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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, Maj. Gen. Fred Stoss, 20th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Good, 20th Air Force command chief, greets Defense Secetary James N. Mattis plade side Nov. 14, 2018, at Cheyenne Regional Airport, Wyo. Suring the Defense Secretary's visit to F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., the Bells of Balangiga were officially presented to the Philippine government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Abbigayle Wagner)

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

Tech. Sgt. Kyle Eisenbarth is selected as the Enlisted Corps Spotlight for November.

Nov. 3, 2018

November Enlisted Corps Spotlight

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Tech. Sgt. Kyle Eisenbarth, noncommissioned officer in charge of mobility operations, hails from Grove City, Ohio, and has 12 years, 4 months of military service.Q: How does your job support U.S Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and our missions? A: My job as a logistics planner at USSTRATCOM in the J4 Logistics Directorate primarily involves quality

Oct. 29, 2018

U.S. Strategic Command Conducts Exercise Global Thunder

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) today commenced Global Thunder 2019, an annual command and control exercise that provides training opportunities that assess all USSTRATCOM mission areas and joint and field training operational readiness, with a specific focus on nuclear readiness.USSTRATCOM conducts global operations in coordination with other

U.S. Army Col. Gary Baumann, left, the first commander of the 100th Missile Defense Brigade, accepts the brigade's flag from U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph M. Cosumano, Jr., commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, during the activation ceremony of the 100th MDB Oct. 16, 2003, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The MDB is manned both by Colorado Army National Guard and active-component soldiers.

Oct. 26, 2018

Nation’s only missile defense brigade celebrates 15 years of dedicated service to homeland defense

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Soldiers of the Colorado Army National Guard’s 100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-Based Midcourse Defense), will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the brigade’s activation with alumni, mission partners, and their families, and other officials Oct. 26, 2018, at a ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Participants conduct simulated space operations during the fifth international space experiment, Global Sentinel 2018 (GS 18), Sept. 19-28, at the Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation in Suffolk, Virginia. The event provided an opportunity to develop and implement processes for partners from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, and commercial entities to collaborate on combined space situational awareness (SSA) operations in order to enhance the quality and availability of satellite tracking information.

Oct. 25, 2018

USSTRATCOM Hosts Fifth Space Experiment with International Partners

SUFFOLK, Va. — U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) led its fifth international space experiment, Global Sentinel 2018 (GS 18), Sept. 19-28, at the Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation in Suffolk, Virginia.

Capt. Chris Tymchuk calls in a simulated airstrike on Oct. 17, 2018, during Combat Raider 19-1, an exercise hosted by the 28th Bomb Wing at the Powder River Training Complex, S.D. Tymchuk is a joint tactical air controller troop commander assigned to the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, 1st Regiment. JTACs from the 1st RCHA assisted in Combat Raider 19-1, that helped them become familiar with the B-1 and its capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

Oct. 23, 2018

Combat Raider 19-1 keeps forces ready, lethal

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. — Aircrew from all 8th Air Force bases flew over the Powder River Training Complex together for the first time during Combat Raider 19-1 on Oct. 16-18. They coordinated with joint tactical air controllers from the Royal Canadian Armed Forces and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, who helped coordinate simulated air strikes from the ground.

HYT is extended, effective Feb. 1, 2019.

Oct. 23, 2018

Air Force extends high year of tenure for E-4s through E-6s

Arlington, Va. (AFNS) — The Air Force is extending the high year of tenure for senior airmen through technical sergeants beginning Feb. 1, 2019. The memo, signed Oct. 18, 2018, extends the high year of tenure from eight to 10 years for senior airmen, from 15 to 20 years for staff sergeants and from 20 to 22 years for technical sergeants.

Royal Thailand Air Force Air Marshal Yuttachai Watcharasing (right) and U.S. Army Col. Wayne Turnbull, senior defense official and defense attaché to Thailand (left), celebrate the signing of an agreement for space situational awareness services and data, Oct. 1, 2018, in Thailand. Agreements like these bolster the United States and Thailand’s awareness in the space domain. (Courtesy Photo)

Oct. 11, 2018

USSTRATCOM, Thailand sign agreement to share space services, data

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — United States Strategic Command and the Royal Thailand Air Force signed an agreement for space situational awareness (SSA) services and data. Agreements like these lay the foundation that allows the United States to share information with allies and partners.Rear Adm. Richard Correll, director of plans and policy for USSTRATCOM, signed the