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  • Nuclear enterprise individual recognized during Air and Space Conference

    The Airman with the most significant achievement within the Air Force nuclear enterprise was honored with the newly established Gen. Larry D. Welch award during the 2010 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. on Sept

  • PHOTO ESSAY: Command spouses receive Global Strike orientation

    Air Force Global Strike Command spouses attended the first-ever AFGSC spouses' quarterly orientation event here recently. The spouses received information and attended familiarization briefings to inform them of the Command's mission and activities within the local and military communities. To view

  • Minuteman launch rescheduled

    The launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile has been rescheduled to launch from north Vandenberg Friday between 3 and 9 a.m.The missile's single unarmed re-entry vehicle is expected to travel approximately 5,300 miles, to

  • Global Strike Airman earns top Air Force honors

    An Air Force Global Strike Command Airman from Minot AFB, N.D., was honored as one of 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year during the annual Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference in Washington D.C. Sept. 13.Staff Sgt. Ryan Pfeifer, a convoy response force leader from the 791st Missile

  • Asst Secretary visits Global Strike Airmen, applauds their dedication

    The Honorable Daniel B.Ginsberg, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, visited Air Force Global Strike Command here Sept. 9-10, saying that every Airman in the Command can be "very proud of the dedication and skill" they bring to the fight every day.Mr. Ginsberg

  • 625th STOS, 576th FLTS to cooperate on test launch

    An unarmed operational test of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled to launch from north Vandenberg Sept. 15 between 3:01 a.m. to 9:01 a.m.The launch is one of a series of operational tests to determine the weapon system's reliability and accuracy. The missile's single

  • Under Secretary of the Air Force: Whiteman is a model base

    The Under Secretary of the Air Force highlighted this base as a model for Air Force global strike capabilities and Total Force Integration during a visit here Sept. 2-3. The Hon. Erin C. Conaton interacted with Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors during her base tour, which included a preview of the B-2,

  • Air Force Comptroller visits Global Strike Airmen

    The Honorable Dr. Jamie M. Morin, the Air Force's top financial authority, visited Air Force Global Strike Command here Aug. 24-25, saying people are the priority, and Global Strike Command's success is "at the heart and soul" of his mission."The biggest challenges the Air Force faces are less about

  • Under secretary gets close-up look at nuclear enterprise

    The under secretary of the Air Force made her second visit to an Air Force Global Strike Command wing Aug. 26 when she received a firsthand view of the ICBM nuclear deterrence and global strike mission at the 341st Missile Wing here.The Hon. Erin C. Conaton first visited AFGSC Headquarters in

  • Brig. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm assumes command of 509th BW

    Brig. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm assumed command of the 509th Bomb Wing in a ceremony here Monday morning, transferring the leadership of America's only B-2 wing from Brig. Gen. Robert Wheeler.Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony, commending the accomplishments