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Aerial refueling: Backbone of long-range Bomber Task Force missions
June 4, 2020 — The key to any long-range, long-duration Bomber Task Force mission is ensuring aircraft, both U.S. and NATO, have the proper amount of fuel throughout the flight... MORE

B-52s train with Norwegian aircraft in high North
June 3, 2020 — Four B-52H Stratofortresses from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, conducted a long-range, long duration strategic Bomber Task Force mission throughout Europe and the Arctic region, June 3, 2020... MORE

B-1s train to LRASM capabilities in Europe during Bomber Task Force mission
June 1, 2020 — Two B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, conducted a long-range strategic Bomber Task Force mission to the Black Sea region, 29 May, 2020. During the mission, the two B-1s conducted training on the Long Range Anti-ship Missile (LRASM). Designed to target adversary ships, the LRASM gives the B-1 the ability to have advanced stand-off and counter-ship capabilities... MORE

USNORTHCOM Leads Large-Scale, Multi-Combatant Command Homeland Defense Exercise with Truman Carrier Strike Group
May 29, 2020 — U.S. Northern Command is leading a major homeland defense exercise conducted in partnership with North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Transportation Command, U.S. Strategic Command, and U.S. Space Command, with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) under the operational control of U.S. Northern Command... MORE

B-1s integrate with Ukrainian and Turkish aircraft for first time
May 29, 2020 — Two B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, conducted a long-range, long duration strategic Bomber Task Force mission throughout Europe and the Black Sea region, May 29, 2020... MORE

Air Force Global Strike Command’s innovation hub ‘STRIKEWERX’ now open for business
May 28, 2020 — Air Force Global Strike Command launched STRIKEWERX May 28, a new national innovation hub serving as the command’s store front for connecting with industry and academia, finding solutions to the command’s challenges and coming up with innovative ideas to shape the future. Originally planned to be an in-person grand opening earlier in the year, the... MORE

Minot Emergency Flight wins Best Air Force Readiness & Emergency Management Flight
May 28, 2020 — The 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness and Emergency Management flight was awarded the 2019 Col. Frederick J. Reimer Award for distinguishing itself as the best Readiness and Emergency Management flight in the Air Force at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota... MORE

US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates commitment, enhances readiness
May 27, 2020 — A B-1B Bomber Task Force mission on May 26 included important elements for a complex theater – integration with allies and partners – in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Strategic Command objectives... MORE

Academic, business and military innovation hub to solve command challenges; Virtual ribbon cutting May 28
May 25, 2020 — Air Force Global Strike Command will officially open its new innovation center, STRIKEWERX, during a virtual ribbon cutting event at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 28, at the Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City, Louisiana. STRIKEWERX will be the command’s official store front to traditional and non-traditional industry partners, to include small... MORE

B-1s complete 24-hr sprint from Guam to train in Alaska, Japan
May 22, 2020 — In continued demonstration of the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers flew from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and conducted training in Alaska, and Japan May 21... MORE