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AFGSC: Seamless mission transfer

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  • By Carla Pampe
  • Air Force Global Strike Command
F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. --  Air Force Global Strike Command officials will gain missile wings at Warren; Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; and Minot AFB, N.D., when it assumes control of 20th Air Force and the ICBM mission Tuesday.

The 576th Flight Test Squadron at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., as well as the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron at Offutt AFB, Neb., will also fall under the new command.
Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, AFGSC commander, will conduct a whistle-stop tour of the three bases to mark the occasion.

As part of his visit to Warren, he will hold an all call Tuesday in the base theater.
The all call begins at 7 a.m. and is open to Airmen, DoD civilians and contractors.
In February, AFGSC officials gain 8th Air Force and the nuclear-capable bomber mission. At that time, the command staff will gain bomber wings at Barksdale AFB, Whiteman AFB, Mo.; and Minot AFB.

As AFGSC officials assume responsibility of its new missions, those who formerly worked with points of contact in Air Force Space Command and Air Combat Command will be working with their counterparts in AFGSC.

"The entire staff at Air Force Global Strike Command is working tirelessly to make the transition as seamless as possible, especially to personnel executing the mission in the field," said Col. George Farfour, the AFGSC special adviser to the commander for the ICBM transfer.

"We want to ensure that people are easily able to reach the points of contact they need to accomplish the mission."

To that end, AFGSC contact information is readily accessible on our Portal page and Sharepoint site," he added.

For those who have access to the Air Force Portal, https://www.my.af.mil, contact information and phone numbers for the command staff are posted on the AFGSC page under "Staff Directory."

Each directorate also has a Workflow e-mail box on the Air Force Global Address List.
People can contact the Barksdale Air Force Base operator at DSN 781-1110 or commercial at 318-456-1110 and ask for the appropriate AFGSC directorate.
AFGSC stood up in August to provide combat ready forces to conduct nuclear deterrence and global strike operations in support of the president and combatant commanders.