The 91st Missile Wing, through their extraordinary and exemplary support of the U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) strategic deterrence mission, has been awarded the 2019 Omaha Trophy for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) category.

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(From right) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Matthew Hardwig and Justin Yochum, 5th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace repair and reclamation craftsman and journeyman, place a drag chute into a B-52H Stratofortress at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 13, 2016, following a Saber Strike 16 mission. When released, the pilot chute pulls free a three-pinned ripcord which deploys the main chute from the deployment bag. Both the deployment bag and canister are removed for repacking of the drag and pilot chute. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Sahara L. Fales)


Drag it out

(From right) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Matthew Hardwig and Justin Yochum, 5th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace repair and reclamation craftsman and journeyman, place a drag chute into a B-52H Stratofortress at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 13, 2016, following a Saber Strike 16 mission. When released, the pilot chute pulls free a three-pinned ripcord which deploys the main chute from the deployment bag. Both the deployment bag and canister are removed for repacking of the drag and pilot chute. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Sahara L. Fales)

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