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Oct. 4, 2024
B-1s commemorate ROK Armed Forces Day with flyover, CAS training event
SEOUL, South Korea — A U.S. B-1B Lancer participated in a combined flyover with two Republic of Korea Air Force F-16K Slam Eagles as part of the ROK Armed Forces Day celebration over Seongnam’s Seoul Air Base in the Gyeonggi Province, Oct. 1, 2024.
Air Force Global Strike Command activates Provisional 95th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — As part of the DAF reoptimatization for Great Power Competition, AFGSC activated the 95th Wing (Provisional) at Offutt AFB, Neb., effective Oct 1. In provisional status, the 95th Wing (P) will immediately begin leading planning efforts to stand-up, receive personnel & use facilities at Offutt starting in 2025.
Oct. 2, 2024
Proving Credibility: 91st Missile Wing completes simulated test launch
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — The 91st Missile Wing successfully performed its biennial Simulated Electronic Launch Minuteman test, the first phase of testing for the Minuteman III, at Minot AFB, N.D., on September 17 and 18, 2024.
Sept. 26, 2024
AFGSC tests new B-52 Stratofortress towbar prototype
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — AFGSC recently demonstrated a prototype of a potential new B-52 Stratofortress towbar at Barksdale AFB, La. B-52 maintainers from the 307th Bomb Wing and the 2nd Bomb Wing tested the new prototype under real-world conditions during the week leading to the demonstration.
Sept. 23, 2024
Raider Reach exercise tests Ellsworth’s combat readiness
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. — As the sun rose up into the sky ushering in a new day, exercise Raider Reach, a two-week, two-phase exercise involving the entire 28th Bomb Wing, encompassing five groups, 17 squadrons and supporting agencies, and over 4K military and civilian personnel came to a close Sept. 20, 2024.
Sept. 20, 2024
DoD leaders discuss future of Air Force nuclear deterrent systems
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) — Senior leaders discuss strategic deterrence during a time of Great Power Competition.
Sept. 19, 2024
Air Force provides B-21 Raider program updates
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) — The B-21 Raider will incrementally replace the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers to become the backbone of the Air Force’s flexible global strike capability.
625 STOS completes SELM test
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — Airmen and Sailors from the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb., 576th Flight Test Squadron, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., the 91st Missile Wing, Minot AFB, N.D., and the Navy’s Strategic Communications Wing 1, Offutt AFB, completed a simulated electronic launch minuteman (SELM) test at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Sept. 17.
Sept. 18, 2024
PV/BV 24-4 concludes at Minot AFB
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — Airmen assigned to the 2nd and 5th Bomb Wings participated in Prairie Vigilance/Bayou Vigilance 24-4, a training operation designed to test the wings’ readiness to conduct deterrence and combat operations here, Sept. 4-8.
Sept. 13, 2024
Air Force announces second and third B-21 Raider bases
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — The Secretary of the Air Force has approved the second and third basing locations for the B-21 Raider, the Air Force’s newest bomber. Those bases are Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, in that order. Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota was previously selected as the first base to receive the B-21.“We continue