BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Lt. Col. John Grimes, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command’s 625th Strategic Operations Squadron at Offutt AFB, Neb., was relieved of command Aug. 14 by Col. David Leaumont, 595th Command and Control Group commander, due to a loss of trust and confidence in Grimes’ ability to command the squadron.
The 625th Strategic Operations Squadron executes and supports global strike through continuous, rapid, accurate and survivable nuclear operations. The team of operators, engineers, maintainers and computer systems personnel enable launching intercontinental ballistic missiles while airborne in a Navy E-6B Mercury.