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June 6, 2022

U.S. Indo-Pacific Forces Come Together: Valiant Shield 22

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Indo-Pacific command joint forces are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2022, June 6-17, on Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau and at sea around the Mariana Island Range Complex.Participants include USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

June 5, 2022

Exercise Baltic Operations kicks off in the Baltic Sea

STOCKHOLM — Fourteen NATO allies, two NATO partner nations, over 45 ships, more than 75 aircraft, and approximately 7,000 personnel kick off Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 22) from Stockholm today.

A 595 SCS Airman conducts 3-D printing for a SACCS light lens.

May 4, 2022

3-D printing solves maintenance issue

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — Airmen from the 595th Strategic Communications Squadron utilize a 3-D printer to circumvent scarcity of SACCS part.

A B-2 Spirit taxis on the runway prior to night time flying operations as part of Exercise Agile Tiger April 5, 2022 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Exercise Agile Tiger gave Team Whiteman the opportunity to practice operational unpredictability, while assuring our partners and allies that we are postured to execute nuclear operations and global strike anytime, anywhere. (United States Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Devan Halstead)

April 12, 2022

Exercise Agile Tiger: Integrated deterrence in the heartland of America

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — Whiteman Air Force Base concluded the first iteration of Exercise Agile Tiger, designed to improve joint warfighter lethality through high fidelity mission planning, execution, and debrief.Exercise Agile Tiger enhanced participants’ ability to communicate, collaborate and operate together, ensuring unity of effort across the joint force.Over the

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) Gold Crew returns to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay,

April 8, 2022

USS Alaska Takes Trophy 5th Time in Decade

KINGS BAY, Ga. — The crews of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) were recently announced as the recipients of the 2021 U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Omaha Trophy.

Shown is an illustration of the LGM-35A Sentinel launch silo, the Air Force’s newest weapon system known as the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent. The Air Force determined the LGM-35A Sentinel would provide continuity in strategic deterrence and cost less than extending the life of the current intercontinental ballistic missile fleet, comprised of the aging Minuteman III. Replacing the 1970s-era missile modernizes the ground-based leg of the nuclear triad and brings the Minuteman’s more than 50 years of service to a close. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

April 5, 2022

Air Force’s new intercontinental ballistic missile system has a name: Sentinel

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall approved the designation for the system that modernizes the ICBM leg of the Nation’s nuclear triad.

A U.S. Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft takes off from Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, July 10, 2019. The E-4B is capable of seating more than 100 people including a joint-service team, an Air Force flight crew, maintenance and security components, a communications team and selected augmentees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Skovo)

April 5, 2022

Air Force delivers E-4B simulator

E-4B pilots and flight engineers assigned to the 595th Command and Control Group at Offutt Air Force Base, have a new state-of-the-art training device.

On April 4, the 509th Bomb Wing kicked off a four-day interoperability exercise involving active duty, guard and reserve fighter, bomber, refueling and support units from across the country

April 4, 2022

Whiteman Air Force Base hosts large-force joint integration exercise

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — On April 4, the 509th Bomb Wing kicked off a four-day interoperability exercise involving active duty, guard and reserve fighter, bomber, refueling and support units from across the country.Following months-long planning, Exercise Agile Tiger is designed to meet training objectives consisting of high-fidelity distributed mission planning,

A B-52H Stratofortress flies over the Arabian Gulf with an F-22 Raptor on each side.

March 29, 2022

US B-52s bring region together through Middle East Presence Patrol

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Coalition and regional partner air forces joined a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress and two F-22 Raptors on a presence patrol mission across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility March 29.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lance Lynch, left, and Senior Airman Gregory Hogle, right, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs conduct a pre-flight inspection on a B-52H Stratofortress prior to take off from Andersen Air Force, Guam, to support a mission Mar. 4, 2022. Bomber missions contribute to joint force lethality and deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific by demonstrating USAF ability to operate anywhere in the world at any time in support of the National Defense Strategy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan E. Ramos)

March 29, 2022

Barksdale Airmen accomplish Bomber Task Force deployment, return home

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Since the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron arrived to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam in February the total force accomplished a variety of strategic missions to include: strengthening partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, engaging the joint force with close air support rehearsals, and refining tactics and techniques in a different geographic area of responsibility—all as part of a Bomber Task Force deployment.