“Minot Air Force Base is proud to show Gen. Brown and the congressional delegation the innovation and determination of the Airmen who make our critical operations possible every day,” said Col. Michael Walters, 5th Bomb Wing commander.
Brown serves as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipping of all active-duty, guard, reserve and civilian forces serving in the U.S. Air Force.
During his visit, Brown had the opportunity to see how the Airmen of Minot AFB have never stopped their operations during the
COVID-19 pandemic, as well as see how nuclear modernization is a priority for
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U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs / Published May 04, 2021
A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrives May 4, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Two additional bombers arrived May 4, joining the four B-52 aircraft that arrived in late April to protect the orderly and responsible withdrawal of U.S. and coalition forces from Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)
A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrives May 4, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Two additional bombers arrived May 4, joining the four B-52 aircraft that arrived in late April to protect the orderly and responsible withdrawal of U.S. and coalition forces from Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)
Sen. Angus King: Cybersecurity a major concern in U.S. nuclear command-and-control system https://spacenews.com/sen-angus-king-cybersecurity-a-major-concern-in-u-s-nuclear-command-and-control-system/,
by Sandra Erwin May 2, 2021 King: Without an adequate N3C system ‘none of the rest of it works’
WASHINGTON The U.S. nuclear command, control and communications system that serves as the link between U.S. nuclear forces and presidential authority could be vulnerable to cyber attacks and needs upgrades, Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) told reporters May 1.
King, an independent who caucuses with the Senate’s Democratic majority, is the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on strategic forces, which oversees the Pentagon’s space, nuclear and strategic deterrence programs.