The top general for the Air Force Global Strike Command ordered a pause on using the M18 pistol after a fatal incident at a Wyoming Air Force base raised questions about the weapon’s safety. Gen.

Air Force Global Strike Command is returning the M18 pistol to duty after pausing use of the firearm for more than a month following the shooting death of a security forces airman, service officials ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — An airman has been arrested in connection with a shooting death that led the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command to suspend use of Sig Sauer's M18 handgun. The weapon has been ...

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Air Force Global Strike Command on Barksdale hosted a delegation from Japan last week strengthening international security ties. According to Air Force Global Strike ...

NEWINGTON, N.H., Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SIG SAUER applauds the USAF and the Global Strike Command in their diligence and expediency in the safety inspection related to the investigation into ...

SURVIVED OR WHY THAT PLANE CRASHED. WELL, THE AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND IS PUTTING A PAUSE ON THE USE OF A GUN MADE BY A NEW HAMPSHIRE BASED COMPANY. THIS INVOLVES THE M18 PISTOL THAT’S ...

The Air Force command that operates and protects nuclear weapons has returned the M18 pistol to service with its Security Forces and other personnel, a month after one of the guns killed an airman at ...

The Air Force has resumed using the Sig Sauer M18 pistol for its Global Strike security forces airmen following an inspection of thousands of the weapons. (Staff Sgt. Joshua Hoskins/Air Force) Air ...

Gen. Thomas Bussiere, head of Air Force Global Strike Command, has been nominated to be the Air Force's next vice chief of staff. (Air Force) The White House has nominated Gen. Thomas Bussiere, head ...

Air Force Global Strike Command, which has purview over nuclear missiles and bombers that can carry nuclear weapons, has suspended using the M18 pistol until further notice following the death of an ...