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USS Tennessee Wins SECNAV Afloat Environmental Award
May 8, 2020 — The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), homeported at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, was announced as the winner of the 2020 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Afloat Environmental Award, April 21... MORE

7th Bomb Wing displays readiness with Bomber Task Force deployment
May 7, 2020 — The 7th Bomb Wing’s readiness was on full display supporting Pacific Air Forces’ Bomber Task Force mission despite the COVID-19 pandemic... MORE

Bomber Task Force conducts Baltic mission with B-1 Lancers
May 6, 2020 — Two U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancers from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota conducted a long-range strategic Bomber Task Force mission to the Baltic region May 5, 2020... MORE

DOD Remains Flexible, Agile in Face of Coronavirus
May 5, 2020 — Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed the latest Defense Department response to the COVID-19 pandemic during a news conference at the Pentagon... MORE

Assembling a Flyover
May 5, 2020 — The men and women of Barksdale showed their appreciation to healthcare workers of Louisiana by performing a flyover of New Orleans and Baton Rouge, May 1, 2020... MORE

Whiteman EOD Airmen continue to train and respond amid the coronavirus pandemic
May 1, 2020 — In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic there is a team on Whiteman Air Force Base with an explosive mission that doesn’t just stop.The 509th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team continues to train and are ready to respond to emergencies throughout the Midwestern United States, with slight modifications to maintain mission... MORE

B-1B Lancers return to Indo-Pacific for bomber task force deployment
May 1, 2020 — B-1B Lancers returned to the Indo-Pacific region in May 1 to conduct bomber task force operations out of Andersen Air Base, Guam... MORE

Nuclear command leverages academia, industry data in COVID-19 fight
April 30, 2020 — Air Force officials here responsible for two-thirds of the nation’s nuclear weapons enlisted a new partner in the fight against COVID-19—academia and industry.Through a partnership with the Cyber Innovation Center, Louisiana Tech University, and Virtualitics Inc., Air Force Global Strike Command officials rapidly developed a daily report consisting... MORE

Pair of Ellsworth B-1s further demonstrate force employment model in Pacific
April 30, 2020 — A pair of B-1s launched from South Dakota April 28 to conduct theater familiarization training. The bomber crews flew more than 32 hours, non-stop, as part of a joint U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) and U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission before returning home... MORE

Minuteman III test launch on schedule, mission ready amid pandemic
April 30, 2020 — There is no question about it - the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) mission is a unique portion of the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) nuclear enterprise. Even as the nation is battling the COVID-19 pandemic, the nuclear mission requires a 24/7/365 work force that is always ready and reliable.Operational tests of unarmed Minuteman... MORE