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  • An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
  • A store model positions near one of the three weapons bays on a 10 percent model of the B-1B Lancer. For the first time since 2000, the B-1B is involved in testing at Arnold Air Force Base. Tests are currently ongoing to determine the effects a newly-introduced targeting pod for the B-1B would have on stores released from the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)

    B-1B returns to Arnold Air Force Base for store separation testing

    It had been nearly 20 years since a test involving the B-1B Lancer aircraft was conducted by Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base. This long absence recently came to an end, as a 10-percent model of the bomber is now being used to conduct a series of store separation tests in the 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold AFB.
  • A KC-135 Stratotanker disconnects from a C-17 Globemaster III

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
  • First for U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea air forces: nighttime training near Sea of Japan

    U.S., Japan, South Korea sharpen skills with nighttime training

    U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and South Korean air force units sharpened their combat skills during a sequenced bilateral mission near the Sea of Japan Oct. 10, 2017.
  • B-52H Stratofortresses taxi on the runway during Exercise Constant Vigilance at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 17, 2016. Air Force Global Strike Command conducts training operations and exercises on a regular basis to ensure our forces are ready to perform nuclear deterrence operations and long-range strike missions if and when called upon to do so. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong)

    AF Global Strike Command practices constant vigilance

    Air Force Global Strike Command participated April 8-17 in Constant Vigilance, an annual exercise that tests its ability to conduct both conventional and nuclear operations.

  • Airpower leaders stress stronger role for Airmen in future ops

    Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of the Air Combat Command, and Gen. Robin Rand, the commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, kicked off the Air Force Association’s 32nd annual Air Warfare Symposium Feb. 25 in Orlando, Florida, with a presentation on global precision strike, a group of systems the Air Force can use for rapid and accurate strikes around the world.
  • Senior Airman Alexis Anderson, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, services oil on a B-1 B Lancer during a post-flight inspection Jan. 11 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Inspections are done to every B-1 after a mission. Anderson is deployed from at 307th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Terrica Y. Jones/Released)

    B-1B Lancer sets rotational records before leaving downrange

    A B-1B Lancer that achieved rotational milestones is scheduled to leave Al Udeid Air Base soon for a six-month hiatus for aircraft modifications stateside. The B-1 has been under the operational support of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,and has set records during the July-January rotation with military members from the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.

  • US bomber fleet unifies under 8th Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command leadership

    Two bomb wings from the Air Combat Command ceremonially realigned Sept. 28 to Global Strike Command's 8th Air Force, bringing all of the service's bomber fleet under a single command.
  • Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron perform pre-flight checks on a B-1B Lancer, Feb. 25, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in preparation of support for Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel. The B-1 carries the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory and is a key resource for strike operations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

    Al Udeid unit keeps bombs ‘locked on target’ in AOR

    Carrying the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory, the multi-mission B-1B Lancer is the backbone of America's long-range bomber force and is a key resource for strike operations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility.
  • A B-2 Spirit flies into position June 11, 2014, during a refueling mission over the North Atlantic Ocean. The B-2 is conducting training flights and regional familiarization in the U.S. European Command area of operations. The B-2 is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

    Nuclear deterrence: The silent sentinel

    Global conflict and instability have always been a part of human history, and America’s nuclear forces serve as the nation’s ultimate form of deterrence in a world where global engagements are becoming increasingly complex.
  • A B-52 Stratofortress takes off Aug. 14, 2014, during a standoff weapons integration training exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. The week-long training consisted of B-52s and B-1B Lancers conducting simulated combat scenarios at the Powder River Training Complex, S.D. to help prepare for real-world contingencies. The B-52 is from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Anania Tekurio)

    Ellsworth and Minot aircrews participate in inaugural aerial exercise

    Aircrews from the 23rd Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota and the 34th Bomb Squadron, here, participated in the inaugural integrated standoff weapons exercise Aug. 11-14, at the Powder River Training Complex, South Dakota.
  • Maj. Brad Weber checks a screen that displays diagnostic information May 7, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The IBS is a combination of three different upgrades, which includes a Fully Integrated Data Link, a Vertical Situation Display upgrade, and a Central Integrated System upgrade. The VSDU upgrades the B-1's forward cockpit by replacing two unsupportable, monochrome pilot and copilot displays with four multifunctional color displays, giving pilots more situational awareness data in a user-friendly format. Weber is a 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron, defensive weapons operator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alexander Guerrero)

    Weapons School students get first look at upgraded B-1s

    For the first time, students from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School got to fly with the newly upgraded Sustainment Block-16 B-1B Lancer during the student's Integration Phase (IT) at Nellis AFB, Nev.
  • Capt. Mark Gongol helped land a commercial 737 Dec. 30, 2013 when the pilot had a medical emergency. The pilot has since recovered, Gongol is a B-1B Lancer pilot and the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron assistant director of operations at Fort Carson, Colo. (Courtesy photo)

    AF pilot helps in airline emergency

    An in-flight medical emergency caused Capt. Mark Gongol, a B-1B Lancer pilot, to jump into action and help safely land a commercial 737 on Dec. 30, 2013.
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