Aug. 18, 2011

Command Chief reflects on lifetime of service

When Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Narofsky was an Air Force trainee in basic training in 1983, he found a page in his study guide that showed the estimated timeline for making each rank and wrote the number 15 next to chief.

Aug. 9, 2011

Air Force Prepares to Launch DARPA Hypersonic Vehicle

The second flight of the\r\nHypersonic Technology Vehicle 2, developed by the Defense Advanced Research\r\nProjects Agency, is scheduled to launch Wednesday at 7 a.m. PDT from Space\r\nLaunch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard a Minotaur IV\r\nLite rocket.

Aug. 5, 2011

Deterrence Symposium brings nuclear debate to the forefront

The 2011 U.S. Strategic Command Deterrence Symposium commenced Aug. 3 and 4 promoting thoughtful discussion and debate on "21st Century Deterrence Challenges," the theme of this year's forum.

July 28, 2011

Second SBIRS GEO Satellite Successfully Completes Final Segment of Baseline Integrated System Test

The U.S. Air Force's second Space Based Infrared Systems geosynchronous satellite successfully completed Baseline Integrated System Test recently at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Sunnyvale, Calif.

July 16, 2011

Successful Global Positioning System IIF-2 Launch from Cape Canaveral AFS

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched GPS IIF-2 Space Vehicle Number (SVN) 63 carried aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium rocket at 2:41 a.m. EDT today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

July 6, 2011

GPS Satellite Achieves 20 Years On-orbit

GPS Block IIA-11 (SVN-24), built by Boeing (formerly Rockwell Corporation), was launched on July 4, 1991 and set healthy to navigation and timing users on Aug. 31, 1991.

July 4, 2011

Global Positioning System IIF-2 Satellite Scheduled to Launch July 15

The launch of a Delta IV Medium rocket carrying the GPS IIF-2 payload for the Air Force, previously scheduled for Thursday, is being postponed 24 hours to allow the GPS spacecraft team time to complete assessment and coordination of satellite readiness to launch.

July 1, 2011

Message to the DoD from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta

Message to the DoD from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.

June 30, 2011

Successful Launch of ORS-1 from NASA Wallops Flight Facility

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched the first Operationally Responsive Space prototype satellite aboard a Minotaur I launch vehicle at 11:09 p.m. EDT yesterday from Pad 0B at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. ORS-1 deployed 12 minutes after launch.

June 17, 2011

STRATCOM Deputy Commander tours Minot, presents Omaha Trophies

Thunderous cheers and applause from Minot's Airmen reverberated with pride inside the Dock 1 hangar as Vice Adm. Cecil Haney, U.S. Strategic Command deputy commander, and Mark Theisen, Strategic Command Consultation Committee member, awarded the Air Force's only nuclear capable dual-wing base with Omaha Trophies June 15.