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  • Partnership streamlines PDM for ICBM wings

    The 309th Missile Maintenance Group and Defense Logistics Agency recently worked together on an initiative to establish a “retail-like” support structure in order to stock, store and distribute parts and supplies to the Air Force’s three ICBM wings.

  • AMUs compete for Load Crew of the Quarter

    Weapons load crew members participated in the Load Crew of the Quarter competition inside Dock 7, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 20, 2017. Two weapons load crews, representing the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit and the 69th AMU, were timed on their ability to load two inert munitions onto a

  • MAFB officer receives AFGSC award

    Maj. Jeremiah Kirschman, 341st Contracting Squadron commander, received the 2016 Air Force Global Strike Command Outstanding Contracting Officer Award in the field grade officer category.Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Kirschman entered the Air Force with a Bachelor of Science in management

  • Benefield Anechoic Facility hosts B-52 for HERO testing

    A B-52 Stratofortress from the 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, is undergoing Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance testing in the Benefield Anechoic Facility.   The test was requested by the B-52 Program Office at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to comply with

  • 2017, Year of the Family

    Malmstrom leadership attended a conference last fall at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., focusing on improving the lives of Airmen and their families. The conference unveiled Air Force Global Strike Command’s announcement of 2017 as “The Year of the Family.”This year will serve as the foundation to

  • Airmen and Soldiers test their fighting skills

    SOUTHWEST ASIA - Gen. of the Army Douglas MacArthur once said, “On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory.” Deployed Soldiers and Airmen put this mantra to the test in a friendly combatives tournament at an undisclosed

  • 5 FSS takes care of Team Minot

    Servicing thousands of Airmen, families, civilians and contractors, the 5th Force Support Squadron plays an integral role in ensuring personnel at Minot Air Force Base are always taken care of.The squadron has five flights, which manage various base programs like the dining facility, manpower and

  • Red Flag evolves as ISR, cyber presence increases

    The silent warfighters of the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Cyber communities are honing their operational skills and testing new capabilities during Red Flag 17-1 at the Nevada Test and Training Range north of Las Vegas, yesterday through Feb. 10. Red Flag is a realistic combat

  • Ellsworth launches to Red Flag 17-1

    The 37th Bomb Squadron launched five jets from here Jan. 20, 2017, to take part in Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Aircrews and pilots from across the world will be working together in the joint exercise, testing their ability in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat from Jan. 23 to Feb.

  • 28th CES, SDNG perform joint training exercise

    The 28th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted a response training exercise with the South Dakota National Guard at the base theater Jan. 10, 2017.The training scenario involved a simulated commander’s call, where attendees reported feelings of being ill, expressing they might have been exposed to some