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  • Senior Airman Destiny Jarvis, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management office personal property counselor, poses for a photo in the new River’s Edge Welcome Center at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 29, 2020.

    2nd BW opens River’s Edge Welcome Center

    The 2nd Bomb Wing opened a new welcome center for all incoming Barksdale Airmen and their families June 29, 2020.
  • Members of the 34th Bomb Squadron receive a step brief prior to launching from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 19, 2020, for a long-range, long-duration Bomber Task Force mission in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility. Flight surgeons help to physically and mentally prepare aviators prior to missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christina Bennett)

    Aerospace medicine: flight surgeons

    Flight surgeons, despite their official duty title do not perform surgeries while in flight. The misnomer stems from the early days of aviation medicine, when the U.S. Army Aviation Section ordered three military physicians to attend aviation school to ensure aircrew were physically prepared to fly. Today, flight surgeons are more commonly known as ‘flight doctors’ or ‘flight physicians.’ In current times, flight surgeons still play a unique and integral role in the Air Force mission.
  • A sign shows the way to the 2nd Medical Group public health unit at Barksdale Air Force Base, La, May 29, 2020. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)

    Public Health on the front lines of the invisible enemy

    It’s often said that adversity does not build character, it reveals it. Throughout the undeniable adversity the world has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the character of the Airmen of the 2nd Medical Group public health unit has shown through.
  • (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Philip Bryant)

    Director confirmed for 2-star promotion signifies command growth, prominence

    Brig. Gen. Andrew Gebara, director of Strategic Plans, Programs and Requirements for Air Force Global Strike Command, was promoted to major general, May 29.
  • AFGSC STRIKEWERX ribbon cutting

    Air Force Global Strike Command’s innovation hub ‘STRIKEWERX’ now open for business

    Air Force Global Strike Command launched STRIKEWERX May 28, a new national innovation hub serving as the command’s store front for connecting with industry and academia, finding solutions to the command’s challenges and coming up with innovative ideas to shape the future.Originally planned to be an in-person grand opening earlier in the year, the
  • Aviators attend a meeting

    Ellsworth B-1s return to European Theater as part of latest BTF mission

    B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth conducted a second long-range strategic Bomber Task Force mission in the European theater that included key interactions with U.S. assets as well as Danish and Polish forces May 11, 2020.
  • A B-1B Lancer launches for a non-stop deployment from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility May 4, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command first conducted these missions in 2014 as demonstrations of the United States’ commitment to collective security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicolas Z. Erwin)

    B-1s conduct Bomber Task Force mission in Baltic region

    Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth conducted a long-range strategic Bomber Task Force mission to the Baltic region, May 5, 2020.

  • General and Mrs Ray share thoughts on month of the military child

    Editor’s note: The below interview excerpt is from Davis, 13, an Air Force Global Strike Command child, who had the opportunity to chat with the Rays at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.Davis: Hi General, I’m Davis. Thanks for taking the time to meet with me. What do you want to say to military children during the month of the military child?General
  • An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a developmental test at 12:33 a.m. Pacific Time Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clayton Wear)

    Minuteman III test launch on schedule, mission ready amid pandemic

    There is no question about it - the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) mission is a unique portion of the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) nuclear enterprise. Even as the nation is battling the COVID-19 pandemic, the nuclear mission requires a 24/7/365 work force that is always ready and reliable.Operational tests of unarmed Minuteman
  • A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and four T-38 Talons, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, along with two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 442nd Fighter Wing, fly over medical facilities across Missouri, April 28, 2020. The formation is to honor all medical and healthcare professionals, essential employees and volunteers in the fight against COVID-19. Some of the medical facilities the formation flew over were, CenterPoint Medical Center, Children’s Mercy Hospital North and South, Lee’s Summit Medical Center, St. Luke’s Plaza, Research Medical Center, Western Missouri Medical Center, and Bothwell Regional Health Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)

    #WhitemanSalutesKC wows thousands, thanks medical professionals, healthcare workers, first-responders

    Team Whiteman participated in the Air Force Salutes flyover, Apr. 28, by executing a flyover across the Kansas City, Sedalia and Warrensburg area hospitals.The flyover, tagged #WhitemanSalutesKC, showcased military support for all healthcare workers, essential employees and first-responders while instilling hope and a sense of national unity.“My
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