New Schedule for Sentinel Coming Soon, Says ICBM Modernization Boss
The head of a new office created to oversee the modernization of the Air Force’s intercontinental ballistic missile fleet said schedule changes for the Sentinel program are due “at the end of the year” from contractor Northrop Grumman.While concern has grown over potential delays, Brig. Gen. Colin J. Connor, head of Air Force Global Strike […]
Operation Home for the Holidays helps Minot Airmen return home
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — For many Americans, the holiday season is a time spent with loved ones, exchanging gifts, and expressing gratitude for blessings received throughout the year. For military service members, the costs of traveling during this time can be expensive. This is especially true […]
Chief Master Sergeant Selects Announced
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] Congratulations s to the newest CMSgt selects across Striker Nation! You represent the best of the best as the pinnacle of the enlisted force, demonstrating how our Airmen enable […]
Mission readiness starts with combating seasonal affective disorder
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] With winter fast approaching, True North, a division within the U.S. Air Force that supports strengthening military members’ resilience and their mental health, is taking the initiative to combat seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, with mood-boosting stations for the 673d Security Forces Squadron. “I’ve seen how the winter […]
RPP application process open through Dec. 9
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas —Active duty Air Force officers and enlisted Airmen who are interested in becoming rated officers can apply for the Spring 2024 Air Force Rated Preparatory Program now through Dec. 9, 2023. The Rated Preparatory Program provides qualified Airmen an opportunity to gain and strengthen basic aviation skills in advance of […]
Minot Air Force Base Investigating Deaths of Three Airmen In One Month
Minot Air Force Base, N.D., is investigating the deaths of three of its Airmen in October. The base could not provide further details on the incidents, but officials said they worked with higher headquarters to make extra chaplains, counselors, and mental health professionals available for grieving Airmen and family members. “This is not a topic […]
Innovation is Key -It Starts With an Idea
For the men and women working at Atomic Spark “It’s an additional duty” according to Col Stephen Kroft who is the head of the 5 CONS on Minot Air Force Base. “I am passionate about innovation and have always loved solving problems”. Atomic Spark is the innovation cell for the base according to Kroft. “Contracting […]
Allvin formally welcomed as 23rdAir Force Chief of Staff
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) —Promising to lead the Total Force with “humility and resolve,” Gen. David W. Allvin was ceremoniously welcomed into his role as the 23rd Air Force Chief of Staff Nov.17 during a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews.Allvin was joined by his wife, Gina, their three children, as well as former chief […]
New Sentinel ICBM ‘Struggling’ Due to Complexity, Kendall Says
The LGM-35A Sentinel program to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is “struggling” due to the breadth of its scope and the fact that it has been so long since the Air Force has done a wholesale ICBM replacement—making cost estimation iffy—Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Nov. 13. Speaking at the Center for […]
AFGSC names 2023 Global Strike Challenge winners
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. —Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2023 at the multi-month competition’s capstone event Nov. 8. Global Strike Challenge is the world’s premier bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile operations and maintenance, helicopter operations and security forces competition with units from Air Force Global Strike Command, […]