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  • Wires, sensors, dials; E&E keeps aircraft in flight

    Within every U.S. Air Force aircraft there are miles of wire, thousands of sensors and hundreds of dials, switches and indicators.The electrical and environmental systems (E&E) specialists know each and every one of them, but more importantly they know how to repair them if they malfunction."We are

  • Behind the scenes on quality of life

    Keeping morale up during harsh winters at Minot Air Force Base can be a challenge: thanks to bitterly cold weather and treacherous road conditions. However, there's a diverse group of people and organizations at work behind the scenes to make things easier for everyone.The gathering place for these

  • A solution to the briefing problem

    It's not a commander in uniform on the stage; it's an Airman in civilian clothes. There are candles on the tables, and a buffet of free food. Everything is quiet and relaxed. Curiosity is in the air.The Storytellers program, originally hosted at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, has a simple premise:

  • 219th SFS: Good Samaritans

    Once the black cloud of smoke faded away, the scene became clear again. Two vehicles, crushed into each other and a nearby telephone pole: a tangled wreck of metal and glass sitting on the side of the freeway with passengers inside.Not sure what they would find when they approached the crash, two

  • AFGSC to hold NC3 General Officer Steering Group, Industry Day

    Air Force Global Strike Command holds a Nuclear Command, Control and Communications General Officer Steering Group Dec. 9 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana."The purpose of the NC3 General Officer Steering Group is to make a strategic assessment of NC3 sustainment issues across the nuclear

  • Forty sorties

    Battling harsh winds and temperatures 20 degrees and below for several days, operations and maintenance Airmen joined together to successfully fly 40 out of 40 sorties during Prairie Warrior surge week, Nov. 17-20, on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate

  • AGE: equipping the air mission

    Airmen from the 5th Maintenance Squadron Air Ground Equipment Shop, safety wire equipment, troubleshoot a relay and repair a breakline on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 25, 2014. AGE is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of equipment in direct support of Team Minot's mission.

  • FIP: 'Making the world's best Air Force better'

    Within the nuclear enterprise, the winds of change that have swept 20th Air Force and the wings under it, have affected many.Though change is not always welcome, the Force Improvement Program has brought new opportunities, improved the quality of life for Airmen, rewarded those who take initiative

  • New virtual comm help desk coming to a PC near you

    A new Air Force communications program called the Virtual Enterprise Service Desk is scheduled to be deployed to every Air Force Global Strike Command NIPRNet desktop on Dec. 8, 2014.Although, no date has been established yet as to when vESD will become the primary conduit for incident reporting and

  • Day of Love: coming together as family, community

    The Day of Love had nearly 100 military and civilian members volunteer to participate in this 45-year-old event where senior citizens from across Minot, North Dakota, and surrounding communities travel to Minot Air Force Base to eat a Thanksgiving meal and enjoy the company of Team Minot's