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  • AFGSC commander gets close-up look at deployed bomber operations

    Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, visited here May 13-16 to assess ongoing bomber operations and meet with deployed Airmen.Although bombers have rotated through Guam continuously since March 2004, the nation's B-2s and B-52s have been aligned under Air Force Global

  • Teamwork contributes to successful base exercise

    Minot AFB conducted a Bomber Strategic Aircraft Recovery Team mobility training exercise to help the base practice and prepare for deployment scenarios.During the  exercise, held May 3 to 7, units from across the base came together to process passengers, mobility folders and cargo in support of

  • Barksdale participates in Exercise Red Flag - Alaska

    Approximately 150 2d Bomb Wing pilots, maintenance Airmen and support personnel recently returned from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, where they participated in the 10-day Exercise Red Flag - Alaska.The exercise is designed to provide realistic and demanding air-combat training to flying units from

  • Ribbon cutting marks 8th Air Force move to Bossier City

    Eighth Air Force conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony with local and state officials March 29 to mark the temporary relocation of 8th Air Force Headquarters to the Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City.The move is the result of a need to relocate and renovate facilities at Barksdale with the

  • Air Force Global Strike Command gains three bomber bases

    Air Force Global Strike Command assumed responsibility for all long-range, nuclear-capable bombers Monday as its commander commemorated the occasion by visiting each unit, in three different states, on the same day."We're a new command, a command for the 21st Century," said Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz,

  • Air Force Global Strike Command officials assume B-52, B-2 mission

    Air Force Global Strike Command assumes responsibility for the U.S. Air Force's nuclear-capable bomber force today. This action completes the step-by-step transfer of all Air Force long-range, nuclear-capable assets to the Air Force's newest major command. The nation's intercontinental ballistic

  • The Wilhelmshaven bombings: A mission of valor

    On Jan. 27, 1943, 91 B-17 and B-24 bombers from 8th Air Force launched from England to conduct America's first World War II strike against the Nazi fatherland. During this historic attack, 58 bombers reached their targets and dropped 137.5 tons of munitions on the port of Wilhelmshaven to destroy

  • Letter to the Men and Women of 8th AF

    To the Men and Women of 8th Air Force -- On February 1st, the Nation's long-range, nuclear-capable bomber force will transfer to Air Force Global Strike Command. This is an historic milestone in the comprehensive roadmap laid out by the Secretary of the Air Force and our Chief of Staff to strengthen

  • Remember to practice safety this holiday season

    The traditions of the upcoming holiday season turn our thoughts to those whom we love and want to spend time with. We will travel great distances to be with family and friends and sometimes can hardly wait to get on the road to ensure we are there by Christmas or New Year's Eve. We rack our brains

  • Celebrate the holiday season

    December is a busy month full of family, friends and holiday cheer. It's also a time to reflect on the past year and celebrate the special people in our lives, near and far, young and old, whom we hold dear.In this spirit of reflection and celebration I'd like to thank the men and women of the