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  • BTF: 9th EBS completes an engine change

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron swap an engine on a B-1B Lancer during a bomber task force deployment at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 27, 2025. Completing heavy maintenance in a deployed environment proves Airmen can sustain a high level of readiness and

  • BTF: 9th EBS performs historic weapons load

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, loaded GBU-54 bombs during a bomber task force weapons load at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 10, 2025. Marking the first-ever B-1B Lancer munitions load in mainland Japan, the event underscored total force integration and enhanced

  • First stop as Chief of Staff of the Air Force: AFGSC

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach & his wife, Mrs. Wilsbach, visited AFGSC, Nov. 19, for immersions into the command’s mission & modernization programs. This initial immersion, Wilsbach’s 1st official base visit as CSAF, underscored the command's pivotal role in the nation’s security.

  • Faces of Global Thunder 26

    Senior Airman Bethany Jones, 23rd Bomber Generation Squadron crew chief, performs maintenance on a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, as part of Exercise Global Thunder 26 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Oct. 19, 2025.

  • BTF 26-1: 9th EBS B-1B Lancers arrive in Japan

    A Bomber Task Force deployment of U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers, Airmen and support equipment from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrived at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 17, 2025, to support Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with Allies, partners, and joint forces and strategic

  • Global Strike Airmen strengthen strategic readiness during Global Thunder 26

    Global Thunder 26 (GT26), the latest iteration of U.S. Strategic Command’s annual field training and command and control exercise, concluded Oct. 26 here.While Exercise GT26 occurred at multiple locations, Minot AFB supported activities amongst two bomb wings and a missile wing accounting for two

  • 625th STOS validates secondary launch capability

    The 625th Strategic Operations Squadron, assigned to the 95th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, participated in a Simulated Electronic Launch-Minuteman (SELM) test Sept. 18, 2025, in the skies over Montana.

  • 91st ARS refuels B-52s over SOUTHCOM AOR

    A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, Oct. 15, 2025. B-52s are world-wide deployable and deter foreign terrorist and