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  • We remember: WWII POW receives honors

    Air Force Global Strike Command and 509th Bomb Wing leadership surprised retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Charles Sibert with a shadow box presentation at Whiteman Air Force Base, Jan. 24.A World War II veteran, Sibert was held as a prisoner of war in Germany and was missing in action for

  • AFGSC commander visits Team Whiteman

    Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, and Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm, 8th Air Force commander, visited Airmen at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Jan. 24, 2014, to congratulate them on a job well done during a recent Nuclear Surety Inspection and address current issues

  • 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