DOD Announces 2017 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence Winners

Team Barksdale officially won the 2017 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence for the Air Force May 8, 2017.

625th STOS conducts first airborne ICBM launch since 8 AF realignment

A scheduled Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test was launched by two key turns initiated from the Airborne Launch Control System, or ALCS, on-board a Navy E-6B Mercury jet, April 26. The airborne flight test was the first for the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron since its

Glory Trip 220: an aircrew’s perspective

A joint team comprised of U.S. Air Force missileers and U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury aircrew successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile above the Pacific Ocean April 26, 2017.

VCJCS Barksdale Tour: Gen. Selva meets Airmen behind U.S. Nuclear Enterprise

Veterans, Airmen celebrate 75 years of 8 AF heritage

On the morning of April 26, some of the very souls who survived numerous life-threatening operations to tell their stories, and made Eighth Air Force what it is today, met current Eighth Air Force Airmen at the Barksdale Global Power Museum Airpark.

Maj. Gen. Bussiere discusses safety with Airmen at Barksdale AFB

F.E. Warren tests Minuteman III missile with launch from Vandenberg

A combined team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, and the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, launched an unarmed Minuteman III

Eighth Air Force commander visits Dyess

The commander of the Eighth Air Force met the Airmen who carry out the missions of the 7th Bomb Wing and 317th Airlift Group during a visit of Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 17-19. During his visit, Maj. Gen. Thomas Bussiere and his wife Barbara, toured several squadrons to recognize Airmen on

Wright-Patterson, NMUSAF pay tribute to Doolittle Raid 75th Anniversary

Friends, family and fans from around the country came together to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid April 17-18 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The April 18, 1942 Doolittle Raid on Tokyo was an important

B-1 ‘Ruptured Duck’ rechristening honors Doolittle Tokyo Raiders’ 75th anniversary

The 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders was commemorated April 17 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a B-1 bomber from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, was rechristened the “Ruptured Duck” and its new nose art unveiled in tribute to a B-25 Mitchell bomber that was flown during the