Nuclear Bombers Become Part Of New Global Strike Command
February 01 2010
Three U.S. Air Force nuclear-capable bomber wings formally transferred on Monday from Air Combat Command to the new Global Strike Command, the Air Force Times reports.
The bomber wings involved are the 5th at Minot Air Force Base, N.D.; the 2nd at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.; and the 509th at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Barksdale is also the Global Strike headquarters.
The 5th and 2nd wings fly 85 active-duty Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses and the 509th Bomb Wing flies...
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