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  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visits Minot

    U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Airmen at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 2, 2016. During the visit, Dunford toured various 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing's facilities to learn about their mission and capabilities.

  • The force behind the bombers of Global Thunder 17

    The 608th Strategic Operations Squadron and Task Force 204 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., provide the behind-the-scenes connectivity that support the nuclear bomber and reconnaissance generations for exercise Global Thunder 17.

  • U.S. Strategic Command welcomes Hyten as new commander

    Gen. John E. Hyten assumed command of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) from Adm. Cecil D. Haney during a change of command ceremony here, Nov. 3.Hyten previously served as commander of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., from Aug. 2014 to Oct. 2016. While there, he

  • 77th, 340th Weapons Schools integrate combat skillsets

    From 28,000 feet above the Gulf of Mexico, B-52 Stratofortress pilots Capt. Lance Adsit and Lt. Col. Erik Johnson look out their cockpit window to see a fellow bomber aircraft soaring through the clouds to their right; two B-1 Lancers share the airspace far to the south.

  • Ellsworth B-1 team wins LeMay Award

    The desert sun is sleeping, and the cool, night sky is empty above Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on Dec. 19, 2015. A B-1 bomber aircrew from the 37th Bomb Squadron from Ellsworth is carrying out their final preparations for a bombing operation. The mission: destroy oil fields that are supporting

  • E-4Bs realign under Eighth Air Force, 595th CACG stands up

    The Eighth Air Force has another aircraft in its inventory, and it’s not a bomber. The E-4B, which serves as the National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) and is a key component of the National Military Command System for the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff,

  • NNSA and Air Force conduct two successful joint flight tests

    In collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, NNSA conducted successful surveillance flight tests using joint test assemblies (JTA) of the B61-7 and B61-11 earlier this month. Analysis and flight recorder data from the tests indicate that both were successful.JTAs are mock weapons