Minot EOD Airmen reflect on sacrifices

An explosive surprise is what can literally await these warriors when called for duty. Nonetheless, like so many other servicemembers before them, they are willing to execute the tasks assigned to them to the best of their ability, knowing very well the dangers that lie ahead. Known for their

Personnel Center team talks nuclear issues

Hundreds of members of Air Force Global Strike Command heard the latest on nuclear career issues directly from the Air Force Personnel Center Commander here Nov. 30.Maj. Gen. A.J. Stewart, AFPC commander, and the Air Force's director of assignments, Col. David Slade, dove into issues specific to

20th AF top leaders visit Minot Airmen

Maj. Gen. C. Donald Alston, 20th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Tammy S. Elliott, 20th Air Force command chief, visited Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing here Nov. 30 to experience what their quality of life is like during the winter months and to ensure they have the

STRATCOM commander: 'No higher calling' than nuclear mission

The commander of U.S. Strategic Command visited all five Air Force Global Strike Command bases in two days, telling Airmen "there is no higher calling" than the nuclear deterrence mission.Speaking to hundreds of Airmen at All-Hands calls at each stop, Gen. Kevin Chilton emphasized how Global Strike

Global Strike Command builds partnership with French

The French Strategic Air Forces' top officer, Lt. Gen. Paul Fouilland, visited Air Force Global Strike Command here recently as part of a continuing dialogue between the two nations' strategic air forces. The Global Strike Command commander, Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, toured French air bases in July to

Minot Airmen participate in Operation Angel Tree

Operation Angel Tree is scheduled to run from Nov. 26 through Dec. 10, providing an upwards of nearly 400 children from Air Force Global Strike Command families here with holiday gifts this winter season. Master Sgt. Jennifer Shelley, 5th Communications Squadron first sergeant and coordinator of the

Malmstrom's Operation Thanksgiving reaches ten years

Forty-seven Malmstrom Airmen and civilian employees prepared and delivered 370 Thanksgiving meals to elderly and less-fortunate members of the Great Falls community Nov. 24 and 25 during Operation Thanksgiving. This was the tenth year Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from Malmstrom and the

Global Strike leaders deliver Thanksgiving wishes to Malmstrom Airmen

Global Strike Challenge competitors return to Malmstrom

Families, friends, co-workers and Team Malmstrom supporters congregated at the Grizzly Bend Club Nov. 18 for the return of the Airmen who traveled to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., for the score posting and awards ceremony of the inaugural Global Strike Challenge competition. As the group entered

Malmstrom EOD team holds safety stand-down day

The team sat around a table in a conference room in building 408, listening as Chaplain (Capt.) John Vanderkaay, Air Force Global Strike Command's 341st Missile Wing senior chaplain, spoke to them about coping with stress both in a deployed environment and at home. The visit by the Chaplain was part