Global Strike Challenge teams return

Senior Airman Brandon Cain, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron Global Strike Challenge team member and Airman 1st Class Robert Cook, 91st Missile Operations Squadron GSC team member, carry the Blanchard Trophy towards a crowd of cheering 91st Airmen after returning from the GSC score posting on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The Blanchard Trophy is awarded to the best missile wing in the Air force and this was the second year in a row that Minot brought home the prestigious award. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)

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Global Strike Challenge teams return

Airmen from the 91st Missile Wing pose with their trophies after returning from the Air Force Global Strike Challenge score posting on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Among their awards was the Blanchard Trophy, which is awarded to the best missile wing in the Air force. This was the second year in a row that Minot brought home the prestigious award. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)

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Global Strike Challenge teams return

Col. Kieran Denehan, 5th Operations Group commander, carries a scepter topped by the 5th Bomb Wing logo is hoisted above a 5th BW team member’s head as they return from the Air Force Global Strike Challenge on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 6, 2014. The teams received their scores the previous day at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)

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Col. Jeffrey Neischel, 5th Bomb Wing vice commander, greets 5th Bomb Wing team members as they return from the Air Force Global Strike Challenge on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 6, 2014. The teams received their scores the previous day at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)

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(from left to right) Col. Tom Rudy, 91st Missile Wing vice commander, Senior Airman William Atkins, 705th Munitions Squadron Global Strike Challenge team member and Col. Jeffrey Neischel, 5th Bomb Wing vice commander, hold a check for $100,000 on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 6, 2014. The money will be used for quality of life improvements on the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)

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Global Strike Challenge teams return

Published Nov. 10, 2014
By Senior Airman Stephanie Morris
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing Global Strike Challenge teams recently returned from a score posting event that was hosted at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The teams received a wide variety of awards including the Blanchard Trophy, which is awarded to the best missile wing in the Air force. In addition to the Blanchard Trophy, Minot was also awarded a check for $100,000 that will be used for quality of life improvements on the base.