5th OSS: packing parachutes, saving lives

Airmen from the 5th Operations Support Squadron parachute shop pack back-automatic and drag parachutes at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The aircrew flight equipment flight is responsible for maintaining and inspecting all life-saving equipment on the B-52H Stratofortress prior to each mission,

AFGSC hosts human weapons system team conference

Air Force Global Strike Command hosted the 2018 Human Weapons System Team Conference Feb. 12 to 13, at Barksdale Air Force Base.The conference, comprised of attendees from each AFGSC base, addressed programs and questions regarding Airmen, civilians and their families.

2MXS washes the Stratofortress

Pentagon Releases New Policy on Nondeployable Members

The Defense Department has released a new policy on military retention for nondeployable service members as it seeks to provide more ready and lethal forces, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness told Congress.

Air Force Fiscal Year 2019 budget addresses great power competition

The Air Force budget request of $156.3 billion for fiscal year 2019 builds on the progress made in 2018 to restore the readiness of the force, increase lethality, and cost-effectively modernize.

Air Force outlines future of bomber force

The Air Force outlined plans for its bomber fleet in its Fiscal Year 2019 President’s Budget Request February 12, 2019.

Team Minot hosts 2018 SLC

Members of the Senior Leader Conference visit Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 7-9, 2018. During their visit, members of the SLC toured a missile alert facility, launch facility and a B-52H Stratofortress.

625th STOS holds Deep Dive

The 625th Strategic Operations Squadron hosted a Deep Dive session for other squadrons within the 559th Command and Control Group at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Jan. 25.Deep Dives are an initiative promoted by 595th C2G Commander Col. Robert Billings in an effort to promote cooperation and

Ellsworth Airmen return home from six-month deployment

Ellsworth friends and families welcomed home approximately 350 Airmen on Jan. 29, 2018, after a six-month deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence mission.

28th Bomb Wing leadership visits Guam

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – Col. John R. Edwards, the 28th Bomb Wing Commander and Command Chief Master Sgt. Adam Vizi, recently visited the men and women of Ellsworth AFB deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam.