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July 11, 2023
Minot combat crew comm team maintains security during Indo-Pacific deployment
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Whether training at home or supporting Bomber Task Force operations abroad, Airmen aboard 5th Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortresses carry sensitive communication codes that are vital to mission accomplishment.
June 30, 2023
Gen. Cotton awards 2022 Omaha Trophy to 40th Helicopter Squadron
MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. — The 40th Helicopter Squadron flew to the top this year as the best intercontinental ballistic missile squadron for which they were awarded the 2022 Omaha Trophy on June 28, 2023 at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.
Bomber, Refueler communities integrate for ACE exercise
ROME, New York — The 307th Bomb Wing conducted their first integrated Agile Combat Employment (ACE) exercise with the 914th Air Refueling Wing here June 23-30.
June 14, 2023
B-52 returns to Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force deployment
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — More than 200 Airmen and four B-52 Stratofortresses assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam June 14 in order to conduct Bomber Task Force—or BTF—missions.
June 8, 2023
Operation Avalanche Defender prepares security forces for future fight
FORT WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Mont — Airmen with the 841st Missile Security Forces conducted a four-day simulated deployment exercise from May 30 to June 2 at Fort William Henry Harrison, Mont.
USAFCENT flexes air-to-ground capabilities in historic first for BTF
AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) aircraft joined 2 B-1B Lancers over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, along with five partner nations and other coalition forces, during a Bomber Task Force mission, June 8.
May 31, 2023
USSPACECOM Assumes Missile Defense Mission
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE — The President of the United States approved and directed the implementation of the 2022 Unified Command Plan Apr. 25, 2023.
May 30, 2023
USSPACECOM hosts USSTRATCOM Deputy Commander
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw, U.S. Space Command deputy commander speaks with U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Richard Correll, U.S. Strategic Command deputy commander at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., May 30, 2023.
May 24, 2023
Bomber Task Force: Supersonic bombers return to Europe
ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, United Kingdom — U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers returned to RAF Fairford, May 23, for Bomber Task Force Europe 2023-3 to conduct a long-planned bomber rotation in support of U.S. European Command and NATO deterrence initiatives.Two of the Texas-based supersonic bombers from Dyess Air Force Base’s 7th Bomb Wing entered the theater today by first integrating with Allies
53rd Wing B-52 executes long-range mine test, advancing maritime capabilities in a contested environment
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — A B-52H Stratofortress attached to the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron validated the ability to deploy inert Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) QuickStrike Extended Range (QS-ER) mines from a standoff distance of more than 40 miles off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in early March, 2023.