8th Air Force/J-GSOC

30-year old fuels hydrant system supports B-1 beddown

For over 15 years, the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s fuels hydrant system has operated at minimal activity, supporting routine fueling operations for the RQ-4 Global Hawk program and other transit aircraft. However, the system is now being used at one of its highest operational levels in

Air Force DASH sprint pioneers human-machine teaming for faster battle management decisions

The Department of the Air Force took a bold step toward future command and control capabilities with the successful completion of its first Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming, or DASH, experiment, recently held at the Howard Hughes Operations Center, or H2O, in Las Vegas, Nev.

B-1 Veterans return to the Home of the BONE

Retired U.S. Air Force personnel gather for a group photo during the B-1 Reunion at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 8, 2025. Dyess AFB hosted a reunion with the B-1 Bomber Association to celebrate 40 years of B-1 operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrien Tran)

Bright minds unite: 7th CES, ABI collaborate on airfield lighting

Members of the 7th Civil Engineer Squadron discuss electrical components of airfield lights during a knowledge exchange at the Abilene Regional Airport, June 6, 2025. This partnership strengthens the 7th CES electrical team's ability to maintain safe and reliable airfield operations. (U.S. Air

Headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base in the communities of Bossier City and Shreveport, La., Eighth Air Force is one of two active-duty numbered air forces in Air Force Global Strike Command.

graphic of the Eighth Air Force shield

The Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operation Center's mission is to conduct indefinite strategic deterrence operations; on order neutralize the enemy through global strike in order to protect the United States of America.

An agile, back-to-basics command; bridging to the future and ready to fight tonight!

Live our Air Force Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, Excellence in All we do

Ensure our "Big-3 Missions": Strategic Deterrence, Global Strike, Expeditionary Readiness

Enable Airmen and their families

Video by Justin Oakes, Staff Sgt. Codie Trimble

Joint-Global Strike Operations Center Mission Video

8th Air Force/J-GSOC

Dec. 19, 2023 | 3:26

The Joint-Global Strike Operations Center was created on August 24, 2018, to focus on bomber on intercontinental ballistic missile operations, nuclear command, control, and communications oversight, and acts as the operational arm of U.S. bomber forces and NC3 assets.