June 2, 2017 U.S. bomber mission underway in European theatre – B-52H Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., and approximately 800 Air Force Global Strike Airmen deployed to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, to support a number of exercises with joint partners and NATO Allies June 2.“These exercises are an excellent opportunity to display our global
June 1, 2017 Bombers in Miami The presence of U.S. Air Force bombers could be heard and seen across the clear skies of Miami Beach May 27-28.
May 11, 2017 HQ 8 AF dedicated to WWII leader Upon the mention of his name, this former Eighth Air Force commander is best remembered for his heroic actions while leading an air combat mission on Tokyo, April 18, 1942, historically known as the Doolittle Raid.
May 4, 2017 625th STOS conducts first airborne ICBM launch since 8 AF realignment A scheduled Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test was launched by two key turns initiated from the Airborne Launch Control System, or ALCS, on-board a Navy E-6B Mercury jet, April 26. The airborne flight test was the first for the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron since its
May 4, 2017 Glory Trip 220: an aircrew’s perspective A joint team comprised of U.S. Air Force missileers and U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury aircrew successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile above the Pacific Ocean April 26, 2017.
Feb. 6, 2017 Dog tags make final journey home to WWII veteran A gathering of friends, family and Mighty Eighth Airmen made way as the guest of honor slowly approached the front of the stage. Raymond Odom, a 93-year-old World War II veteran, sat patiently in a large chair on stage as he waited for the unveiling of a memento he lost while serving in the U.S.
Nov. 7, 2016 The force behind the bombers of Global Thunder 17 The 608th Strategic Operations Squadron and Task Force 204 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., provide the behind-the-scenes connectivity that support the nuclear bomber and reconnaissance generations for exercise Global Thunder 17.
Oct. 4, 2016 Fifty-second Eighth Air Force commander departs, new leader takes helm of bomber force Maj. Gen. Thomas Bussiere assumed command of Eighth Air Force, Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike and Task Force 204 from Maj. Gen. Richard Clark during a change of command ceremony at Barksdale AFB, La., Oct. 4, 2016.
Aug. 22, 2016 Eighth Air Force hosts German commander German air force Lt. Gen. Joachim Wundrak, commander of German Air Operations Command, visits Barksdale AFB, La., where he received a tour of a B-52 Stratofortress, the 608th Air Operations Center and B-52 weapons systems and load trainers.
Aug. 12, 2016 Eighth Air Force bomber presence felt in Indo-Asia Pacific The Indo-Asia-Pacific region is no stranger to U.S. bombers. For more than a decade, the U.S. military has maintained a deployed strategic bomber presence in the Pacific, focused on enabling regional security and stability. To sustain that presence, Eighth Air Force, historically known as “the