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An F-35A Lighting II carrying a B61-12 Joint Test Assembly sits on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 21, 2021. US Air Force

The U.S. Air Force has recently completed the final round of flight tests to integrate the latest variant of the B61 family of air-launched nuclear gravity bombs onto the F-35A Lightning II aircraft. Two joint strike fighters successfully released test versions of the new B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs during the demonstration.

2020 Nuclear Deterrence Operations Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Jenny L. Rose 2020 Nuclear Deterrence Operations Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Tech. Sgt. John M. Rasband 2020 Nuclear Deterrence Operations Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Senior Master Sgt. Andrew J. Rapsavage 2020 Nuclear Deterrence Operations Company Grade Officer of the Year: Capt. Samuel T. Darnell 2020 Nuclear Deterrence Operations Field Grade Officer of the Year:  Maj. Mason W. Kehs 2020 Nuclear Det...

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ALPENA – Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021, the Air Force’s largest and longest exercise ensuring readiness to move military personnel and equipment in combat operations, is scheduled to begin at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center on May 15. More than 1,800 exercise participants will operate 18 mobility aircraft at six locations in Michigan and Wisconsin through May 27 in order to validate Air Mobility Command’s readiness to provide Rapid Global Mobility for America and the Jo...

By Air Mobility Command Public Affairs, Air Mobility Command / Published May 03, 2021 (U.S. Air Force Graphic) Airmen from the 92nd Maintenance Squadron perform hot pit refueling on a KC-135 Stratotanker on Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, March 25, 2021. Hot pit refueling occurs nearly immediately after an aircraft lands, maintaining one engine remaining on during the refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kiaundra Miller) From the left, Capt. Stephen Tice...

Patty-Jane is the policy analyst for nuclear deterrence and missile defense at The Heritage Foundation. President-elect Joe Biden is briefed by expert members of his national security and foreign policy agency review teams on December 28, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Mark Makela / Stringer / Getty Images Key Takeaways Since our adversaries’ nuclear arsenals pose an existential threat to the United States, it is critical to ensure all elements of the triad ...

LRSO: Why America Needs the Nuclear Long-Range Standoff Weapon Biden would be wise to continue to develop a nuclear-armed LRSO to help the B-52 continue its deterrence mission. In reviewing the nation’s nuclear deterrent posture, President Joe Biden’s national security team will closely scrutinize the Air Force’s Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) program, which is a modernized nuclear-armed, air-launched cruise missile. Critics contend that the weapon may be destabilizing, but delaying or...

Second B-21 Raider Under Construction As The First One Approaches Roll-Out In Early 2022 Second B-21 Raider Under Construction As The First One Approaches Roll-Out In Early 2022 An artist rendering of a B-21 Raider concept in a hangar at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Ellsworth AFB is one of the bases expected to host the new airframe. (Courtesy graphic by Northrop Grumman via U.S. Air Force) The lessons learned from the construction of the first B-21 Raider bomber are being used to im...

Toggle open close As part of its long-overdue effort to modernize the U.S. nuclear deterrent, the United States is developing the Long-Range Standoff weapon (LRSO) to maintain the ability of nuclear-capable bombers to hold targets in well-defended areas at risk. The LRSO will replace the Air Force’s current nuclear-armed, air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), the AGM-86B, which has been in service since 1982—and is becoming increasingly obsolete against enemy air defenses. The LRSO will play ...