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Interagency exercise paves way for progressive training
June 13, 2019 — Members of the 841st Missile Security Forces Squadron, 40th Helicopter Squadron, 341st Security Support Squadron tactical response force, 341st Medical Group and 341st Missile Wing safety, with support from the 12th Missile Squadron, participated in an integrated exercise, displaying the weapons and tactics used during a recapture and recovery of an intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility. ... MORE

Providing access to space through innovation
June 12, 2019 — The U.S. Air Force and Space Command are powered by innovation. Because of this, Vandenberg Air Force Base is continually making improvements to base facilities, equipment and the way Airmen and mission partners do their job in order to complete the space mission. ... MORE

KC-46 flies past latest milestone
June 5, 2019 — In the midst of its Phase III testing, the KC-46 Pegasus completed yet another milestone. The Air Force’s newest refueling tanker made its first mid-air connection with the B-2 Spirit in the skies over Edwards Air Force Base, California, recently.... MORE

U.S. Air Force bomber, fighter squadrons support Australian Air Force training
June 4, 2019 — ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, Australia – The 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), forward deployed from Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, and the California Air National Guard’s 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Fresno, Calif., provided training support to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during exercise Diamond Storm May 6 to 26, 2019.... MORE

B-52 pilot reconnects with retired aircraft after more than a decade
June 4, 2019 — Lt. Col. Stephen Miracle, 10th Flight Test Squadron B-52 flight commander, recently took part in a mission to fly a regenerated B-52 from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. The feat was only the second time a Stratofortress returned to service from Davis-Monthan's "Boneyard."... MORE

USSTRATCOM Commander Announces 2018 Omaha Trophy Winners
June 3, 2019 — In recognition of outstanding support to U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) strategic deterrence mission, U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of USSTRATCOM, announced the winners of the 2018 Omaha Trophies June 3, 2019.“The Omaha Trophy represents the best of the best in units executing strategic deterrence,” said Hyten. “This year’s... MORE

Bomber Task Force Participates in Joint Exercise with Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group
June 2, 2019 — A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and part of the U.S. Central Command Bomber Task Force, and the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, attached to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group conducted joint operations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, June 1.The operations emphasize Joint Force... MORE

June Enlisted Corps Spotlight
May 31, 2019 — Tech. Sgt. Corey Payne, noncommissioned officer in charge of the executive travel team from the Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4) Systems Directorate, hails from Dalton, Georgia, and has 8 years of military service.Q: How does your job support USSTRATCOM and our missions?A: As a personal communications officer to the USSTRATCOM... MORE

23rd EBS trains during Exercise Diamond Storm
May 17, 2019 — A contingent from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) deployed from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress in support of the Australian Air Warfare Center-led exercise Diamond Storm May 6-26, 2019.... MORE

USS Rhode Island Successfully Tests Trident II D5 Missile
May 9, 2019 — The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) along with the U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) conducted a successful test flight of one unarmed Trident II D5 missile, May 9.This launch marked the 172nd successful test flight of the Trident II D5 missile since its introduction to the fleet in 1989.This test... MORE