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Sept. 18, 2024
DAF provides B-21 Raider program updates

The B-21 Raider will incrementally replace the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers to become the backbone of the Air Force’s flexible global strike capability.
Sept. 13, 2024
Air Force announces second and third B-21 Raider bases

The Secretary of the Air Force has approved the second and third basing locations for the B-21 Raider, the Air Force’s newest bomber. Those bases are Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, in that order. Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota was previously selected as
April 30, 2024
Global Strike Command wins CE Readiness Challenge X

A team of AFGSC civil engineers hoisted the Readiness Challenge X winner’s trophy April 26 after a grueling six-day competition that tested 12 teams in more than 25 engineering skills ranging from firefighting to runway repair.
Dec. 5, 2023
AFIMSC plays critical role in fielding of B-21

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is playing a critical role in executing the multiyear beddown of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber for the Air Force.
Nov. 3, 2023
Directors from National Laboratories immerse in Global Strike mission

Minot AFB and Whiteman AFB hosted senior officials representing national laboratories and academic institutions, providing them the opportunity to immerse with the mission and weapons systems of the nuclear enterprise, Oct. 17-19, 2023.
Oct. 24, 2023
AFGSC, AFRC, ANG Command Chiefs reinforce commitment to Total Force Integration at 2023 ARC Summit

More than 60 senior leaders from across the U.S. Air Force converged on Barksdale AFB to attend AFGSC’s 2023 Air Reserve Component Summit on Aug. 29. The purpose of the event was to reaffirm the continuing relationship that AFGSC has with the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command.
May 11, 2022
First-of-its kind Honorary Command Chief program kicks off at AFGSC

Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, Air Force Global Strike Command’s Command Chief Master Sergeant, kicked off the first-of-its kind Honorary Command Chief program May 10.
May 17, 2021
It only takes blood, sweat, tears: First female crew chief flies in B-2 Spirit

Less than 30 enlisted Airmen know the feeling of taking flight over Whiteman Air Force Base in the B-2 Spirit, only one of those Airmen is female. Earning Spirit Number 760, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Lambert, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief assigned to the Spirit
April 9, 2021
AFGSC bomber mission showcased during Acting SecAF visits

Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth saw first-hand how Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen are supporting world-wide bomber operations during visits to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Dyess AFB, and Whiteman AFB, Missouri, April 6 and 7.
March 18, 2021
Fuels Airmen prepare for B-2 Spirits arrival in Portugal

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, change out servicing hose on fuel trucks at Lajes Field, Azores, March 11, 2021. The Airmen serviced and tested fuel hoses in order to perform hot-pit refuels of the B-2 Spirit stealth