March 4, 2025 Missile Security: A Week in the Life of the Defenders Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, defenders from the 90th, 790th, and 890th Missile Security Forces Squadrons trip out to the missile field to protect one of America’s most valuable strategic assets - the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.
Feb. 25, 2025 Precision in Motion: 90th Missile Wing Successfully Executes Unarmed Minuteman III Test Launch Over the course of 45 days, a team of 11 90 MMXS personnel orchestrated the transport of 16 individual components of a 79,000-pound, unarmed AFGSC Minuteman III ICBM from F.E. Warren AFB to Vandenberg SFB. The logistics operation, which spanned 1,287 miles, was executed through a series of carefully
Aug. 29, 2024 Rotary Operandi: The Huey talks new guy and war The following is from the perspective of the venerable UH-1 Huey, as it paves the way for the new MH-139 Grey Wolf and reflects on its long and storied career of service.
June 10, 2024 Lost but not forgotten: The Heaven Can Wait A family member of an Airman lost in World War II recently came to F.E. Warren to speak to the Mighty Ninety about the effort to recover the aircraft he was flying in when it was shot down over Nansa Bay, Papua New Guinea.
March 1, 2024 Triplets stick together through Air Force career For many Airmen, joining the Air Force is a challenging and even lonely path. The mission often requires Airmen to move far away from their families and friends. For these triplets who joined the Air Force together, this is not entirely the case.As senior year at Hutto High School, located around
Feb. 8, 2024 Public health Airman saves life 1st Lt. Ha Eun Ryoo saved a child's life while on a TDY.
Dec. 28, 2023 Football star to defender leader Before joining the U.S. Air Force and serving a purpose greater than himself, Staff Sgt. Anthony Fields, 790th Missile Security Forces Squadron flight security controller, was perusing a much different passion: playing football.
Dec. 15, 2023 AFGSC defenders take high marks at Defender Challenge 2023 Mighty Ninety defender Staff Sgt. Jacob King participated in Defender Challenge for the second time, playing a role in the Air Force Global Strike Command team's second place finish.
Aug. 24, 2023 Reclaiming Freedom: The story of A1C Hamna Zafar This is the story of Hamna Zafar, how she reclaimed her freedom and became a member of the United States Air Force.
April 14, 2023 90th Ground Combat Training Squadron Cadre crucial to defender success Staff Sgt. Nicholas Gabranidis is just one of several 90th Ground Combat Training Squadron cadre responsible for the training and preparation of defenders across the Air Force. Gabranidis recently ran dozens of missile wing defenders through the Nuclear Convoy Course.