One of the most significant next steps in the mission transition at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, unfolded during the B-21 Integration Detachment 1 unit activation and assumption of command ceremony on base Sept. 9, 2026.

20th Air Force recently completed Sentinel Dragon 26-02, a commander-directed, no-notice exercise designed to validate the combat readiness of its missile wings. By removing the benefit of traditional spin-up time, leadership was able to observe exactly how operations, maintenance, and security forces teams react and execute under pressure.

Air Force Global Strike Command, in a strategic partnership with Air Force Materiel Command & the Defense Logistics Agency, has launched the “North Star Readiness Campaign,” a sweeping initiative aimed at increasing the number of mission-capable B-52 Stratofortress & B-1 Lancer aircraft.

The Air Force’s senior leaders charged with overseeing the service’s nuclear enterprise took part in a two-day immersion at Hill AFB, gaining insight into how Air Force Global Strike Command and its mission partners at Hill AFB & Northrop Grumman are fielding the Sentinel ICBM.

Air Force Global Strike Command announced that the MH-139 Grey Wolf has officially achieved Initial Operational Capability as of August 10, ushering in a new era of modernization for AFGSC’s nuclear security operations.

Ellsworth Air Force Base is preparing to make history as the first main operating base for the B-21

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told military personnel assigned to U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., that they are the center of America's deterrent capability.

Vice Adm. Douglas Williams, director of Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), provided insight into supercharging the Navy’s strategic weapons systems (SWS) defense industrial base at the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Deterrence Symposium on Aug. 6, 2026, in Omaha, Nebraska.