20th AF rolls in new vehicles

The Airmen who travel to the missile fields across F.E. Warren, Minot and Malmstrom Air Force Bases are in the midst of receiving new trucks to their inventory.  Each of the missile bases received Ford F-150s and Dodge Ram 3500's equipped with the essentials for the missile field, including

De-icing the B-52

It's nine degrees this morning, zero if you factor in the wind chill. Not bad for four AM in late fall at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.

B-52 lands at RAAF Base Darwin

Missile maintenance section becomes more efficient

Airmen across Air Force Global Strike Command are taking the initiative to improve operational processes.  Recently, at the recommendation of a maintainer focus group, the 91st Maintenance Group's Mechanical and Pneudraulics Section was reorganized into two separate shops to improve the group's

New innovations improve simulation

In a dusty control room, refrigerator-sized mainframe computers whir and beep. Hard drives the size of washing machines constantly breakdown, short circuit and crash due to the overwhelming amount of data they have to process and transmit. Several contractors work tirelessly to keep the digital

AF realigns missions to enhance nuclear support

In response to a directive from the secretary of the Air Force and chief of staff of the Air Force, the 377th Air Base Wing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will realign under Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), and the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) will reorganize, combining the AFNWC

Bright Holidays for 2014

There's no place like home for the holidays. But for some servicemembers, home can be a world away.  Between different duty stations and cost of living, it can be difficult for young Airmen to budget for Yuletide trips. However, a group of Minot Air Force Base officers have started a new tradition

Wires, sensors, dials; E&E keeps aircraft in flight

Within every U.S. Air Force aircraft there are miles of wire, thousands of sensors and hundreds of dials, switches and indicators.The electrical and environmental systems (E&E) specialists know each and every one of them, but more importantly they know how to repair them if they malfunction."We are

Behind the scenes on quality of life

Keeping morale up during harsh winters at Minot Air Force Base can be a challenge: thanks to bitterly cold weather and treacherous road conditions. However, there's a diverse group of people and organizations at work behind the scenes to make things easier for everyone.The gathering place for these

A solution to the briefing problem

It's not a commander in uniform on the stage; it's an Airman in civilian clothes. There are candles on the tables, and a buffet of free food. Everything is quiet and relaxed. Curiosity is in the air.The Storytellers program, originally hosted at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, has a simple premise: