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USAF Announces Candidate Locations For Two New Organizations

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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

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Air Force officials in Washington yesterday announced possible locations for Air Force Global Strike Command and the 24th Air Force, a new numbered Air Force focused on the cyber mission. The candidate bases for Global Strike Command are Barksdale AFB, La.; F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.; Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; Minot AFB, N.D.; Offutt AFB, Neb.; and Whiteman AFB, Mo. According to a statement released by the service, the primary requirement for basing Global Strike Command is current performance of a strategic…

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