, ▁computer - processing ▁console . ▁Im prov ements ▁in ▁autom ation ▁allow ▁combat ▁cre ws ▁to ▁more ▁rapidly ▁process ▁message ▁traffic ▁and ▁carry ▁out ▁execution ▁orders . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Tw enti eth ▁Air ▁Force ▁was ▁placed ▁alongside ▁all ▁other ▁U . S . ▁IC B M ▁and ▁bom bers ▁with ▁similar ▁miss ions ▁under ▁a ▁single ▁command , ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Global ▁St rike ▁Command , ▁head qu arter ed ▁at ▁B ark sd ale ▁A FB , ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁communic ations ▁between ▁the ▁base ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁miss iles ▁were ▁partially ▁dis rupted ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁hardware ▁failure . ▁This ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁reports ▁of ▁U FO ▁sight ings ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Challenge ▁of ▁maintenance , ▁upgrade ▁ ▁A ging ▁equipment ▁such ▁as ▁analog ▁phone ▁lines ▁or ▁computer ▁systems ▁that ▁still ▁use ▁flo ppy ▁disc s ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁subject ▁of ▁media ▁attention ; ▁Form er ▁miss ile ers ▁alert ed ▁the ▁US ▁television ▁program ▁ 6 0 ▁Min utes , ▁which ▁a ired ▁a ▁segment ▁about ▁Warren ▁A FB ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁US AF ▁plans ▁to ▁spend ▁$ 1 9 ▁million ▁on ▁improvements ▁of ▁Warren ▁A FB ▁miss ile ▁sil os ▁and ▁launch ▁control ▁cent ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁is ▁asking ▁for ▁over ▁$ 6 0 0 ▁million ▁in