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...]

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...]

OCTOBER 29, 2020 - The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading the construction of $107 million in state-of-the-art facilities at Eglin Air Force Base. The facilities will help the Air Force develop next generation technologies and winning capabilities against security threats or technologically advanced adversaries. The collaboration between AFCEC and the Mobile … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 29, 2020 - The Rangers from 6th Ranger Training Battalion conducted Cadre Airborne Operations Oct. 7 here. Cadre jump operations ensure the Ranger Instructors maintain proficiency and acts as a rehearsal for jumping with the students. The Ranger Instructors jump again with the students the following day. “This is a full dress rehearsal to maximize effectiveness … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 28, 2020 - Approximately 200 Airmen and four B-1B Lancer aircraft with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrived at Andersen AFB, to conduct Bomber Task Force missions in support of Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces Oct. 20. BTF missions enable Airmen to continuously conduct operations … [Read more...]