By Airman 1st Class Curt Beach
2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – As military members, we have to be able to rely on each other in life and death situations. When a life hangs in the balance, every moment counts.
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The 509th Security Forces Global Strike Challenge Team from Whiteman AFB, Missouri, is training hard and getting ready to win “Best of the Best” in #GSChallenge14.
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Our mission is to develop and provide combat ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations …
— Safe
— Secure
— Effective
to support the President of the United States and Combatant Commanders
Barksdale Airmen on the Global Strike Challenge 2014 Conventional Load Team, Viper 2, assert why they are going to win the Air Force Global Strike Challenge!
By Tech. Sgt. Traci Payne,
131st Bomb Wing Public Affairs
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – The landing gear touched down and the aircraft skimmed down the runway just as it had many times before. This time, though, a routine flying mission became a major achievement for the 131st Bomb Wing as well as a career milestone for Lt. Col. Ryan “Poacher” Bailey, a Missouri Air National Guardsman who surpassed 1,000 flying-hours in the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber here Saturday.
Barksdale Airmen on the Nuclear Load Team, Cobra 7, tell their opponents why they are going to win the Air Force Global Strike Command’s 2014 Global Strike Challenge.
Airman 1st Class Keenan Berry
509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — The 509th and 131st Maintenance Squadron egress shop works hand-in-hand, maintaining each B-2’s egress system to ensure they function properly for pilot safety.
“We swap out the emergency equipment, maintain all explosive time changes and ensure there are no defects on the ejection seats,” said Staff Sgt. Paul Blake, 509th MXS egress system supervisor. “If there is a crack or damage, we pull the seats and repair them. It’s important for us to repair the seats because failure to pay attention to detail could result in the seat’s inability to function in the time of need.”
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Maintainers at Malmstrom Air Force Base are already gearing up for the 2014 Global Strike Challenge competition, running through technical orders and procedures to try and take home the coveted title of “Best of the Best!”
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III has said repeatedly that every Airman has a story to tell.
Airman 1st Class David Torres of Barksdale AFB, La., uses dance as an outlet. A prior background dancer for performers in New Orleans, Torres now works in the 2nd Maintenance Group as an aircraft analyst. He is quick to say that the Air Force has taught him a lot of lessons that dance couldn’t, but explains how dancing helps him express himself and relieve stress and that he has no plans of giving it up anytime soon.
When entering the 341st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance shop, one may notice the buzz of pneumatic impact wrenches, the faint shadow of an Airman through mist while he pressure washes a mud-covered Humvee, or the all-to-familiar auto shop smell of oil and gas.
With nearly 600 vehicles in the wing fleet there isn’t a day where these Airmen don’t get a little grease under their fingernails.
On average, the vehicle maintenance shop works on about 12 to 28 vehicles per week, some having hundreds of thousands of miles on the odometer.
Despite the high miles and age of the vehicles, most are in decent condition and only come in for routine maintenance.
