Team Minot bids farewell to MWD “Kitty”

Hero. Veteran. Partner. Friend. Those were some of the words Staff Sgt. Roland Garcia, 5th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, used to describe Kitty, a military working dog at Minot Air Force Base, who passed in her sleep Jan. 20.Kitty was set to retire in February after serving

AFGSC commander visits Whiteman

Gen. Robin Rand visits Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, where he spoke with Airmen at the 509th Bomb Wing.

Snow Birds

Pilots from the 69th Bomb Squadron go through a pre-flight checklist inside the cockpit of a B-52H Stratofortress while members of the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron remove snow from the flightline before a training sortie at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 14, 2016. Bomber Airmen work around the

AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

790th MXS holds name-change ceremony

 Commanders and Airmen of the 90th Maintenance Group gathered Jan. 27 to ceremoniously mark the deactivation of one squadron and the immediate activation of another as the 90th Maintenance Operations Squadron was redesignated to the 790th Maintenance Squadron."The inactivation of the 90th MOS was

Weapons load crews face-off in annual championship finals

28th BW welcomes home Airmen from record-setting deployment

Approximately 350 Airmen from the 28th Bomb Wing returned to Ellsworth AFB from a deployment to Southwest Asia during the early morning hours of Jan. 24.Hundreds of family members, loved ones, and fellow Airmen gathered on the flightline to eagerly greet them after more than six months of B-1 bomber

Air Force Global Strike Command completes accident investigation

Air Force Global Strike Command completed an Accident Investigation Board following a May 2014 mishap during maintenance on an intercontinental ballistic missile. On May 16, 2014, at approximately 11:15 p.m. MDT, a Minuteman III ICBM assigned to the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming,

Green Dot organization to battle violence

  More than 40 F.E. Warren Airmen are scheduled to attend a Green Dot prep session at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as part of a larger project to decrease interpersonal violence throughout the Air Force.   The Air Force contracted the non-profit Green Dot organization to provide violence

B-52 veteran talks Desert Storm campaign

“Pilot, we have a lock-on,” the B-52 Stratofortress electronic warfare officer called out in surprise.Capt. Jim Bowles, a B-52 Stratofortress instructor pilot, gritted his teeth, looked downward and sure enough, an SA-6 surface-to-air missile had been launched in his direction.For most, being shot