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8th Air Force and the Joint-Global Strike Operations Center

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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Mission

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.

Vision

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

Priorities

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

   

Mission Videos

Video by Senior Airman Ashley Boster
Carry On: The Story of SMSgt Amber Robbins
Minot Air Force Base
Feb. 19, 2019 | 4:03
Senior Master Sgt. Amber Robbins, 5th Force Support Squadron superintendent at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. shares her story about her fight with breast cancer and her journey to the top of the U.S. Air Force enlisted force. She teaches us about the courage to face our fears, the faith to believe and the hope for what the future holds. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Ashley Boster)
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