Air Force Global Strike Command
| Air Force Global Strike Command | |
|---|---|
Shield of Air Force Global Strike Command | |
| Active | 7 August 2009–present (As Air Force Global Strike Command) 21 March 1946 – 1 June 1992 (as Strategic Air Command) 13 December 1944 – 21 March 1946 (as Continental Air Forces) (81 years, 3 months) |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Air Force (26 September 1947 – 1 June 1992; 7 August 2009–present) United States Army ( Army Air Forces; 15 December 1944 – 26 September 1947) |
| Type | Major Command |
| Role | "Provide strategic deterrence, global strike and combat support…anytime, anywhere" |
| Size | 30,646 Airmen 178 aircraft 406 ICBMs |
| Part of | United States Strategic Command |
| Headquarters | Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Nickname | "America's Shield" |
| Motto | Certare Vel Mori (Compete or Die) |
| Decorations | Air Force Organization Excellence Award |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Gen Stephen L. Davis |
| Deputy Commander | Lt Gen Jason R. Armagost |
| Command Chief | CCM Shawn M. Aiello |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Bomber | B-1B, B-2A, B-52H |
| Electronic warfare | E-4B |
| Utility helicopter | UH-1N, MH-139 |
| Trainer | T-38C |
| LGM-30G | |
The Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. AFGSC provides combat-ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike operations in support of combatant commanders. Air Force Global Strike Command is the Air Force's service component to the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM).
Air Force Global Strike Command is the direct descendant unit of the Cold War–era Strategic Air Command (SAC). It holds the lineage, history and honors of SAC.
It continues to operate two "legs" of the US nuclear triad, its LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles and B-52H Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit strategic bombers. Alongside the no-longer-nuclear-capable B-1 Lancer, its bombers also participate in conventional attacks. It operates the E-4B Advanced Airborne Command Post, nicknamed the "doomsday plane".
Under US nuclear weapons modernization, it will operate the LGM-35 Sentinel ICBM and the B-21 Raider bomber.