AFGSC practices Constant Vigilance

Air Force Global Strike Command participated in Constant Vigilance April 11-15, an annual exercise that tests its ability to conduct both conventional and nuclear operations.

B-52 conducts long-range training with Colombia

A B-52 Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, conducted a long-range training sortie to engage with South American military partners, April 1-2, 2016.

AFSOUTH heads to Chile for largest air and space fair in Western Hemisphere

More than 65 Airmen from around the U.S. are scheduled to participate in a variety of activities during the week-long air show that includes aerial demonstrations, interaction with the local community, and subject matter expert exchanges with the Chilean air force. “AFSOUTH has built relationships

B-52s drop bombs during Combat Hammer exercise

B-52 aircrews from 5th Bomb Wing participate in Combat Hammer, a training exercise.

Snow Birds

Pilots from the 69th Bomb Squadron go through a pre-flight checklist inside the cockpit of a B-52H Stratofortress while members of the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron remove snow from the flightline before a training sortie at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 14, 2016. Bomber Airmen work around the

“Secret Squirrel” crewmembers reunite 25 years later

Desert Storm: 2nd Bomb Wing leads the air war

In the early morning of January 16, 1991, the 2nd Bomb Wing deployed seven B-52G Stratofortresses crews to Iraq in a single, secret mission that would mark the beginning of Operation Desert Storm.

Bomber Airmen pay 80th anniversary tribute to volcano response

Two B-52 Stratofortress aircrews assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, currently here as part of the U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence, conducted a bomber Airmen heritage flyover of the Mauna Loa volcano and training mission in Hawaii Dec. 28-30, 2015.The flyby was part

E and E: everything else

"People know what crew chiefs do. They know what avionics, weapons and hydraulics Airmen do, but what does electrical and environmental do? Pretty much everything else," said Tech. Sgt. John Heppner, 2nd Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental NCO in charge.

307th Bomb Wing pilot flies with late father's fighter squadron

Lt. Col. Bryan Bailey, a B-52 pilot for the 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., received a surprise F-16 Fighting Falcon incentive flight flying with U.S. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. David Efferson, commander of the 457th Fighter Squadron, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve