Adm. Charles A. Richard, commander, U.S. Strategic Command, presented the Joint Meritorious Unit Award to Air Force Global Strike Command during a ceremony held at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 18.

AFGSC awarded Joint Meritorious Unit Award
U.S. Navy Adm. Charles Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, received a brief from 12th Missile squadron combat crew members during a tour of the missile procedural trainer May 6, 2022, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. During his visit, Richard awarded the 12th MS the Omaha Trophy, as the best intercontinental ballistic missile squadron for 2021. First awarded by Strategic Air Command Consultation Committee in 1971, the Omaha Trophy is presented to units across the command in four official categories: intercontinental ballistic missile squadron, ballistic missile submarine, strategic bomber squadron and global operations squadron. (US. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Elijah Van Zandt)

USSTRATCOM visits Malmstrom, presents Omaha Trophy to 12th MS
A 595 SCS Airman conducts 3-D printing for a SACCS light lens.

3-D Printing
Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, accompanies 9th Bomb Squadron personnel on a B-1B Lancer flight at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 29, 2022. During his visit, Gebara received several briefings on the B-1’s mission set and combat capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Hayman)

8th Air Force Leadership Visits Dyess AFB
A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flies alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National Guard during a training mission with the Royal Australian Air Force in the Indo-Pacific region, March 23, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)

B-2 conducts mission in Indo-Pacific, integrates with US, Royal Australian Air Force fighters
The Omaha Trophy Honor Wall showcases 125 patches from every unit that has received the award in chronological order with room for future recipient units.

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AFGSC awarded Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Adm. Charles Richard, left, U.S. Strategic Command commander, presents the Joint Meritorious Unit Award to Gen. Anthony Cotton, right, Air Force Global Strike Command commander at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana on May, 18, 2022. The JMUA was awarded to AFGSC in recognition of the command’s efforts and achievements during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan E. Ramos)
May 19, 2022 - Adm. Charles A. Richard, commander, U.S. Strategic Command, presented the Joint Meritorious Unit Award to Air Force Global Strike Command during a ceremony held at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 18.  The award was...
USSTRATCOM visits Malmstrom, presents Omaha Trophy to 12th MS
U.S. Navy Adm. Charles Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, received a brief from 12th Missile squadron combat crew members during a tour of the missile procedural trainer May 6, 2022, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. During his visit, Richard awarded the 12th MS the Omaha Trophy, as the best intercontinental ballistic missile squadron for 2021. First awarded by Strategic Air Command Consultation Committee in 1971, the Omaha Trophy is presented to units across the command in four official categories: intercontinental ballistic missile squadron, ballistic missile submarine, strategic bomber squadron and global operations squadron. (US. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Elijah Van Zandt)
May 9, 2022 - U.S. Navy Adm. Charles Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, received a brief from 12th Missile squadron combat crew members during a tour of the missile procedural trainer May 6, 2022, at Malmstrom Air Force Base,...
3-D printing solves maintenance issue
U.S. Airman 1st Class Saowalak Wester, a NC3 network technician for the 595th Strategic Communications Squadron, constructs a cover for an alert light with a 3D printer at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska November 30, 2021. When their supplier discontinued manufacturing of a red fault indicator lens cap to cover the lights on the Strategic Automated Command and Control (SACCS) systems, the 595th SCS Centralized Repair Facility (CRF) purchased a 3D printer with innovation funds to manufacture a replacement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tambri Cason)
May 4, 2022 - Airmen from the 595th Strategic Communications Squadron utilize a 3-D printer to circumvent scarcity of SACCS part...
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