Air Force returns to previous travel card program

Air Force Global Strike Command will follow Air Force guidance and transition from the Controlled Spend Account back to the Government Travel Card, with transition slated for an August to September 2012 timeframe.Current cardholders are not required to request a new card and can continue using their

AFGSC bases to hold half marathons

The first-ever Air Force Global Strike Command half marathon kicks off at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., this weekend. The command-wide series continues throughout the spring and summer as each AFGSC base holds a half-marathon event, beginning with Barksdale AFB April 28 and ending with Malmstrom

AFGSC energy group visits Louisiana Tech

Members of the Air Force Global Strike Command Energy Management Steering Group visited Louisiana Tech University, in Ruston, La., April 20 to hear presentations on some of the university's green energy initiatives, as well as tour its Institute for Micromanufacturing."The purpose of the trip was to

Barksdale AFB 2012 Defenders of Liberty Air Show

Chief of Staff of the Air Force civic leader visits Warren

AFGSC vice commander speaks at local AFA community partners luncheon

AFGSC leads DoD's new SIPRNet token program

Barksdale Air Force Base is evaluating a new smart card, known as a hardware token, on the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network, or SIPRNet."As we learned through the events of Wiki Leaks, we had a blind spot in protecting our classified networks," said Robert S. Jack II, Air Force Global Strike

Air Force Global Strike Command earns 2011 maintenance excellence award

The Air Force Chief of Staff presented the Gen. Wilbur L. Creech Maintenance Excellence Award for 2011 to Air Force Global Strike Command commander Lt. Gen. James Kowalski in a ceremony at the Pentagon April 16.The award is presented to the major command that demonstrates the most improved

AFGSC commander kicks off rowing challenge

Five bases, five rowing machines, 30 days, one winner. Lt. Gen. Jim Kowalski, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, has set the pace, now who will accept the challenge? The command's "Never Quit" Rowing Challenge kicked off here April 5, with Kowalski rowing the first 500 meters, turning in an

B-52 celebrates 60 Years

Air Force Global Strike Command will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first flight of the B-52 Stratofortress on April 15, 1952. This flight was made by the YB-52 prototype in Seattle.Air Force Global Strike Command will commemorate the airframe's anniversary with events centered around the