Year of the B-52: B-52s help bring N. Vietnam to negotiation table in Operation Linebacker

On the tiny island of Guam, life on "the rock" was harsh; on May 8, 1972, President Nixon moved 200 B-52 Stratofortresses to the island in an effort to pressure North Vietnam into negotiations for peace. Almost overnight, the population of Andersen Air Force Base swelled to 12,500 as tent cities

Newest Common Access Cards go into effect at Barksdale

With the number of electronic security threats reaching an all-time high, the U.S. military has taken its own measures to enhance physical access to facilities and ensure networks are not compromised. Since 2001, the U.S. Air Force has been using the white Common Access Card, which replaced the

Military spouse finds home away from home, family outside of family

Members of our armed forces deploy for months at a time, putting themselves in harm's way far away from their families. Airmen, often along with their families, are given orders to a new place every few years because the Air Force needs their talents elsewhere. But what happens to the people they

Team Minot tops list in rowing challenge

Team Minot Airmen earned $50,000 in quality of life funds from Air Force Global Strike Command after placing first in the base category for most meters rowed during the command's Rowing Challenge. Minot logged the longest distance among the command's bases, rowing a total of 5,521,161 meters.The

AFGSC 'Never Quit' Rowing Challenge final results

Airmen at the five bases comprising Air Force Global Strike Command took on a challenge April 5 to collectively row enough miles to travel from Washington D.C. to London, to increase camaraderie and resiliency throughout the ranks."The Airmen in this command not only embraced that challenge," said

Key leader in Air Force nuclear enterprise passes away

A top Air Force senior advisor and leader involved in the integration of nuclear capabilities into Air Force, as well as joint and coalition, operations passed away May 3 following a lengthy illness.Charles R. "Ron" Henderson, the deputy assistant chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear

91st WWII hero, gone but not forgotten

"Andy, like so many of his contemporaries, was not the type to advertise - he was really that sort of gentleman in the best meaning of the word," said Brad Smith, a close neighbor and friend of Andy Anderson, who was a World War II veteran that flew for the 91st Bombardment Group.During World War

Year of the B-52

First-ever Striker Life Half Marathon

Global Strike team member, family named Louisiana 'Family of the Year'

Service before self is an Air Force core value instilled into every Airman. For Air Force Global Strike Command team member Steven Cadwell and his family, this value is something they practice regularly within the community.Cadwell, Centralized Asset Management program manager in Global Strike