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March 24, 2022

B-2 conducts mission in Indo-Pacific, integrates with US, Royal Australian Air Force fighters

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit flew from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, March 23, 2022, to execute training with the Royal Australian Air Force to increase interoperability with a critical ally and operate forward in the Indo-Pacific region.

March 22, 2022

USSTRATCOM Commander Announces 2021 Omaha Trophy Winners

n recognition of outstanding support to U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) strategic deterrence mission, U.S. Navy Adm. Charles Richard, commander of USSTRATCOM, announced the winners of the 2021Omaha Trophies, March 22, 2022.

March 18, 2022

Bombers return to Dyess following participation in Red Flag 22-2

Airmen from the 9th Bomb Squadron and 9th Aircraft Maintenance unit recently participated in Red Flag 22-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and returned home to America’s Lift and Strike Base March 18, 2022.The exercise is a simulated combat training exercise that gives aircrew members from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and its allies an

March 14, 2022

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

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.

March 9, 2022

Gen. Cotton talks strategic deterrence at 2022 AFA Warfare Symposium

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.

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.

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. 

March 7, 2022

GBSD coming to F.E. Warren

Detail of the replacement of the Minuteman III ICBM system with the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent.

Feb. 25, 2022

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

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

Feb. 15, 2022

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

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.