April 4, 2022 Whiteman Air Force Base for a large-force joint integration exercise On April 4, the 509th Bomb Wing kicked off a four-day interoperability exercise involving active duty, guard and reserve fighter, bomber, refueling and support units from across the country.Following months-long planning, Exercise Agile Tiger is designed to meet training objectives consisting of
April 1, 2022 Proving Grounds: Remembering the B-1B Lancer and Operation ALLIED FORCE On April 1st, 1999, B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth Air Force Base took off in support of operation Allied Force, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) campaign aimed at stopping human rights violations committed by Serbian forces in Kosovo. NATO forces relied heavily on an air war conducted by
March 18, 2022 Bombers return to Dyess following participation in Red Flag 22-2 Airmen from the 9th Bomb Squadron and 9th Aircraft Maintenance unit recently participated in Red Flag 22-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and returned home to America’s Lift and Strike Base March 18, 2022.The exercise is a simulated combat training exercise that gives aircrew members from the
March 11, 2022 Airman Comes to the Rescue Staff Sgt. Lawrence Green Jr., a 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron Ground Transportation Airman, went above and beyond to help someone in need on February 5, 2021, near Minot Air Force Base, N.D.
March 2, 2022 2 BW adds B-1B Lancer to museum static displays The sight of a B-52 Stratofortress rolling down the runway is a common sight here at Barksdale Air Force Base. However, seeing a B-1B Lancer aircraft rolling down Range Road going toward the east side of the base is a once-in-a-lifetime thing to see.A recently decommissioned B-1B Lancer departed the
March 2, 2022 AFGSC director of logistics and engineering visits Team Whiteman U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenyon Bell, Air Force Global Strike Command director of logistics and engineering, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Phillip Montano 509th Maintenance Group loading standardization crew member, Feb. 23, 2022, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Montano briefed
Feb. 25, 2022 Air Force Global Strike Command Team Visits Team Minot General Anthony Cotton, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, and Chief Master Sergeant Melvina Smith, AFGSC command chief, visited here Thursday and Friday. While here, the command team toured the Base, hearing first-hand experiences from Airmen and families about their day-to-day support and
Feb. 17, 2022 Barksdale first to implement largest upgrade to Air Force NC3 ‘in more than 30 years’ Air Force Global Strike Command is modernizing older infrastructure by implementing the largest upgrade to its Nuclear Command, Control and Communication systems in more than 30 years.
Feb. 3, 2022 Ensuring global deterrence through dusk operations To maintain mission readiness, Barksdale is capable of dispatching B-52s at any hour.
Feb. 1, 2022 Celebrating the Mighty Eighth Air Force: 80 years of warfighting history On February 1, 1942, the heritage, honors and lineage of the “Mighty Eighth” sprung to life. The Eighth Air Force’s story began during World War II and continues today with a charge to conduct indefinite strategic deterrence anytime, anywhere in order to safeguard the United States of America.