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  • US and Russian Officials Work on New Arms Control Treaty

    US, Russian negotiators expect an agreement on a new follow-on treaty to the 1991 START-1 pact by the end of the monthFormer President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev (L), former US President George H.W. Bush (R), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (back L) and former US First Lady Barbara Bush

  • Global Strike Command Assumes ICBM Mission

    Air Force Global Strike Command assumes the U.S. Air Force's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile mission Dec 1.The ICBM transfer is part of a phased approach to unify all Air Force nuclear-capable assets under one command, officials said. The new command gains three missile wings, one each at F.E.

  • Commander of Newest MAJCOM Defines Success, Introduces Command at AFA

    The commander of Air Force Global Strike Command stressed the importance of skilled and dedicated Airmen to the nuclear enterprise during a question-and-answer session following his address at the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exhibition Sept. 16. Praising Airmen who

  • 341st Missile Wing Wins Back-to-Back Omaha Trophy Award

    Safely and securely deactivating the Rapid Execution and Combat Targeting-B weapon system, flawlessly inactivating the 564th Missile Squadron, and successfully leading the command's first follow-on test and evaluation task force in years, were the key ingredients to Team Malmstrom winning the U.S.

  • AFSPC Labor Day Safety Message

    Labor day marks the end of summer and the last few days of the 2009 critical days of summer safety campaign. We lost a valuable member of our afspc family in june -- not on vacation; just driving home from work on a two-lane blacktop in the middle of the day. Based upon air force statistics, four

  • Air Force stands up Global Strike Command

    The Air Force stood-up a new major command to oversee all of its nuclear forces in an activation ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 7. Air Force Global Strike Command will provide combat ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike operations in support of

  • Air Force Global Strike Command Activation Ceremony to be held August 7

    The Secretary of the Air Force, the honorable Michael B. Donley, and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Norton A. Schwartz, have officially announced the Air Force Global Strike Command Activation Ceremony will take place August 7, 2009, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The ceremony will

  • New command chief excited to lead Malmstrom's enlisted

    The new 341st Missile Wing command chief master sergeant, Chief Master Sgt. Cari Kent, arrived on base in May from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., where she was the 30th Space Wing command chief. Chief Kent enlisted in 1982 as an inventory management specialist and after basic training and

  • Vandenberg successfully launches Minuteman III

    An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile configured with a National Nuclear Security Administration test assembly launched from North Vandenberg today at 3:01 a.m. The launch was an operational test to verify the weapon system's reliability and accuracy. The missile carried three

  • 91st MW passes NSI, ORI

    The 5th Bomb Wing and the 91st Missile Wing are leading the way to restore the Air Force's credible, nuclear deterrent capabilities. The Headquarters, Air Force Space Command Inspector General team conducted a Nuclear Surety Inspection (NSI) of the 91st Missile Wing at Minot AFB from June 14-28,