SIUE, SAFB officials sign educational partnership agreement
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Col. J. Scot Heathman, commander of the 375th Air Mobility Wing at Scott Air Force Base, in Belleville, watches as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb signs a three-year educational agreement between the university and the unit’s “innovation hub” called Elevate. The agreement is designed to allow a formal exchange of expertise and resources between the base and university.Scott Cousins/The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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Col. J. Scot Heathman, commander of the 375th Air Mobility Wing at Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, and .SIUE Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb talk before signing a three-year educational agreement between the university and the unit’s “innovation hub” called Elevate.Scott Cousins/The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
The 2nd Communications Squadron’s Mission Defense Team is deployed for cyber system analysis as part of the Bomber Task Force, conducting operations out of Moron Air Base, Spain.Deploying with the BTF provides the MDT the ability to perform timely analysis,
Barksdale prepares for 2021 Defenders of Liberty Air & Space Show Barksdale Air Force Base is bustling ahead of the Defenders of Liberty 2021 air show this weekend. (Source: KSLA) By Chandler Watkins | May 4, 2021 at 2:36 PM CDT - Updated May 4 at 8:01 PM
BARKSDALE, La. (KSLA) - Barksdale Air Force Base is bustling ahead of the 2021 Defenders of Liberty Air & Space Show this weekend.
Barksdale Air Force Base prepares for 2021 Defenders of Liberty Air & Space Show
“I am so excited,” said 2nd Bomb Wing Commander Col. Mark Dmytryszyn. “The inner 8-year-old in me is ready to go. This year’s airshow we have five hours of nothing but in the air airplane action. The F-22 demonstration team is going to be here, we are going to get a B-2 flyby, you’re going to see WWII vintage bombers, fighters and a whole mix in-between, plus the Thunderbirds are headlining. We of course will also have the mighty B-52 home here at Striker Nation and 2nd Bomb Wing here at Barksdale.”
Resolution to recognize Eaker AFB nationally passes in Senate
Bill to designate national Cold War center By Monae Stevens | February 25, 2021 at 6:55 PM CST - Updated February 25 at 7:52 PM
The alert base in Mississippi County was the only publicly accessible and fully intact Alert 7 Facility and Weapons Storage Facility in the United States.
Senator Wallace says it will help people near and far understand Blytheville’s significant role in the Cold War.
“It’s history,” Senator Wallace said. “We don’t realize, but at one time, and I’m glad I didn’t know this when I was younger, we were number nine or number ten on the nuclear target list for the Soviet Union there on Blytheville Air Force Base because of the said base that was there.”