June 20, 2024 2nd Bomb Wing’s Bayou Warrior Exercise Tests Combat Readiness The 2nd Bomb Wing conducted Exercise Bayou Warrior from June 10-13, 2024, to evaluate its ability to execute conventional missions.
June 19, 2024 Supporting Bomber Task Force 24-6: Intel, cyber’s critical roles Bomber Task Force deployments are a critical means to support global stability and security by demonstrating the ability to operate in diverse regions across the globe.
June 11, 2024 AFGSC Approves Command-Wide Civilian Retention Incentive AFGSC's Directorate of Manpower, Personnel and Services (A1) announces the approval for a command-wide civilian retention incentive for eligible civilian Strikers starting July 2024.
June 6, 2024 Bomber crew earns AFGSC General Curtis E. LeMay award A B-52H Stratofortress bomber crew recently earned the Air Force Global Strike Command General Curtis E. LeMay award for the outstanding bomber crew category during the 2023 AFGSC Operations Awards.
June 5, 2024 Ellsworth B-1B Lancer conducts live munitions training over S. Korea A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer [from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.] joined Republic of Korea Air Force F-15Ks Slam Eagles for live munitions and close air support training at the Pilsung Range, Republic of Korea, in an event designed to enhance the interoperability, lethality, and readiness of U.S.
June 3, 2024 Bomber Task Force flies farther with 909th ARS support A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, receives fuel from a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a routine Bomber Task Force mission over the South China Sea, May 31, 2024. BTF missions provide
June 3, 2024 Bomber Task Force 24-3 underway in Europe Four U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron began flying missions in support of Bomber Task Force 24-3 at RAF Fairford, England, May 24, 2024.
May 20, 2024 U.S. bombers deploy to Royal Air Force Fairford for latest European bomber task force Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing arrived at Royal Air Force Fairford, in the U.K., for a routine bomber task force deployment, Monday.
April 30, 2024 351st ARS refuels 7th BW over North Sea Three U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, refuel B-1 Lancers from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas, over the North Sea, April 23, 2024.
April 30, 2024 Global Strike Command wins CE Readiness Challenge X A team of AFGSC civil engineers hoisted the Readiness Challenge X winner’s trophy April 26 after a grueling six-day competition that tested 12 teams in more than 25 engineering skills ranging from firefighting to runway repair.