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Documenting a Tragedy: AFGSC historian recalls Khobar Towers

On June 25, 1996, a tanker truck filled with explosives erupted at the Khobar Towers housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Nineteen Airmen were killed and 500 were wounded in the attack. Of those who were killed, 12 were members of the 33rd Fighter Wing based out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The personnel supported Operation Southern Watch. (Photo provided courtesy of Yancy Mailes)
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Striker Stripe develops nuclear deterrence leaders

Maj. William Boyd, Air Force Global Strike Command A9 chief of leadership education and operations, speaks to participants during the 2016 Striker Stripe Conference held at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 8, 2016.
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Striker Stripe develops nuclear deterrence leaders

Students of Striker Stripe are noncommissioned officers who represent the full spectrum of the Global Strike mission. Upon completion of the course, these Airmen will return to their home units to impart lessons and provide mentorship. AFGSC holds the course annually to emphasis the importance of mid-tier NCO leadership and its contribution to the deterrence mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Alexis Frost)
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Striker Stripe develops nuclear deterrence leaders

Participants fill out questionnaires during the 2016 Striker Stripe Conference held at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 8, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mozer O. Da Cunha)
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AFGSC A9 begins Core Groups for command

Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen will soon meet once a month throughout the command to build unit cohesion. The program, called Core Groups, is designed to foster a sense of camaraderie while emphasizing what it means to be an Airman. (Courtesy Photo)
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More than surviving

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lauren Palmer, a 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander support staff personnel craftsman, marshalls a B-2 Spirit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., May 4, 2016. Palmer was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in October 2014. Now cancer-free, Palmer was given the opportunity to marshall a B-2 and see how aircraft maintainers play a critical role in Whiteman’s deterrence mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michaela R. Slanchik)
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More than surviving

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lauren Palmer, a 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander support staff personnel craftsman, marshalls a B-2 Spirit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., May 4, 2016. Palmer was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in October 2014. Now cancer-free, Palmer was given the opportunity to marshall a B-2 and see how aircraft maintainers play a critical role in Whiteman’s deterrence mission.
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More than surviving

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lauren Palmer, a 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander support staff personnel craftsman, left, and her husband, David Roberts, look at old photos May 13, 2016. The couple reminisced on memories from before Lauren was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in October 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michaela R. Slanchik)
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More than surviving

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lauren Palmer, a 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander support staff personnel craftsman, right, and her husband, David Roberts, reminisce on past trials and triumphs May 13, 2016. The couple told their story about the journey after Palmer was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in October 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michaela R. Slanchik)
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More than surviving

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lauren Palmer, a 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander support staff personnel craftsman, right, and her husband, David Roberts, reminisce on past trials and triumphs May 13, 2016. The couple told their story about the journey after Palmer was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in October 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michaela R. Slanchik)
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AFGSC A9 begins Core Groups for command

Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen will soon meet once a month throughout the command to build unit cohesion. The program, called “Core,” is designed to foster a sense of camaraderie while emphasizing what it means to be an Airman. (Courtesy Photo)
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AFGSC history office unveils new facility

Strategic Air Command’s standard lies folded in the new Global Strike Research Facility, which is the new home of Air Force Global Strike Command’s Office of the Command Historian. The dates 1946-1992 mark the activation and deactivation dates of this command. During its term of service, SAC stood ready as the primary source of strategic deterrence for the nation, according to Command Historian Yancy Mailes (Air Force Photo by Joe K. Thomas, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs).
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AFGSC history office unveils new facility

Yancy Mailes, Command Historian, shows off a chest containing “bomb com” cups awarded to various Strategic Air Command wings for their annual competition. Several of the cups are displayed in front of the chest. The new Global Strike Research Facility will house these artifacts as well as command archives for both SAC and AFGSC. Staff will have the ability to check out several of these lineage items for command events (Air Force Photo by TSgt. Ave Young, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs).
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AFGSC history office unveils new facility

Yancy Mailes, Command Historian, and Shawn Bohannon, Command Archivist, show off a chest containing “bomb com” cups awarded to various Strategic Air Command wings for their annual competition. Several of the cups are displayed in front of the chest. The new Global Strike Research Facility will house these artifacts as well as command archives for both SAC and AFGSC. Staff will have the ability to check out several of these lineage items for command events (Air Force Photo by Joe K. Thomas, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs).
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AFGSC history office unveils new facility

Various heritage pieces are stored in the new Global Strike Research Facility. AFGSC Command Historian Yancy Mailes, displayed many of these pieces shortly after the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Staff can check these items out for command events (Air Force Photo by TSgt. Ave Young, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs).
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AFGSC history office unveils new facility

Various heritage pieces are stored in the new Global Strike Research Facility. AFGSC Command Historian Yancy Mailes, displayed many of these pieces shortly after the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Staff can check these items out for command events (Air Force Photo by TSgt. Ave Young, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs).
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AFGSC history office unveils new facility

Yancy Mailes, Command Historian, shows off a chest containing “bomb com” cups awarded to various Strategic Air Command wings for their annual competition. Several of the cups are displayed in front of the chest. The new Global Strike Research Facility will house these artifacts as well as command archives for both SAC and AFGSC. Staff will have the ability to check out several of these lineage items for command events (Air Force Photo by TSgt. Ave Young, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs).
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AFGSC history office unveils new facility

Yancy Mailes, Command Historian, shows off a chest containing “bomb com” cups awarded to various Strategic Air Command wings for their annual competition. Several of the cups are displayed in front of the chest. The new Global Strike Research Facility will house these artifacts as well as command archives for both SAC and AFGSC. Staff will have the ability to check out several of these lineage items for command events (Air Force Photo by TSgt. Ave Young, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs).
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AFGSC history office unveils new facility

Strategic Air Command’s standard lies folded in the new Global Strike Research Facility, which is the new home of Air Force Global Strike Command’s Office of the Command Historian. The dates 1946-1992 mark the activation and deactivation dates of this command. During its term of service, SAC stood ready as the primary source of strategic deterrence for the nation, according to Command Historian Yancy Mailes (Air Force Photo by Joe K. Thomas, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs).
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Global Strike commander visits Ellsworth

Kim Rand, wife of AFGSC commander Gen. Robin Rand, learns about the Vandenberg Elementary School’s library in Box Elder, S.D., April 27, 2016. The new Vandenberg campus opened its doors during the 2015-2016 schoolyear, and was funded with a combination of Department of Education and Department of Defense grants, and Impact Aid funds. (Air Force photo by Airman Donald C. Knechtel)
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