Air Force Global Strike Command

Global Strike Command crest

The Air Force Global Strike Command ( AFGSC ; German Air Force Command for Worldwide Strike ) is a main command of the United States Air Force (USAF), with headquarters at Barksdale Air Force Base , Louisiana , USA . It is responsible for the part of the US nuclear forces organized within the framework of the US Air Force . In the target structure, the workforce is 23,000.

history

The command was set up on August 7, 2009 at Barksdale AFB. It assumed responsibility for the nuclear resources of the Air Force Space Command on December 1, 2009 and that of the Air Combat Command on February 1, 2010. On October 1, 2010, the command declared its full operational capability.

assignment

The Air Force Global Strike Command's mission is to "develop and deploy combat-ready armed forces for nuclear deterrence and global air strike operations in support of the President of the United States and military commanders."

organization

A total of five air bases are under direct control of the AFGSC, three each as a barracks of ICBMs and as a home-based long-range bombers . The three missile squadrons are combined within the command to form the Twentieth Air Force and the three bomber squadrons form the Eighth Air Force :

Barksdale Air Force Base - next to the headquarters of both the command and the Eighth Air Force base with two squadrons of B-52H Stratofortress of the 2d Bomb Wing
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base , Wyoming - adjacent to the Twentieth Air Force Base headquarters of three squadrons of Minuteman III of the 90th Missile Wing
Minot Air Force Base , North Dakota - with three squadrons of Minuteman III of the 91st Missile Wing and two squadrons of B-52H Stratofortress of the 5th Bomb Wing
Malmstrom Air Force Base , Montana - with three squadrons of Minuteman III of the 341st Missile Wing
Whiteman Air Force Base , Missouri - with two squadrons of B-2A Spirit from the 501st Bomb Wing

In addition, the 576th Flight Test Squadron , a Minuteman test squadron based at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California , reports directly to the AFGSC.