July 5, 2024 Airmen and B-1B Lancers return to Ellsworth after completing Bomber Task Force 24-6 Airmen from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron returned to Ellsworth AFB June 25, 2024, following the successful completion of BTF 24-6 at Andersen AFB, Guam. This mission, conducted with Allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific, achieved significant milestones in strengthening partnerships and
July 2, 2024 Dyess AFB's 7 CS infrastructure team completes base network upgrade The 7th Communications Squadron recently set a new standard of improving & maintaining base-wide network capabilities. Their infrastructure team’s work came at a time when the DAF reintroduced the warrant officer career tracks in the IT & cyber fields, which are critical to optimizing our force.
May 22, 2024 B-21 Raider continues flight test, production Following its formal unveiling, Dec. 2, 2022, the B-21 Raider began flight testing here where it continues to make progress toward becoming the backbone of the U.S. Air Force bomber fleet.
May 14, 2024 Back in the BUFF: Innovative training effort brings B-52 veteran back into the cockpit An innovative effort to improve training for B-52 Formal Training Unit students brought a former pilot on his first sortie in 28 years. The Formal Training Unit is led by the 93rd Bomb Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit. They work in conjunction with active-duty partners in the 11th Bomb Squadron.
May 13, 2024 Team Minot named DAF 2023 General Larry O. Spencer Award winners The Department of the Air Force announced the recipients of the 2023 Gen. Larry O. Spencer Innovation Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon, May 8. Members of Team Minot from the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing won the team award for the second year in a row!
May 10, 2024 DAF names 2023 General Larry O. Spencer Award winners The Department of the Air Force announced the recipients of the 2023 Gen. Larry O. Spencer Innovation Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon, May 8.
April 30, 2024 351st ARS refuels 7th BW over North Sea Three U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, refuel B-1 Lancers from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas, over the North Sea, April 23, 2024.
April 30, 2024 Global Strike Command wins CE Readiness Challenge X A team of AFGSC civil engineers hoisted the Readiness Challenge X winner’s trophy April 26 after a grueling six-day competition that tested 12 teams in more than 25 engineering skills ranging from firefighting to runway repair.
April 22, 2024 Team Whiteman demonstrates readiness during Spirit Vigilance The 509th and 131st Bomb Wings capped off the most recent iteration of exercise Spirit Vigilance by performing a mass fly-off of 12 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, April 15 at Whiteman AFB. Spirit Vigilance is one of a series of routine exercises held by AFGSC bases across the enterprise that focus on
April 22, 2024 The Big Impact of Small Business Innovation on AFGSC’s Mission Capability As the DOD aims to maintain its global technological edge, small business contractors have been recognized as key to maintaining national and economic defense. AFGSC created A5N, known as CCIT, to identify and harness small businesses’ commercial technologies to solve problems within the command and