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  • AF releases criteria for new service medal

    Air Force officials released nomination criteria for the new Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal, following Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James' May 27, 2014, authorization.The medal will be awarded to individuals for their direct support of nuclear deterrence operations."This

  • 625th STOS maintains strategic watch

    Most Air Force missileers spend their days in secure facilities, deep under the earth's surface, entrusted with the nation's most powerful strategic weapons. But for those selected to operate with the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron, their domain ranges from three stories below the ground to

  • AF approves special pay for nuclear career fields

    Assignment incentive pay and special duty assignment pay for select total force nuclear career fields became effective Oct. 1, following Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James' recent announcement."The purpose of these special pays is to incentivize Airmen to volunteer for and perform duties

  • CONS at FIP forefront

    Most people know a lot goes on behind the scenes in large organizations to make things happen. Most people also want to know the answer to the million-dollar question: who is handling the money, and where is it going?For the Mighty Ninety, to answer these questions one must check behind the scenes

  • AFGSC provides deterrence for the modern era

    The Air Force recently demonstrated its nuclear deterrence and power projection capabilities through a coordinated display of strategic combat power.Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen -- responsible for two legs of the nation's nuclear triad -- conducted the demonstrations, which included

  • Minuteman III test missile launches from Vandenberg

    A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile today at 7:45 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.The ICBM's reentry vehicle, which contained a telemetry package used for operational testing,

  • Remains of WWII Airman lost in Pacific brought home to Montana

    Seventy years after his aircraft was shot down during a mission in World War II, Army Air Forces 1st Lt. William D. Bernier finally came home to Augusta, Montana.Bernier was buried with full military honors Sept. 19 at the veteran's section of the Augusta Cemetery, only a few miles from the ranch he

  • USSTRATCOM commander visits Malmstrom, reaffirms ICBM mission

    Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command commander, is proud of the three Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile wings that represent Task Force 214, he said during a recent visit here.The admiral described ICBM Airmen as professionals, and lauded them for their passion for performing the

  • Airmen unite against sexual assault

    On a daily basis, people all over the country are bombarded with innuendos, references, undertones and sometimes open-aired talk that relates to a sexual nature. For some, it is so commonplace they don't even notice it.While sex and intimacy are part of human nature and is nothing to be ashamed

  • Air Force leaders discuss nuclear enterprise

    The nuclear enterprise must modernize to remain a viable and essential part of the United States' defense strategy, maintained Air Force senior leaders at the Air Force Association's annual Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here, Sept. 16.Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, Air Force Global