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  • Capt. “HARM,” 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-1B Lancer weapons system officer instructor, climbs out of a B-1B at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 22, 2020. This B-1B aircrew completed a 24-hour mission that included a large force exercise. The 9th EBS is deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of a Bomber Task Force supporting Pacific Air Forces’ strategic deterrence missions and commitment to the security and stability of the Indo-Pacific region.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman River Bruce)

    The B-ONEs are back: the multi-layered relevance of the current B-1B deployment

    It is no exaggeration or surprise to characterize the last year in the B-1B community as dynamic and exhausting.Consider the sequence of events our team has endured and persevered through: (1) ejection system and drogue chute issues that drove changes in maintenance technical orders and, ultimately, significantly reduced aircraft availability, (2)

  • Commentary: Transforming the Civilian Defender Program

    U.S. Air Force leadership declared 2020 as the Year of Integrated Base Defense (IBD), focusing on how every Air and Space Professional fits into a layered defensive network. IBD is greater in scope than any single career field. It requires active participation between all Air Force Specialty Codes and ranks to operate as a cohesive fighting force.
  • Air Force Global Strike Command Emblem

    Note to Strikers from the AFGSC Commander

     Strikers,We are a family, and we need to have a family discussion about what is happening in our country.Barely one week ago, we witnessed something tragic and horrible– another senseless death of an African American at the hands of someone entrusted to serve. This is not okay...this will never be okay. And while we need to have the difficult
  • Maj. Michael Barlow, 614th Combat Training Squadron director of operations, poses for a portrait May 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. As a part of Mental Health Awareness Month, Barlow shared his personal journey with mental health during his Air Force career. Barlow hopes to inspire those who have not yet sought help as he shares his courage with the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

    I go; fighting the Mental Health stigma

    I am Maj. Michael Barlow. I am an Airman in the United States Air Force, Director of Operations at the 614th Combat Training Squadron, and I go to Mental Health.
  • Graphic of pointers for body and mental well being

    Staying fit during chaotic times

    During this time of craziness, it's easy to get down in the dumps. You're cooped up at home and you're not able to get out to do the things you normally would.In my case, I would be going to the gym and riding motorcycles with my friends, but I can't right now (dang you COVID). However, that doesn't mean you can't make gains from home.The Air Force
  • The children of Airman 1st Class Christina Bennett, a 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, prepare to make a spin art machine during the Covid-19 pandemic at their home in Box Elder, S.D., March 31, 2020. Covid-19 has caused schools and work centers across the United States to close for the unforeseen future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christina Bennett)

    COVID-19: A single mom’s perspective

    As I sit down to write, my 10-year-old daughter and my 4-year-old son sit nearby while completing school work. They are not by any means quiet, especially not my 4-year-old; he’s yelling from beneath the dining room table. The directions on his worksheet call for him to draw a big blue circle - he prefers for it to be yellow. I am a U.S. Air Force photojournalist and as of three weeks ago, the COVID-19 pandemic has made this our family’s new norm.
  • Graphic showing people holding hands

    Caring Through Chaos

    The world has seemingly plunged into unprecedented turmoil, with fear and uncertainty driving behavior that would be unlikely never be seen in “normal times.”COVID-19, or the coronavirus, has thrust the U.S. into a state of mind that has been at times unsettling, but at least in some instances, encouraging.I would call upon anyone reading this to
  • A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer, assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., flies over the East China Sea, Jan. 9, 2018. The Lancer serves as premier platform for America’s long-range bomber force, carrying the largest conventional payload of guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)

    The B-1 bomber is not done serving the US Air Force

    In the Op-Ed, Maj. Gen. James Dawkins, Jr. describes how the B-1 bridges the legacy and next gen bombers and what the Air Force's plan is to sustain the aircraft's lifecycle.
  • Why I am getting out of the Air Force and you shouldn't stop me

    Why I am getting out of the Air Force and you shouldn't stop me

    When I first signed my name on the dotted line to serve my country, I had all these crazy, outlandish ideas of what I thought my Air Force experience was going to be. Well, spoiler alert, they didn't come to fruition, but what I got was a million times better than anything I could've ever imagined. The Air Force has not only introduced me into a career field that I will forever love, but it has taught me so many things about myself and realistically helped shape me into the person I am today.
  • The Titan missile. (Courtesy Photo)

    The ICBM turns 60

    On Oct. 31, 1959, the United States Air Force’s first intercontinental ballistic missile, the SM-65D Atlas, went on alert at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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