Cassidy, BRF Secure $5 Million to support Air Force Global Strike Command headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base

Senior Airman Mitchell Dexter, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, communicates with aircrew in the cockpit of a B-52H Stratofortress during a Minimum Interval Takeoff on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 14, 2014. A MITO is executed to allow the B-52 to quickly respond and deliver precision munitions at a moment’s notice. Starter cartridges, filled with gun powder, are used during this takeoff instead of the standard, compressed-air takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sean Martin)

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) secured a $5 million appropriation from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to support the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) headquartered at Barksdale Ai…