8th Air Force/J-GSOC

First in 30 years: 7th AMXS tests out Launcher Load Frames

A 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member lowers the Launcher Load Frame during the preparation of transporting the LLF to the flight-line at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 9, 2023. The LLF is a piece of equipment that allows Weapons Loaders to pre-load munitions on a

8th Air Force leadership visits Dyess

Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, speaks to a group of Company Grade Officers during a luncheon at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 6, 2023. The General took the opportunity to get to know the CGO’s of Dyess on a more personal and

Training the Human Weapons System: B-52 FTU adopts innovative CRAFT program

It cost $9.7 million to train a B-52 Stratofortress pilot, according to a 2019 RAND Corporation study. But until recently, there was no scientific, holistic program at Barksdale Air Force Base designed to ensure that aircrew functioned at maximum cognitive and physical capacity. That changed earlier

B-52 Conus to Conus mission displays global reach, long range precision strike capabilities

Two B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 18, 2022 in support of a three day bomber task force mission to the USINDOPACOM area of responsibility before returning home to Barksdale AFB. The mission highlights the U.S. Air

50 Years Later: Remembering Operation Linebacker II

December 18th commemorated the 50th anniversary of the start of the largest operation of heavy bomber strikes launched by the United States Air Force since World War II. Operation Linebacker II was intended to bring an end to the US’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The ceremony at Barksdale 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.

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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