BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff, adds guidon streamers to the flag of Air Force Global Strike Command, Aug. 7. The streamers represent achievements of the historical Strategic Air Command, deactivated in 1992. When fully operational, AFGSC will encompass 23,000 Airmen from 8th Air Force at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., and 20th Air Force at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., including six operational wings and two squadrons, the 576th at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., and the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joanna M. Kresge)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff, passes the Air Force Global Strike Command guidon to Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz, commander, during the activation ceremony of the major command Aug. 7. The AFGSC organizational construct aligns Intercontinental ballistic missile and nuclear-capable bomber units and other deterrence capabilities under a single command and demonstrate a visible commitment to the strategic deterrence mission while taking full advantage of the existing Air Force field organizational structure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandra M. Longfellow)