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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.

March 14, 2022

U.S. Strategic Command celebrates a legacy spanning over 50 years

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and the Strategic Command Consultation Committee (SCC) unveiled the Omaha Trophy Honor Wall at USSTRATCOM headquarters on March 14, 2022.

Lt. Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command (left), Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command (center), and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) David Deptula, Dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies sit on stage during the 2022 Air Force Association Warfare Symposium, March 3 in Orlando, Florida. AFA’s Air Force Association Warfare Symposium is a premiere professional development event for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, as well as the aerospace and defense industries that support them. (Air Force courtesy photo)

March 9, 2022

Gen. Cotton talks strategic deterrence at 2022 AFA Warfare Symposium

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, spoke during the 2022 Air Force Association Warfare Symposium, March 3 in Orlando, Fla., highlighting the command’s role in strategic deterrence.

A ship sails along the horizon.

March 8, 2022

U.S. Intel Officials Detail Threats From China, Russia

China is coming ever closer to being a peer competitor to the United States economically, militarily and technologically, Avril Haines, the director of National Intelligence, told the House Intelligence Committee.

Rocket arches through the sky to orbit.

March 8, 2022

DOD Leaders Say Russia, China Provide Challenges to National Security

Every operational plan in the Defense Department rests on an assumption that strategic deterrence is holding, and in particular, that nuclear deterrence is holding, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said. 

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March 7, 2022

GBSD coming to F.E. Warren

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE, Wyo. — Detail of the replacement of the Minuteman III ICBM system with the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent.

A B-2 Spirit sits on the Nellis Air Force Base flight line.

Feb. 25, 2022

Red Flag 22-1: Integrated mission planning is the first step to B-2 mission success

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — Red Flag is a large-scale exercise that offers the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron an opportunity to enhance their integrated mission planning capabilities with the use of ever-evolving intelligence.  Red Flag is hosted multiple times a year at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and includes a variety of units and airframes from across the Department

A B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, lands on the flight line in support of a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 9th, 2022. BTF missions demonstrate lethality and interoperability in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan E. Ramos)

Feb. 15, 2022

Barksdale B-52s deploy to Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — More than 220 Airmen and four B-52’s assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Andersen AFB, Guam, to conduct Bomber Task Force missions in support of Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces, February, 2022.

B-2 Spirit welcoming ceremony

Feb. 15, 2022

80 Years of Whiteman: A legacy of combat power and future of innovation

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — As the Air Force commemorates 75 years of Air Power in 2022, Whiteman Air Force Base celebrates 80 Years of Heritage from the Heartland.The 509th Bomb Wing has had an impact on the Air Force since World War II and is blazing a new trail as the Air Force’s only B-2 Spirit Advanced Technology Bomber unit, leaving behind a legacy of combat power.Over

A B-52 is refueled by a KC-10 Extender.

Feb. 14, 2022

US B-52 brings region together through first Middle East presence patrol of 2022

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Regional and coalition air forces joined a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress and two U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets on a presence patrol mission across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Feb. 14.

A B-1B Lancer taxis on the flightline after completing a Continental United States to Continental United States joint Large Force Exercise alongside the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 11, 2022. They executed a 30 hour two-ship CONUS to CONUS mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Hayman)

Feb. 9, 2022

53rd Wing tests avionics software update during Bomber Task Force sortie

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed a test of the Sustainment Block-18 avionics software and achieved long-range communications utilizing Joint Range Extension Applications Protocol–A during a U.S. Strategic Command Bomber Task Force mission in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, Jan. 11, 2022.