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U.S. INDOPACOM AND JAPAN JOINT STAFF COMPLETE EXERCISE KEEN EDGE 2022
February 3, 2022 — CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii –U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Japan Joint Staff completed Keen Edge 22, a bilateral command post exercise conducted Jan. 27 to Feb. 3, 2022, at various locations in Hawaii and Japan.Keen Edge 22 was a joint command post exercise conducted to increase both nations’ readiness to respond to a variety of crises and... MORE

Celebrating the Mighty Eighth Air Force: 80 years of warfighting history
February 1, 2022 — On February 1, 1942, the heritage, honors and lineage of the “Mighty Eighth” sprung to life. The Eighth Air Force’s story began during World War II and continues today with a charge to conduct indefinite strategic deterrence anytime, anywhere in order to safeguard the United States of America... MORE

349th Air Refueling Squadron begins transition from Stratotanker to Pegasus
January 31, 2022 — MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – The 349th Air Refueling Squadron is currently going through an airframe transition that began Jan. 1, 2022, to transfer from the KC-135 Stratotanker to the KC-46A Pegasus... MORE

U.S. Strategic Command conducts Exercise Global Lightning
January 25, 2022 — U.S. Strategic Command will commence Global Lightning 22 this week in coordination with U.S. Indo Pacific Command. This is an annual command post exercise designed to train Department of Defense forces and assess joint operational readiness across USSTRATCOM mission areas.Global Lightning is an invaluable training opportunity that tests USSTRATCOM... MORE

Dyess B-1 Bomber CONUS to CONUS Mission Trains Interoperability with Coalition Partners
January 24, 2022 — DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The 7th Bomb Wing, 307th Bomb Wing and 53rd Wing jointly executed a 30-hour two-ship mission on Jan. 11 from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas to the Indo-Pacific and back. The two aircraft conducted a joint Large Force Exercise with fighters from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force, in a clear message showing U.S. commitment to allies and partners within the Indo-Pacific Region... MORE

ICBM Deployments: A Balance to Meet Operational Needs and Promote Personal Predictability
December 20, 2021 — MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Going on alert and tripping out away from your home to a missile alert facility for a week every three weeks sounds daunting to most, but this life is normal for most of the 91st Missile Wing. For the men and women who support one of the nation’s most strategic assets in the Department of Defense, the missile squadron deployment cycle has a significant implication on training, family stability, morale, and as a result their ability to proficiently carry out their missions... MORE

90 CES Fire Department partners with local agencies for Missile Silo Rescue Training
December 17, 2021 — The 90th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Prevention Flight hosted Missile Silo Rescue Training for seven mutual aid fire departments, Dec. 11, 2021, at the base’s U-01 Launch Facility Trainer... MORE

Global Strike Challenge '21 announces 'Best of the Best'
December 9, 2021 — Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2021 at the multi-month competition’s capstone event Dec. 8, here.Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile operations and maintenance, helicopter operations and security forces competition with units from Air Force... MORE

USFFC Holds Change of Command, Welcomes 43rd Commander
December 8, 2021 — NORFOLK, Va. - Adm. Christopher Grady was relieved by Adm. Daryl Caudle as commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFFC), in a ceremony aboard aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Dec. 7... MORE

Austin Tells Reagan Forum How U.S. Will Take on Challenge of China
December 6, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- "China is not 10-feet tall," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said at the Reagan Library in California today, and the United States is not a "country that fears competition."China is a challenge to the United States and all democracies, but America and its allies will rise to the challenge. "And we're going to meet this one... MORE