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  • Modernization of US nuclear forces not optional

    The dire need for modernization of the United States' nuclear forces was made clear by speakers at a strategic nuclear enterprise symposium held here, Sept. 18.The annual symposium, sponsored by the Minot Chamber of Commerce's Task Force 21, brings together defense officials, government executives

  • POW/MIA: 1,482 Airmen still missing

    Nearly 1,500 Airmen are still missing and unaccounted-for from various conflicts and there are more than 83,000 Americans still unaccounted-for across the Defense Department.Every year the nation pauses on the third Friday of September to remember the sacrifices and service of prisoners of war,

  • PRP Changes: “With great power comes great responsibility”

    The Medical Treatment Facility recently implemented a Force Improvement Program initiative by changing how their Personnel Reliability Program is run. PRP Airmen have been given more flexibility when it comes to medical treatment with the elimination of the “orange sheet,” the system has become

  • 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

  • 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

  • Force Improvement Program continues to move forward

    Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen continue to see positive changes in the nuclear force being made through the Force Improvement Program.During her address at the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference, Sept. 15, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James talked about those

  • SecAF announces incentive pay for nuclear career fields

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James announced assignment incentive pay and special duty assignment pay for officers and enlisted members assigned to certain career fields in the nuclear enterprise, Sept. 15.As part of the Air Force's continued commitment to the nuclear mission, both

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • Inspector General Hotline gives DOD employees options

    In an organization as large as the Defense Department, bad or outdated policies or regulations can remain in place, and sometimes there are bad actors.The DOD Inspector General operates a Hotline that has been instrumental in changing policies, uncovering fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement and in

  • FIP update: Maintainers, defenders, helos and more to get funding

    As a direct result of Air Force Global Strike Command's Force Improvement Program, funding for new equipment purchases and other initiatives have been greenlit for the F.E. Warren Air Force Base mission.FIP is an aggressive, grass-roots feedback program designed to quickly provide senior Air Force