7 MXG resource advisor wins DoD-level award

Dennis Waigand, 7th Maintenance Group budget analysts, at Dyess AFB, recently earned the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller Financial Management Award for Contributions to Taxpayer Dollar Optimization in Washington D.C., on August 30, 2023.

Leader, Role Model, Go-Getter: Senior Airman Alix Hayes

Senior Airman Alix Hayes, 377th Medical Group public health technician, was awarded the Twentieth Air Force Airman of the Year award for the 2022 fiscal year at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 21, 2023.

AFGSC Director named 2023 Black Engineer of the Year

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey R. Alexander, director of Air Force Global Strike Command A5/A8 Strategic Plans, Program and Requirements, and Chief of Staff of the Michigan Air National Guard, was named the 2023 U.S. Air Force Black Engineer of the Year Stars and Stripes Honoree. The award will be presented

Doolittle Descendants visit Ellsworth

Susan Bower (Left) and Cindy Cole Chal (Right) view a B-1B Lancer takeoff at Ellsworth AFB, S.D. on Sept 16, 2022. The Lancer is a highly versatile, aircraft that carries on the legacy of the Doolittle Raid, providing worldwide long-range-strike capabilities. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman

Minot Area Chamber EDC wins Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award

The Minot Area Chamber Economic Development Corporation [EDC] was selected as the Air Force Global Strike Command winner of the 2022 Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award on Mar. 18, 2022.

DAF awards Rolls-Royce B-52H engine contract

The competitive single award contract provides for 608 military derivative commercial engines, plus spare engines, associated support equipment and commercial engineering data, to include sustainment activities, to be used on the B-52H bomber fleet.

It only takes blood, sweat, tears: First female crew chief flies in B-2 Spirit

Less than 30 enlisted Airmen know the feeling of taking flight over Whiteman Air Force Base in the B-2 Spirit, only one of those Airmen is female.Earning Spirit Number 760, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Lambert, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief assigned to the Spirit of

5th BW awarded Best Commanders Inspection Program in the AF

The 5th Bomb Wing Inspector General office was awarded the 2019 Maj. General Junius W. Jones Inspector General Award for having the most outstanding Commander’s Inspection Program in the Air Force at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.

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5th Bomb Wing awarded 2016 Omaha Trophy

The 5th BW was named the 2016 Omaha Trophy recipient in February 2017, making it the fifth time the unit has been recognized, as the command’s premier strategic bomber wing, in the Strategic Bomber category.