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  • Jessey's Story: The last days of an Airman's best friend

    Two months ago, I spent a lot of time with the Military Working Dogs at Minot AFB; learning about their mission, getting to know them and even allowing myself to overcome one of my greatest fears of being attacked by a dog during their training. I had established a connection, not only with the

  • Museum dedicates monument to heroes of Operation Linebacker II

    The Barksdale Global Power Museum Association recognized the sacrifices of a special group of Vietnam veterans Saturday with the dedication of a memorial commemorating Operation Linebacker II.More than 150 veterans of Linebacker II attended the ceremony, sharing their stories and remembering their

  • Warren's newest Ceremonial Guardsmen graduate into base honor guard

    Paying tribute to fallen veterans can be one of the most emotional things an Airman can perform.Ceremonial Guardsmen take it one step further by providing military honors to fallen veterans, and at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., the honor guard graduated 28 members into the Ceremonial Guardsmen

  • B-52 played major role in Operations Freedom Train and Linebacker I

    Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of articles highlighting the B-52's involvement in the Vietnam Conflict up to Operation Linebacker II. The 40th Anniversary of Linebacker II takes place Dec. 18-29.In early 1972, American intelligence agencies provided President Richard Nixon and his

  • Dropping Tones - the Combat Evaluation Group and Combat Sky Spot in Vietnam

    Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of articles highlighting the B-52's involvement in the Vietnam Conflict up to Operation Linebacker II. The 40th Anniversary of Linebacker II takes place Dec. 18-29.An FB-111, tail number 67-7194, flies 50,000 feet over the target. The charted path,

  • ARC LIGHT marked beginning of B-52 involvement in Vietnam

    Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles highlighting the B-52's involvement in the Vietnam Conflict up to Operation Linebacker II. The 40th Anniversary of Linebacker II takes place Dec. 18-29.By 1972, the war in Vietnam had persisted for more than eight years, characterized by a

  • Driving 'Full Throttle' into Global Strike Command

    The American300 'Full Throttle' tour is headed to Minot  Air Force Base, to talk about driving in the dirt, coping with adversity and achieving your goals, in support of Air Force Global Strike Command's resiliency initiative to strengthen the human weapon system."This tour features some of the best