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USSTRATCOM WEATHER INFORMATION
November 21, 2018 — USSTRATCOM weather information... MORE

Air Force announces bases to support B-21 Raider mission
November 16, 2018 — 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.... MORE

U.S. presents Bells of Balangiga to the Philippines
November 15, 2018 — 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.... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force visits Vandenberg Air Force Base
November 8, 2018 — 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... MORE

November Enlisted Corps Spotlight
November 3, 2018 — 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... MORE

U.S. Strategic Command Conducts Exercise Global Thunder
October 29, 2018 — 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... MORE

Nation’s only missile defense brigade celebrates 15 years of dedicated service to homeland defense
October 26, 2018 — 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. ... MORE

USSTRATCOM Hosts Fifth Space Experiment with International Partners
October 25, 2018 — 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. ... MORE

Combat Raider 19-1 keeps forces ready, lethal
October 23, 2018 — 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.... MORE

Air Force extends high year of tenure for E-4s through E-6s
October 23, 2018 — 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.... MORE