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  • Air Force Secretary visits F.E. Warren.

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, visited the 90th Missile Wing and F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Feb. 18, 2015, in preparation for a meeting of the Nuclear Oversight Board. The board meetings are normally

  • Deputy secretary visits Minot, notes strong morale

    Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work said morale is strong at Minot Air Force Base after he visited facilities and spoke with Airmen Feb. 11, at the only base to host two legs of the nuclear triad.Work spent the day visiting the base, home to the 91st Missile Wing, responsible for the operation and

  • Search and rescue ready

    Capt. Jonathan Bonilla, 54th Helicopter Squadron aircraft commander; 1st Lt. Kyle Nelson, 54th HS co-pilot; and Master Sgt. Austin Atkinson and Tech. Sgt. Thomas Liscomb, 54th HS flight engineers, conduct search and rescue hoist training at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 11, 2015. The training

  • Striving for fitness excellence

    1st Lt. Kal Judah, 23rd Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress co-pilot, was recently awarded Minot Air Force Base's first perfect score for the Iron Airman Challenge.The challenge, which aims to push Airmen to strive for physical excellence beyond their physical training test requirements, was first

  • The big break

    At only 11 years old, a young girl crept into her mother's room and borrowed her guitar, unaware that doing so would change her life.Vanessa Melvin -- then Vanessa Montandon -- took the first step in what would become a lifelong career in music.Originally, she made the expedition into her mother's

  • Flightline operations

    Crew chiefs and maintenance Airmen work side-by-side to keep the mission going at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 4, 2015. Crew chiefs conducted several preflight checks prior to Aircraft takeoff while maintenance Airmen busied themselves with minor repairs and inspections. (U.S. Air Force photos

  • Airman recognized for vehicle accident response

    A second lieutenant with Headquarters, Air Force Global Strike Command was recognized here Jan. 29, 2015, for her response to a vehicle accident.Maj. Gen. Clark, Air Force Global Strike Command vice commander, presented 2nd Lt. Brianne Soles, an AFGSC command briefer assigned to the Intelligence