

    The Air Force Global Strike Command Inspector General and Defense Threat Reduction Agency teams visited Malmstrom Oct. 21-24 to evaluate the 341st Missile Wing's ability to manage nuclear deterrence and global strike operations while complying with strict nuclear surety standards. During the Limited

  • 20 AF commander: 'Standardization, mentorship critical to ICBM mission'

    Maj. Gen. Jack Weinstein, 20th Air Force commander, addressed Mighty Ninety Airmen and civilians during a commander's call in the Building 1501 Peacekeeper High Bay here, Oct. 22, 2013, sharing his vision for the future of the ICBM mission here and across the wings of his command.Weinstein opened by

  • Maj. Gen. Vander Hamm takes helm of Mighty Eighth

    Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm took command of Eighth Air Force Oct. 23 in a ceremony here presided over by U.S. Strategic Command commander Gen. C. Robert Kehler.Vander Hamm, who was also promoted to the rank of major general during the ceremony, replaces Maj. Gen. Stephen Wilson."I want you to know

  • Wilson takes command of AFGSC

    Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson took command of Air Force Global Strike Command during a ceremony here Oct. 23, 2013, becoming the newest leader of the organization responsible for the nation's force of ICBMs and nuclear-capable bombers.Presiding at the ceremony, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh

  • Elite gate guards maintain professionalism day in, day out

    The 2nd Security Forces Squadron recently created an elite gate guard section consisting of 40 hand-selected Airmen who exemplify professionalism and adherence to the Air Force core values.Barksdale is one of only a few bases around the Air Force that has done so."What sets us aside from regular

  • Barksdale, community enjoy long partnership

    In 1931, construction began on what would one day become Barksdale Air Force Base, but the Shreveport and Bossier City communities' close relationship with and support of the military began long before.As early as 1924, a group of prominent civic leaders began looking for a location to host a new

  • Airmen check engines, save millions

    Every time the B-52H Stratofortress takes off, eight engines battle intense heat, wind, pressure and foreign object damage to get the 488,000 pound behemoth aloft.Altogether, are more than 216 B-52H Stratofortress engines on Barksdale and five Airmen from the 2nd Maintenance Squadron are responsible