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Unarmed Minuteman III test launch to showcase readiness of U.S. nuclear force's safe, effective deterrent
August 15, 2022 — A scheduled, operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is planned for Tuesday, Aug. 16 from 12:01 a.m. to 6:01 a.m. Pacific Time from north Vandenberg. This test is routine and was scheduled years in advance. Consistent with previous test launches, this ICBM test launch will validate and verify the effectiveness, readiness and accuracy of the weapon system... MORE

USS Ronald Reagan Maintains ‘Peace through Strength’
August 14, 2022 — PHILIPPINE SEA - Sailors aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) maintain the ship’s warfighting readiness and the lethality of its embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, while operating in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 13... MORE

SBIRS GEO-6 Launch Closes Out Two Decades of Progress in Missile Warning, Tracking and Detection; Next-Gen OPIR to Take the Helm
August 11, 2022 — When the last of Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellites was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Aug. 4, Lauro “Larry” Dungca and his wife were there, watching his first – and last - SBIRS launch... MORE

E-4B NAOC team celebrates 60th anniversary with gala
August 8, 2022 — The NAOC 60th anniversary is celebrated with a 750-person gala in Omaha, Aug. 6, 2022... MORE

RIMPAC 2022 Concludes
August 5, 2022 — The world’s largest international maritime exercise concluded Aug. 4 following more than a month of realistic, relevant combined operations training conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California... MORE

509th Operations Support Squadron wins Omaha Trophy
August 5, 2022 — Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas Bussiere presented the Omaha Trophy to the 509th Operations Support Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base on August 4, 2022. The Omaha Trophy was created at the tail end of the Vietnam War in 1971 as a single award to recognize the best wing of the Strategic Air Command. It was originally given by the Strategic Air Command Consultation Committee, a group of civic leaders that advised the SAC. ... MORE

U.S. Strategic Command hosts 13th annual Deterrence Symposium
July 29, 2022 — U.S. Strategic Command's 13th annual Deterrence Symposium brought together nearly 600 academic, government, and military deterrence experts July 27-28 to explore the 2022 theme of Evolving Deterrence: Adapting to the Dynamic Global Threat Environment.Returning to an in-person format after two years of virtual events, the Deterrence Symposium... MORE

HMAS Canberra Stows an Osprey for The First Time at Sea
July 28, 2022 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) embarked two MV-22B Osprey military aircraft onboard and successfully moved the Osprey off the flight deck into the hangar for the first time at sea during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.The MV-22B's will operate from Canberra for the duration of RIMPAC in another... MORE

Building Asymmetric Advantage in Indo-Pacific Part of DOD Approach to Chinese Aggression
July 28, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- In the Indo-Pacific region, Chinese aggression demonstrates an effort by Beijing to deconstruct core elements of the international rules-based order and assert greater control over the waterways that connect it with its neighbors, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs said.Last month, for instance, a... MORE

B-52 OT, WPS, and Ops squadrons collaborate during Test and Weapons School Roadshow at Minot AFB
July 27, 2022 — The 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron recently integrated with the 340th Weapons Squadron, 69th Bomb Squadron, and 23rd Bomb Squadron during the B-52 Test and Weapons School Roadshow at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 5-8, 2022... MORE