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  • WSA night operations

    Guarding the weapons storage area on Minot Air Force Base is a 24/7, 365 day a year job for members of the 5th Security Forces Squadron. In addition to daily security duties, the squadron members conduct training exercises and practice various scenarios to ensure they are prepared for any situation

  • New group, same mission focus

    The 54th Helicopter Squadron is undergoing a change of leadership and now falls under the newly activated 582nd Helicopter Group.Activation of this new unit came about as a way for the 54th HS to have a direct line of aviation leadership to the 20th Air Force.This change will allow the squadron to

  • Help is on the way

    Though Minot Air Force Base doesn't have a full hospital, its residents have no reason to fear that they won't receive timely assistance in the event of an emergency.The personnel of the 5th Medical Group ambulance services section are on call 24/7, 365 days a year ready to respond to calls for

  • 582nd OSS Det 4 assumption of command

    Maj. Bryant Bevan assumed command of the 582nd Operation Support Squadron, Detachment 4, by direction of Lt. Col. James Blanchard, 582nd OSS commander. Malmstrom Air Force Base held the 582nd OSS, Det. 4, assumption of command ceremony April 7, 2015.The 582nd OSS will report to the first ever Air

  • In sickness and in health

    One old adage of marriage is the vow to be there for each other, for better or for worse in sickness and in health. For many couples, this is a line they recite at their ceremony and store in the back of their minds for many years. However, for one couple, that vow was tested only a couple years

  • AFGSC base conducts SELM test

    Months of planning came to a head during the Giant Pace 15-1M Simulated Electronic Launch-Minuteman test near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, April 7. The test was the second part of a complete weapon's system evaluation wherein an unarmed Minuteman III missile was launched from Vandenberg AFB,

  • AFGSC bomber force trains in Arctic, North Sea

    Air Force Global Strike Command recently completed a pair of simultaneous long-range bomber missions in two geographic combatant commands, enabling units to become familiar with operating in different regions of the globe.April 1-2, two B-52H Stratofortresses from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force

  • In the right place at the right time

    Airmen train daily to be warriors not only for global affairs, but local situations as well.When a tragic situation arises, Airmen are called upon to perform heroic deeds to ensure safety of citizens. Tragic situations are never scheduled, they just happen. For Senior Airman Cory Barrett, 509th