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  • Connected to Win: Bamboo Eagle Strengthens Allied Decision-Making

    Exercise Bamboo Eagle 26-1, the U.S. Air Force’s premier large-scale combat exercise, commenced this week to test the very nervous system of joint and coalition airpower. The exercise is designed to stress the people, processes, and technology that link commanders to their forces, ensuring that

  • Ellsworth AFB hosts AFGSC Command Team

    Air Force Global Strike Command’s top leaders visited here on Feb. 17 and 18, 2026, to assess readiness for the B-21 Raider beddown and meet the Airmen carrying out long-range strike operations today while preparing for tomorrow’s deterrent.

  • AFGSC hosts Kansas City National Security Campus

    Kansas City National Security Campus team members and Senior Airman Javin Johnson, 702nd Maintenance Squadron weapons standardization take turns adjusting an MJ-1C Jammer during a professional development exchange and familiarization tour at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Feb. 12, 2026. The

  • AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • Dyess Honor Guard: Folding the flag with honor

    As winter fog lingers in the air and cold winds move across the landscape, three Airmen stand silently at attention, waiting. They deliver no speeches and exchange few words, yet their message is clear. With deliberate precision, white-gloved hands carry a folded American flag and cremated remains,

  • Global Strike Command Team Visits 2 BW to Engage with Airmen, B-52 Mission

    U.S. Air Force Gen. S.L. Davis, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Shawn M. Aiello, AFGSC command chief, visited the 2nd Bomb Wing for an inside look at the mission and to meet with the Airmen who deliver long-range global strike, Feb. 2-4.

  • 7th CES overcomes Winter Storm Fern during Dark Ascent exercise

    A wintry mix struck Dyess Air Force Base on the second day of the 7th Bomb Wing’s Combat Readiness Exercise, rapidly complicating operations already under pressure. The exercise, dubbed Dark Ascent, began Jan. 22, 2026, and within hours the installation transitioned to Force Protection Condition