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Jan. 25, 2022

Executing mission, fostering innovation, making history: Barksdale’s first ACE exercise

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, Louisiana — Conducting the bomber ACE operations provided an opportunity for Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, to apply and practice strategic maneuvers designed to operate not just at U.S. and ally military installations, but nearly any austere airfield worldwide.

A B-1B Lancer from Dyess Air Force Base flies alongside two Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a joint Large Force Exercise in the Indo-Pacific region, Jan. 11, 2022. Conducting training missions alongside partners strengthens the joint force tactics within the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

Jan. 24, 2022

Dyess B-1 Bomber CONUS to CONUS Mission Trains Interoperability with Coalition Partners

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The 7th Bomb Wing, 307th Bomb Wing and 53rd Wing jointly executed a 30-hour two-ship mission on Jan. 11 from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas to the Indo-Pacific and back. The two aircraft conducted a joint Large Force Exercise with fighters from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force, in a clear message showing U.S. commitment to allies and partners within the Indo-Pacific Region.

Missileers from the 91st Missile Wing performing their duties at Minot Air Force Base, N.D.

Dec. 20, 2021

ICBM Deployments: A Balance to Meet Operational Needs and Promote Personal Predictability

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Going on alert and tripping out away from your home to a missile alert facility for a week every three weeks sounds daunting to most, but this life is normal for most of the 91st Missile Wing. For the men and women who support one of the nation’s most strategic assets in the Department of Defense, the missile squadron deployment cycle has a significant implication on training, family stability, morale, and as a result their ability to proficiently carry out their missions.

Dec. 17, 2021

90 CES Fire Department partners with local agencies for Missile Silo Rescue Training

F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. — The 90th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Prevention Flight hosted Missile Silo Rescue Training for seven mutual aid fire departments, Dec. 11, 2021, at the base’s U-01 Launch Facility Trainer.

Airmen assigned to the 341st Missile Wing from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, celebrate the win of the Blanchard Trophy during the 2021 Global Strike Challenge score posting at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Dec. 8, 2021. The challenge was designed to showcase the world’s premier bomber and Intercontinental Ballistic Missile force, and improve Airmen’s combat capabilities through competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Pugh)

Dec. 9, 2021

Global Strike Challenge '21 announces 'Best of the Best'

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2021 at the multi-month competition’s capstone event Dec. 8, here.Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile operations and maintenance, helicopter operations and security forces competition with units from Air Force

Dec. 8, 2021

USFFC Holds Change of Command, Welcomes 43rd Commander

NORFOLK, Va. — NORFOLK, Va. - Adm. Christopher Grady was relieved by Adm. Daryl Caudle as commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFFC), in a ceremony aboard aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Dec. 7.

Dec. 6, 2021

Austin Tells Reagan Forum How U.S. Will Take on Challenge of China

WASHINGTON -- "China is not 10-feet tall," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said at the Reagan Library in California today, and the United States is not a "country that fears competition."China is a challenge to the United States and all democracies, but America and its allies will rise to the challenge. "And we're going to meet this one

The Airmen of the 90th Operations Support Squadron pose for a group photo while holding the Col. Lowell F. McAdoo Award for the most outstanding intercontinental ballistic missile operations for 2020 on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Nov. 23. 2021. The squadron earned this by executing 364 nuclear orders and 8,700 alert hours during the pandemic. Also, they organized and led the Air Force's first and only drive-in airshow with 4,500 people in attendance while ensuring the health and safety of its spectators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Coslett)

Dec. 1, 2021

90 OSS earns best overall ICBM operations award

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. — The 90th Operations Support Squadron was awarded the Col. Lowell F. McAdoo Award thus capturing the title of the best Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Operations Support Squadron in Air Force Global Strike Command for the year 2020 at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. The 90 OSS earned the award by executing 364 nuclear orders, coordinating

Dec. 1, 2021

Defense Official Says Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Is Vital to Security

For decades, the United States has had electromagnetic spectrum superiority over adversaries in all domains. But that superiority can no longer be taken for granted, a Defense Department official said.

Nov. 22, 2021

AFCEC leads bed-down efforts for B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading a large-scale, multi-year facilities construction project to deliver infrastructure needed to support the bed down of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber, the future backbone of the Air Force bomber fleet. The B-21 Raider will incrementally replace the B-1 Lancer and