Museum renovations update old exhibits

Visitors to the Barksdale Global Power Museum will soon enjoy updated exhibits thanks to the efforts of the museum staff and volunteers.New initiatives include rebuilding and renovating rooms to highlight historic events, aircraft, places and people from Barksdale."Our goal is for our visitors to

Excellence in all we do

Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, recently visited Airmen assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, touring various work centers and conducting an all-call to remind them that what they do is critically important to the nation.The general said one of

Missile officer recertification program makes great strides

Ten of the 19 missile crew members from the 91st Operations Group at Minot AFB, N.D., have been recertified and are able to fully perform their alert duties.The remaining officers continue to progress through the retraining program with the remaining decertified crew members expected to return to

Memorial marks lives lost 70 years ago at RAF Alconbury

Nineteen members of the "Mighty Eighth" Air Force's 95th Bombardment Group, United States Army Air Force, who lost their lives 70 years ago where honored during the dedication of a memorial plaque in their honor at Alconbury Airfield May 27. The event commemorated the day when, at about 8:30 p.m.

Learning survival skills early

Minuteman III test missile launches from Vandenberg

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test at 6:27 a.m. (PST) today from Vandenberg AFB, Calif.Col. Brent McArthur, the 30th Space Wing's Vice Wing Commander, was the Launch Decision Authority.The launch team, under the direction of the 576th

Honoring Whiteman's namesake

It was a life that began simply on a farm in Missouri and ended tragically on a Sunday morning in Hawaii. On Dec. 7, 1941, 2nd Lt. George Whiteman had just lifted off in his P-40B Warhawk to fight back against the Japanese invasion of Oahu when enemy gunfire hit his cockpit, wounding him and

Reapers past, present celebrate heritage

For more than 100 years, the 13th Bomb Squadron has flown in combat: World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Global War on Terror.On May 10, our unit hosted three former "Reapers" during the annual heritage day for the presentation of a shadow box to the unit. The day was packed with

SecAF, CSAF share confidence in nuclear enterprise

Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to testify about the service's fiscal 2014 budget request, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III also addressed Congressional concerns over media reports about the findings of a

Stratcom Chief: Minot AFB case shows integrity of nuclear enterprise

The Air Force's aggressive response when missile-launch crews at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., fell short of established standards during an inspection in March underscores the integrity of the nuclear weapons program, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command told Congress May 9."I do think they