An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Official websites use .mil

A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.

Secure .mil websites use HTTPS

A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Air Force Global Strike Command AFSTRAT-AIR

Gas masks

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE N.D. -- First Lt. Jon Arceta, 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron installation deployment officer, demonstrates the proper placement of the M-50 gas mask, here Jan 5. Minot Air Force Base is the first base in Air Force Global Strike Command to receive and issue the new M-50 gas mask. (Air force photo/Airman 1st Class Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Gas masks

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE N.D. -- Staff Sgt. Alexander Rexroad, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management logistics journeyman, demonstrates how to tighten the M-50 gas mask on First Lt. Jon Arceta, 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron installation deployment officer, here Jan 5. Minot Air Force Base is the first base in Air Force Global Strike Command to receive and issue the new M-50 gas mask. (Air force photo/Airman 1st Class Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Gas masks

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE N.D. – Airman 1st Class Adile Chavez, 5th Medical Group dental technician, assists Staff Sgt. Timothy Styers, 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels facilities supervisor, perform a mask seal test on the M-50 gas mask, here Jan 5. Minot Air Force Base is the first base in Air Force Global Strike Command to receive and issue the new M-50 gas mask. (Air force photo/Airman 1st Class Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res

Minot first in Global Strike Command to receive new gas masks

Published Jan. 12, 2011