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  • Minot security forces tryouts held for Global Strike Challenge

    Security forces Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing competed for a chance to represent the wing here Aug. 16 and 18 for the upcoming Global Strike Challenge, which is an Air Force Global Strike Command competition for Air Force ICBM and bomber forces."Global Strike Challenge is an outstanding opportunity

  • Russian Delegation visits 20th Air Force, 90th Missile Wing

    A delegation of senior Russian military officers and experts on nuclear security visited the base August 9 - 11 for the Crimson Rider '11 exercise."Crimson Rider is an example of the ongoing commitment of the cooperative relationship between the U.S. and Russia," said Maj. Gen. C. Donald Alston,

  • 2 MUNS gears up for Global Strike Challenge

    With only weeks left until they compete in the 2nd annual Global Strike Challenge, the 2nd Munitions Squadron team members have kicked training into high gear to ensure they bring the first prize trophy -- and bragging rights -- home to Barksdale.During Global Strike Challenge, Airmen from

  • Minot selects teams for Global Strike Challenge

    Minot Airmen from both the 5th Bomb Wing and the 91st Missile Wing are slated to participate in this year's second annual Air Force Global Strike Command Global Strike Challenge during the months of June through November.Team Minot brought home seven awards and trophies from last year's competition,

  • Team Malmstrom announces Global Strike Challenge competitors

    Team Malmstrom celebrated the kickoff of the annual Global Strike Challenge at the Grizzly Bend July 29.Col. Robert Stanley, 341st Missile Wing vice commander; 1st Lt. Shane Powell, 12th Missile Squadron missile combat crew commander; and Malstrom's mascot, Road Kill, pumped up the crowd with words

  • Global Strike Challenge: Whiteman showcases bomber skills

    Integrated teams from the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings participated in the bomb build and load portion of Air Force Global Strike Command Global Strike Challenge here Aug. 4 and 5. The challenge brings operations, maintenance and security forces teams from bomber and missile wings together in

  • Missing World War II Army Air Forces soldiers identified

    The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced Aug. 1 that remains of 12 U.S. servicemen, missing in action from World War II, had been identified and would be returned to their families for burial with full military honors. They are Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Jack E. Volz, 21,

  • Helping furry family members

    Anyone who owns a pet usually feels and treats their furry one like a family member. Just as a family wouldn't leave their child behind, a family with a pet normally feels the exact same way. So when record flooding forced families from their homes in June, many didn't know what to do with their

  • Young at heart: Mighty Eighth major sets age record at jump school

    Awe-inspiring. Exhilarating. Beyond fun. Serene. Contemplative. Exhausting. Numbing. Mindless. Stupid. Inane. These are all words one Airman from the Headquarters Eighth Air Force used to describe the feelings and emotions he had after jumping from a plane."I attended, and even more amazingly,

  • Global Strike Challenge 2011: Meet the Operations Group team members

    Editor's Note: This is part one in a three-part series highlighting the 2011 Global Strike Challenge teams. Next month will feature the Maintenance Group teams.After taking home three of the four trophies from last year's Global Strike Challenge, the 7th Operations Group, represented by the 7th