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Bomber Task Force returns from flights in Black Sea region
October 23, 2019 — U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., operating out of RAF Fairford, U.K., recently returned from an extended duration flight in the Black Sea region focused on integration and interoperability training with European allies and partners. The flight, which lasted 12 hours, included... MORE

Omaha Trophy Presented to 117th Air Refueling Wing
October 22, 2019 — The 117th Air Refueling Wing was the first Air National Guard unit to receive the Omaha Trophy here on Saturday.The 117 ARW won the award in the strategic aircraft category in recognition of the outstanding mission performance with the U.S. Strategic Command.The ceremony was conducted in the maintenance hangar with about 700 people in attendance... MORE

U.S. Strategic Command Conducts Exercise GLOBAL THUNDER linked with VIGILANT SHIELD
October 18, 2019 — Exercises GLOBAL THUNDER and VIGILANT SHIELD 20 commenced today to provide integrated training opportunities for U.S. Strategic Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command.USSTRATCOM leads GLOBAL THUNDER 20, an annual command and control exercise that provides training opportunities that assess all USSTRATCOM... MORE

Bomber Task Force Deploys to Europe
October 10, 2019 — B-52 Stratofortresses from the 2nd Bomb Wing, here, departed tonight for a Bomber Task Force deployment to Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, England. While there, aircrews will conduct integration and interoperability training with European allies and partners in the region. ... MORE

USSTRATCOM J10 director retires; Celebrates 35-Year Air Force Career
October 8, 2019 — The director of Reserve forces and mobilization assistant to the commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), Maj. Gen. Richard J. Evans III, retired from the U.S. Air Force Oct. 1, 2019, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.... MORE

Barksdale AFB bomb wings support Cobra Warrior
September 23, 2019 — The exercise featured more than 50 fighter aircraft from Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Israel. The large-scale exercise, based out of RAF Waddingham, United Kingdom, had aircraft flying in simultaneously to participate in peer-to-peer scenarios. ... MORE

Cal Poly first university to sign SSA agreement with USSTRATCOM
September 12, 2019 — U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) expanded the space situational awareness (SSA) program to academic institutions by signing the first such agreement with California Polytechnic (Cal Poly) State University, August 28, 2019. ... MORE

B-2 Spirit aircraft conduct hot pit refueling at Lajes Field
September 10, 2019 — U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit aircraft flew from RAF Fairford, England, to Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, on Sept. 9, 2019, to conduct hot pit refueling in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility. ... MORE

USS Nebraska Tests Four Trident II D5 Missiles
September 6, 2019 — The U.S. Navy conducted four scheduled missile test flights of unarmed Trident II (D5) missiles from USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, off the coast of Southern California this week.... MORE

Eighth AF commander visits BTF Airmen in European theater
September 5, 2019 — Maj. Gen. James Dawkins Jr., the Eighth Air Force commander, flew across the Atlantic to visit his Airmen at Royal Air Base Fairford, England, from August 27-28, 2019. He also flew a B-2 training sortie during his visit.... MORE