HAARP transitions from Air Force to University of Alaska-Fairbanks

VCJCS visits Warren, conveys importance of nuclear mission

Gen. Paul J. Selva, the 10th--and newly appointed--vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited the 90th Missile Wing Aug. 13-14 to meet with ICBM combat crews, tour a missile alert facility and get a glance of the operational environment of the ICBM leg of the nuclear triad.F.E. Warren was

Team Minot honors heritage, legacy of Chief Binnicker

B-52H Stratofortress aircrew demonstrated Team Minot's respect and gratitude for 33 years of selfless service to the Ninth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, James C. Binnicker, during a flyover at his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, today.Binnicker served in the

Milestone event marks progress in fuel plume cleanup

To mark an important milestone in the efforts to protect Albuquerque's groundwater and remediate contamination from a leak at Kirtland's bulk fuels facility, the base hosted an event Aug. 13.The event marked the installation of a pump-and-treat water system and the successful extraction and

Helos kick off Global Strike Challenge at Camp Guernsey

A circle, just a few feet in diameter, with an X inside is drawn on a rocky hillside a few miles east of Guernsey, Wyo. One at a time, helicopters and crews from Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming come looking for it.Even when they know they are close, it is not easy to find. The circle and X are

Iron Chef Global Strike Challenge

Airmen from the 5th Force Support Squadron compete in the first Iron Chef Global Strike Challenge competition in the Jimmy Doolittle Center at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 10, 2015.Three teams of three chefs from 5th FSS had one hour to complete their meals for the judges. At the start of the

Keeping the Buff young: Nondestructive inspection

Like a radiologist who can see fractures without using a scalpel, there are Airmen who can find deficiencies in the B-52 Stratofortress bones to proactively ensure its structural integrity.Experts from Nondestructive Inspection, a shop within the 2nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight,

Team Malmstrom works with Montana National guard, local emergency services during MARE

Medical personnel, emergency response and flight crew members from Malmstrom Air Force Base banded together Monday Aug. 20 to participate in a Major Accident Response Exercise along with members of the 120th Airlift Wing and flight crew from the Montana Army National Guard.Implemented to evaluate

Meet your 54th HS Global Strike Challenge team

Four Airmen from the 54th Helicopter Squadron and two from the Tactical Response Force were selected to represent Minot Air Force Base in the 2015 Global Strike Challenge helicopter competition.Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber, intercontinental ballistic missile, helicopter and

Whiteman AFB B-2 bombers deploy to Guam

Three B-2 bombers and approximately 225 Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 7 to conduct familiarization training activities in the Pacific region. This training deployment demonstrates continuing U.S. commitment to regular, global strategic