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  • 2nd SFS Airman to coach AFGSC DC18 team

    The Air Force Defender Challenge is making a comeback after a 14-year hiatus. The return is scheduled to run Sept. 10 - 14, 2018. This year, Air Force Global Strike Command’s team will be coached by Barksdale’s own Tech. Sgt. Krystoffer Miller, 2nd Security Forces Squadron future operations NCO

  • Honor the fallen: A 24-hour vigil

    Hearts are racing, blood is pumping and the only sounds heard are the shuffling feet of runners and a single voice uttering, one by one , the names of those listed as prisoners of war and missing in action.This is the Honor the Fallen run, a vigil designed to remember and pay tribute to POW/MIA

  • Heavy Metal

          The B-52 Stratofortress’ flying out of Barksdale Air Force Base are more than 50 years old, but thanks to Metals Technology Specialists with the 307th Maintenance Squadron, age is just a number.       “The B-52 is the oldest aircraft in the Air Force inventory, so having skilled maintenance

  • AFGSC Commander reflects on nearly 40-year career

    As he looks toward retirement, Gen. Robin Rand, Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, took some time recently to reflect on his time leading the command, and on a career that spans nearly 40 years. Rand will turn over command to Gen Timothy Ray in a Change of Command Ceremony at Barksdale

  • Passing the guidon: Gen Ray takes command of AFGSC

    Gen. Timothy Ray took command of Air Force Global Strike Command from Gen. Robin Rand, outgoing AFGSC commander, during a ceremony, Aug. 21. He is the newest leader of the Air Force’s portion of the nuclear enterprise, which maintains the nation's only force of Minuteman III intercontinental

  • Miller becomes first Citizen Airman 4-star

    ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, GEORGIA – Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia was confirmed for promotion to the rank of General on Aug. 20. Miller will become the first

  • Latest NDAA repeals reduced long-term per diem

    The Fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act includes an immediate repeal of the authority to prescribe a reduced flat rate per diem for long-term temporary duty travel. As of August 13, 2018, normal per diem rules, including the following, apply: • Lodging receipts are required for all