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AFGSC working toward seamless transition with mission transfer

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  • By Carla Pampe
  • Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs
Barksdale Air Force Base, La. --  Air Force Global Strike Command will gain missile wings at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.; Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; and Minot AFB, N.D. when it assumes control of 20th Air Force and the ICBM mission Dec. 1. The 576th Flight Test Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., as well as the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., will also fall under the new command.

In February, AFGSC gains 8th Air Force and the nuclear-capable bomber mission. At that time, the command will gain bomber wings at Barksdale AFB, La.; Whiteman AFB, Mo.; and Minot AFB, N.D. As AFGSC assumes responsibility of its new missions, those who formerly worked with points of contact in Air Force Space Command and Air Combat Command will be working with their counterparts in Air Force Global Strike Command.

"The entire staff at Global Strike Command is working tirelessly to make the transition as seamless as possible, especially to personnel executing the mission in the field," said Col. George Farfour, AFGSC Special Advisor to the Commander for ICBM Transfer, "We want to ensure that people are easily able to reach the points of contact they need to accomplish the mission. To that end, AFGSC contact information is readily accessible on our Portal page and Sharepoint site."

For those who have access to the Air Force Portal, https://www.my.af.mil, contact information and phone numbers for the command staff are posted AFGSC page under "Staff Directory." Each directorate also has a Workflow e-mail box on the Air Force Global Address List. People can contact the Barksdale Air Force Base operator via the Defense Switched Network at DSN 781-1110 or commercial at (318) 456-1110 and ask for the appropriate AFGSC directorate.

Air Force Global Strike Command stood up in August to provide combat ready forces to conduct nuclear deterrence and global strike operations in support of the president and combatant commanders.