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Dr. Rebecca Taylor, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) anthropologist, briefs U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kenneth Henson during a tour of the DPAA facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 9, 2018. Henson visited the DPAA Laboratory to collect the remains of his grand uncle-in-law, U.S. Army Cpl. Albert Mills, who was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division during the Korean War. Henson served as the special escort for Mills’ remains during transport to final resting place in Dallas. DPAA conducts global search, recovery and laboratory operations to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kathrine Dodd)

Dec. 13, 2018

USSTRATCOM Marine escorts family member home

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Following 68 years of uncertainty for the Mills’ family, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kenneth Henson, U.S. Strategic Command cyber network operator, helped bring them closure Nov. 10, 2018, by providing a special escort for his grand uncle-in-law, U.S. Army Cpl. Albert Mills. Mills, who was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry

Dec. 12, 2018

AFSPC assumes COMSATCOM procurement responsibility for DoD

PETERSON AFB, Colo. (AFNS) — The Air Force Space Command commander assumed responsibility for procurement of commercial satellite communications services for the Department of Defense from the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency December 12. The move is in accordance with Section 1601(a) of the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.

KAUAI, Hawaii (Dec. 10, 2018) A Standard Missile (SM) 3 Block IIA is launched from the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii, Dec. 10, 2018, to successfully intercept an intermediate-range ballistic missile target in space. This is the third successful intercept out of five intercept tests for the SM-3 Block IIA missile. Aegis shore-based facilities will be equipped with the SM-3 Block IIA missiles to strengthen America’s short- and intermediate-range missile defense strategy.

Dec. 12, 2018

SM-3 Block IIA Launched From Aegis Ashore Successfully Intercepts Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Target During Operational Test

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy Sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03 (FTI-03).

Deputy Joint Force Space Component Commander Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting (left) walks with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross (center) during a visit at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., Nov. 29, 2018. Secretary Ross met with service members from the 18th Space Control Squadron, Combined Space Operations Center, Joint Force Space Component Command and U.S. Strategic Command to discuss Space Situational Awareness capabilities and space operations during a visit here Nov. 29-30. Secretary Ross also spoke with service members about the Department of Defense transitioning non-military aspects of Space Situational Awareness and space safety monitoring and responsibilities to the Department of Commerce. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Cody Chiles)

Dec. 4, 2018

Secretary of Commerce, Space Leaders discuss Space Situational Awareness

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross met with service members from the 18th Space Control Squadron, 30th Space Wing, Combined Space Operations Center, Joint Force Space Component Command and U.S. Strategic Command to discuss Space Situational Awareness capabilities and space operations during a visit at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., Nov. 29-30, 2018. Secretary Ross also spoke with service members about the Department of Defense transitioning non-military aspects of Space Situational Awareness and space safety monitoring and responsibilities to the Department of Commerce.

U.S. Air Force members from the 96th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit shake a tow bar to maneuver it into place on a B-52 Stratofortress bomber during exercise Lightning Focus at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Darwin, Australia, Nov. 29, 2018.

Dec. 1, 2018

PACAF Airmen, B-52s arrive in Australia for combined training

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — U.S. Pacific Air Forces deployed aircrew, support Airmen and two B-52 Stratofortress bombers to Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Darwin to conduct combined exercises and training with their Australian counterparts Nov. 29 to Dec. 9, 2018.

Sgt. Edward Fifer, J5N2 CENTCOM Targeting Analyst,
Enlisted Corps Spotlight December

Nov. 30, 2018

December Enlisted Corps Spotlight

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Sgt. Fifer, target analyst with the Plans and Policy Directorate, hails from Gillette, Wyoming, and has 5 years, 6 months of military service.

Nov. 21, 2018

USSTRATCOM WEATHER INFORMATION

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — USSTRATCOM weather information

Nov. 16, 2018

Air Force announces bases to support B-21 Raider mission

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — The Air Force has selected Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to coordinate maintenance and sustainment of the B-21 Raider and Edwards AFB, California, to lead testing and evaluation of the next generation long-range strike bomber.

Jose Romualdez, Philippine Ambassador to the United States, and Defense Secretary James N. Mattis, stand for a photo, Nov. 14, 2018, in front of the bells of Balangiga on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. During the visit, the Bells of Balangiga were officially presented to the Philippine government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Braydon Williams)

Nov. 15, 2018

U.S. presents Bells of Balangiga to the Philippines

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. (AFNS) — Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis and Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Romualdez visited F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Nov. 14, during which the Bells of Balangiga were officially presented to the Philippine government.

Nov. 8, 2018

Secretary of the Air Force visits Vandenberg Air Force Base

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson visited Vandenberg Air Force Base, California to experience the mission up close Nov. 6, 2018.During the visit, Wilson saw the Combined Space Operations Center, 576th Flight Test Squadron, ICBM Launch Support Center, ICBM Telemetry Integrated Processing System, Western Range Operations Control Center, met