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...
The flight of the Minuteman 3 missile was "safely terminated" at 12:06 a.m. Wednesday due to an "anomaly" during launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, the Air Force Global Strike Command said in a statement. An investigative group was being formed to determine the cause....
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 did not elaborate but said it was forming a launch analysis group to investigate. "The command learns lessons from every test launch," Captain Lauren Linscott said in a written statement. "Gathering data from the launch allows (Air Force Global Stri...
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. ...
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 RFI comes after an April Senate hearing where Gen. Robin Rand, the commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, said it was time to get “very serious” about replacing the E-4B and E-6B. While the RFI provides little information into what is specificall...
“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...
STRATCOM change of command Air Force Global Strike Command, activated in April 2009, puts the command and control of the Air Force's nuclear assets under the control of a single organization.NEIGHBORS You've made a tremendous difference in both standing up and leading Global Strike Command to ...