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  • Leader of the Pack

    AFGSC’s newest acquisition secures and safeguards Air Force nuclear launch facilities

  • Training Revolution

    The Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation is the center of training innovation

  • Reconstructing Tyndall

    Brig. Gen. Patrice A. Melancon discussed the challenges planning, funding and executing a base rebuild while still supporting daily mission requirements

  • Research, Acquire, Sustain, Repeat

    General Arnold W. Bunch discussed AFMC’s mission and responsibilities and the roles of science, technology and innovation in increasing Air Force readiness

  • Foundation for Arctic Security

    As near-peer competitors project their power into the vast expanse of the Arctic, the U.S. Air Force is positioning the world’s only fifth-generation combat-ready fighter aircraft there – the F-22 Raptor at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and soon the F-35 Lightning II at Eielson AFB

  • Northern Vision

    He is the senior military officer in Alaska, responsible for the integration of all military activities in the Alaskan joint operations area, synchronizing the activities of more than 22,000 active duty and reserve forces from all services

  • Arctic Challenge

    According to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the Arctic sea ice extent has declined by 40% since 1979

  • Engaging the Arctic

    In 1935, Billy Mitchell, former U.S. Army brigadier general and airpower advocate, testified before Congress that Alaska was the most strategic place in the world. From there, he said, U.S. Army aircraft could reach any capital in the northern hemisphere within nine hours.

  • Based In Trust

    Growing trust between the local community and U.S. service members, and fostering good relationships with the government in the area surrounding a new base increases the chance of local support for Airmen deployed there in an effort to bring stability to the region

  • Built From Scratch

    For three years, RED HORSE Airmen have been rotating every six months to Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, to participate in the largest troop labor construction project in Air Force history

  
 
 

 

 

 

 
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