Minot housing allowance to increase 40 percent

Basic Allowance for Housing rates for Team Minot Airmen are slated to increase for the 2012 calendar year, according to new Department of Defense data released recently. These increases should be reflected in members Jan. 15, 2012, pay statement.Overall rates are projected to increase an average of

5th BW successfully completes New START inspection

Minot AFB successfully completed a New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) inspection Dec. 1 when the 5th Bomb Wing was selected for a NST Air Base Type One Inspection. As part of the treaty implementation, a team of 10 Russian Federation inspectors, escorted by eight Defense Threat

Minot Airman answers call of duty

An Minot Air FOrce Base, N.D., Airman recently received the Airman's Medal for the heroic and selfless act he performed in the fall of 2008. Staff Sgt. Joseph Haller, 5th Security Forces Squadron member , humbly accredits the medal largely to his military training and the sense of duty instilled

F.E. Warren's fitness facilities renovated to improve fitness experience

F.E. Warren Air Force Base's fitness facilities, Freedom and Independence halls, have received roughly $600,000 in renovations, upgrades and improvements throughout 2011 as a way to improve patrons' fitness experiences.Renovations include new locker rooms for Independence Hall; an outdoor exercise

90th Missile Wing welcomes new squadron

More than 100 Airmen attended a Dec. 1, 2011, ceremony re-designating the 15th Munitions Squadron as the 90th Munitions Squadron at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.The 15th MUNS, activated Aug. 4, 2009, has been a tenant unit of the 90th Missile Wing since its activation."The 90th MUNS has been a

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Global Strike Command hosts inaugural Heritage Dinner

As each wing commander and command chief from around Air Force Global Strike Command entered Patrick Hall at the Barksdale Air Force Base Club Nov. 30, their eyes darted around the historic, elegant and precisely laid-out room. They were stunned. Some took pictures. Some soaked in the atmosphere.

New requirements for tuition assistance

A first-of-its-kind Department of Defense Memorandum of Understanding was recently released by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for guidance on military tuition assistance.Effective Jan. 1, 2012, the Department of Defense will require all academic institutions participating in the military TA

5th Bomb Wing Bomber Barons, maintainers push forward to Pacific

More than 200 5th Bomb Wing Airmen and six B-52H Stratofortresses left Minot Air Force Base, N.D., for their deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 2, 2011, as part of the ongoing U.S. Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence. The rotation of U.S. Air Force bombers to the Western

5th Comptroller Squadron earn three major awards

The 5th Comptroller Squadron received three Air Force Global Strike Command awards recently to include an award for special acts and services, AFGSC Financial Services Office of the Year and Comptroller Organization of the Year.The comptroller squadron received the special acts and services award