81st Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb and the beginning of the Atomic Age
September 01, 2026
September 01, 2026
BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news:
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81st Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb and the beginning of the Atomic Age
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BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Eighty-one years ago, a one-page operations order, Number 35, was issued on Aug. 5, 1945, and resulted in the 509th Composite Group-a predecessor of the 509th Operations Group assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force B . . .
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81st Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb and the beginning of the Atomic Age
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BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Eighty-one years ago, a one-page operations order, Number 35, was issued on Aug. 5, 1945, and resulted in the 509th Composite Group-a predecessor of the 509th Operations Group assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force B . . .