OCTOBER 31, 2020 - In the early morning of June 8, 1994, a then-1st Lt. Linda Tonnies, 740th Missile Squadron operator, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, turned the launch key and launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM for Glory Trip 155 at Vandenberg AFB, California. Little did she know that 26 years later, her daughter 1st. Lt. Taylor Tonnies, 742nd Missile Squadron … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2020
Shortfalls of Defensive Hypersonic Weapons Must Be Addressed
OCTOBER 30, 2020 - Hypersonic weapons are changing the nature of warfare and the insular security that North America has enjoyed for centuries, the leader tasked with defending the homeland said today. Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, discussed hypersonic weapons from Peterson Air Force Base, … [Read more...]
Space Force’s Achievements, Path Forward
OCTOBER 30, 2020 - Department of the Air Force Secretary, Barbara M. Barrett, offered an upbeat assessment Oct. 28 of the Space Force’s development while also describing in stark terms how the shifting security environment in space is validating the nation’s newest branch of the military. “Increasingly, free and open access to space is under threat. Though the United States … [Read more...]
Marine Corp Firefighter Joins Battle During Record Fire Season
OCTOBER 30, 2020 - A firefighter from Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow’s Fire and Emergency Services has been working one of the largest fires currently burning in California this fire season. “Firefighter Kevin Crandell is currently assigned to work the Lake Napa Unit Lightning Complex,” Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Tworek said. “He has been there since August 22 and is due … [Read more...]
Air Force Team Supports ICBM Test Launch
OCTOBER 30, 2020 - A team of Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center experts supported the recent launch of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile to verify its accuracy and reliability, providing valuable data to ensure this safe, secure, effective nuclear deterrent is ready every day to defend the United States and its allies. An unarmed LGM-30G Minuteman III missile … [Read more...]