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  • Kirtland Air Force Base Receives Cutting-Edge Communications System

    In April 2024, Kirtland AFB achieved a major milestone with the installation of the Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal at the 377th ABW Command Post. This $600 million Nuclear Command, Control & Communication upgrade modernizes Cold War-era communications equipment, ensuring robust

  • Legacy Renewed: Activation of the 24th Helicopter Squadron

    Maxwell AFB marked a historic moment on Dec. 6, 2024, with the activation of the 24th Helicopter Squadron. Presiding official for the activation ceremony and assumption of command, Col. Lane Cook, commander of the 58th Operations Group, took a few minutes to discuss the importance of the ceremony.

  • BTF 25-1 participates in trilateral planning conference

    Airmen from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa and the 501st Combat Support Wing participated in a first-of-its-kind trilateral Bomber Task Force planning conference at RAF Fairford, England, Nov. 11-13, 2024.

  • Temporary Grand Forks AFB B-1 Bed Down Approved

    The environmental assessment and legal review are complete, officially paving the way for the temporary movement of 17 B-1B Lancers and 800 Airmen from Ellsworth AFB, S.D., to Grand Forks AFB, N.D., beginning in December 2024.

  • Allies integrate for first-ever B-52 simulated weapons drop in Finland

    Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron conducted a simulated weapons drop training mission as part of Bomber Task Force 25-1 in Finland, Nov. 25. During the mission bombers integrated with Finnish F/A-18C Hornets and Swedish Air Force Saab

  • UH-1N Accident Investigation Board report released

    AFGSC announced the results of its accident investigation today into the Aug. 30, 2023, crash of a UH-1N helicopter at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming. All three crew members were able to exit the aircraft with non-serious injuries.

  • 509th SFS wins Air Force level award

    Being named Best Large Security Forces Squadron in the Air Force is nothing new for the 509th Security Forces Squadron. The awards package that was submitted reflected the operational intensity that the 509 SFS faces every day and is a culmination of a team effort.