5th Bomb Wing Change of Command

Ready to receive: B-52s touch down at RAF Fairford

With the sharp screech of rubber meeting asphalt, two B-52 Stratofortresses from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, touched down at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, June 2.For the third year in a row the bombers have deployed to RAF Fairford to participate in bilateral training exercises. This year

Constant Vigilance 16 a profound success for Air Guard integration into B-2 strategic operations

Exercise Constant Vigilance 16 proved to be a total force success story as 131st and 509th Bomb Wing Airmen affirmed their strategic B-2 operational mission readiness and completed the final phase of a plan, 11 years in the making.For the first time in this exercise, Whiteman's total force team

B-1s debut and C2 connects during Constant Vigilance

Monday marked the conclusion of Constant Vigilance 2016, a week-long Air Force Global Strike Command annual exercise, designed to gauge the Service's ability to conduct conventional long-range strike and nuclear deterrence missions.Eighth Air Force, also known as the "Mighty Eighth," is one of two

B-52 Stratofortress joins coalition team

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 9, in support of theater requirements and Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the threat they pose to Iraq,

Update: Airman receives clemency on conviction

On March 21, 2016, Maj. Gen. Richard Clark, 8th Air Force commander, dismissed one of two charges associated with the November 14, 2015 court-martial conviction of Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon, an Air Force combat photographer.A conviction for maltreatment of subordinates remains, but Clark, the court's

8th Air Force observes 74th anniversary

An Air Force command, once led by generals Ira Eaker and Jimmy Doolittle, has participated in combat operations from World War II to Operation Enduring Freedom.On Jan. 29, 8th Air Force here observed its 74th birthday, featuring a cake-cutting with the 8th Air Force commander, Maj. Gen. Richard

8th AF commander visits with bomber Airmen at Ellsworth

The commander of the Mighty Eighth visited Ellsworth AFB Jan. 18-20 and met with bomber Airmen to not only learn more about the base's mission, but commend them for all they have done at home station and while deployed.During his visit, Maj. Gen. Richard Clark, Eighth Air Force commander, toured

28th BW adopts Toby Jug, accepts new mission

Some may have noticed a solitary jug displayed on the Pride Hangar stage during the B-1 realignment ceremony Oct. 1, facing away from the crowd for the majority of the program.They would have also observed a small motion at the end of the day's events, when Maj. Gen. Richard Clark, Eighth Air Force

U.S. bomber fleet unifies under Eighth Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command leadership

Two bomb wings from the U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command ceremonially realigned to Air Force Global Strike Command's Eighth Air Force today, bringing all of the Service's bomber fleet under a single command.The move, official Oct. 1, joins B-1B Lancers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas' 7th Bomb