Whiteman Airmen, B-2s maintain readiness in Guam

About 225 Airmen and three B-2 Spirits from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deployed here Aug. 7 to conduct familiarization training activities in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.The goal of the training is to maintain force readiness by conducting flight operations in an environment outside of the

Keeping the Buff young: Metals technology

Along with the other specialists who wait for the B-52 Stratofortress along the flightline, metals technology technicians are ready 24/7 to perform orthopedic surgery to fix any structural damage.The 2nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight's unique mission would not be complete without the

Rockstar Lieutenant's Second Visit to Minot AFB

After quietly tuning his electric bass behind stage, he slowly walks up a ramp, wearing a drab-green T-shirt and an Army combat uniform patterned ball cap emblazoned with his foundation's red and blue logo. Head down, he puts an arm in the air and instantly the Dock 1 crowd went from silent to a

Warbird bath

Airmen from the 5th Maintenance Squadron wash a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 4, 2015. B-52s are washed with specialized cleaning solutions to prevent corrosion and degradation of the aircraft's frame, parts and shell. Washes are commonly conducted in the base's

Fabrication: heat and sparks

Airman 1st Class Devin Painter, 5th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician, welds together metal for a supply storage rack at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 14, 2015. Airmen from the 5th MXS fabrication section provide a wide array of services including welding, metal fabrication,

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