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  • 20th Air Force Fall 2014 Leadership Symposium

    This year's 20th Air Force Leadership Symposium brought together approximately 120 leaders at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to discuss opportunities and challenges in the intercontinental ballistic missile mission. Joining the Task Force 214 and 20th Air Force commander, Maj. Gen. Jack Weinstein, was

  • Striker Trident program sends USAF missileers to work with Navy

    U.S. Air Force Capts. John Mayer and Patrick McAfee, recently completed various training programs, spread over the course of three months, in preparation for their final destination: assignments with the Navy.The new assignments are part of the dual-service exchange program between the Air Force and

  • Course certifies five as AFSO21 experts

    Five members of the 341st Missile Wing earned their Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century 'green belts' earlier this month after demonstrating mastery over skills learned during four days of academic training here. As certified facilitators, the five are now qualified to shepherd wing

  • Intel specialists graduate AFGSC course

    Fifteen intelligence specialists graduated from Air Force Global Strike Command's Intelligence Formal Training Unit course, Nov. 21, culminating three weeks of familiarization with nuclear and conventional operational missions in the command.Active duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and

  • Adm. Cecil D. Haney visits Minot

    Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) commander, recently visited Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 17, 2014. As part of his ongoing series of visits with nuclear deterrent forces personnel, Haney toured facilities with both 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile wing personnel. The 5th

  • Military Family Month recognizes sacrifice, duty

    The U.S. Census Bureau reported, in their Oct. 3, research, there were more than 115 million households in the U.S.With service members making up less than one percent of the population, the number of military families is barely visible when thrown in the mix of civilian household numbers; however,

  • Faith in training

    A pilot is forced to eject, it is a crash landing or their aircraft has been shot down. They are over the open ocean or in enemy territory. For an air crew member, it is one of the worst-case scenarios.In the middle of the ocean or the wilderness of a combat zone, it is up to the crew to survive on

  • Barksdale Airmen lead community training for Ebola response

    While the risk of an Ebola outbreak here remains low, 2nd Medical Group Airmen led training Nov. 14 with local civilian emergency medical services responders and hospital staff members in order to pre-emptively strengthen coordination efforts and increase awareness of procedures in the event they