WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile at 1:13 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday. The Minuteman III took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, with the base confirming the test of the Air Force Global Strike Command weapon...
An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operational test Aug. 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (Senior Airman Hanah Abercrombie/U.S. Air Force via AP) WASHINGTON —Northrop Grummanhas captured a $13.3 billion award for the Ground Based St...
Global Strike Command is setting up a plan to develop the leaders — both on the aviation and maintenance sides — who will command the various B-21 organizations when they arrive, as well as planning for other personnel such as senior and supervising front-line noncommissioned office...
The US Air Force's (USAF's) concern over a pilot shortage is not just limited to fighter pilots but also bomber pilots, according to a key officer. USAF Global Strike Command (AFGSC) chief General Robin Rand said on 17 May he is concerned as all USAF pilots come through the same ...
The Air Force Global Strike Command says in a statement the missile was launched at 11:01 p.m. Tuesday to determine the accuracy and reliability of the system and such tests “are not related to any real world events.” The command says the missile’s re-entry vehicle reached its intended...
The Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) in the US has sent the last of 17 B-1B Lancer bombers to a boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. The move completes a divestiture programme that involved retiring 17 ageing B-1B Lancers as part of a modernisation programme. ...
“Beginning to retire legacy bombers, to make way for the B-21 Raider, is something we have been working toward for some time,” said Timothy Ray, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command. “Due to the wear and tear placed on the B-1 fleet over the past two decades, maintaining ...
“Developmental testing provides valuable data to Air Force Global Strike Command and Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center for both modernization and sustainment of the ICBM weapon system,” said Col. Omar Colbert, 576th Flight Test Squadron Commander. “The Minuteman III is aging, and modernization pro...
An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from California on a test flight to a target in the Pacific Ocean, the US Air Force Global Strike Command has said.
ACC,Air Combat Command- a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft AFSPC,Air Force Space Command- a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible...