Minot combat crew comm team maintains security during Indo-Pacific deployment

Whether training at home or supporting Bomber Task Force operations abroad, Airmen aboard 5th Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortresses carry sensitive communication codes that are vital to mission accomplishment.

Minot Airmen maintain aircraft, ensure readiness during Bomber Task Force deployment

To those outside the flightline observing Bomber Task Force missions from the ground, the procedures appear simple. The aircraft take off, the aircraft return for landing a few hours later, and then they do it again.

Minot Airmen preform ACE concepts at JBER

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 69th Bomb Squadron from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, takes off in support of a bomber Agile Combat Employment (ACE) exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 14, 2023. ACE enables convergence across domains, presenting an adversary with

Air Force announces the 12 Outstanding Airmen for 2023

Air Force officials have selected the service’s top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2023.

B-52s in JBER: Downloading

Airman 1st Class Timothy McDonald and Airman 1st Class Jordan Scotland, 69th Bomb Squadron aircraft armament systems technicians, prepare their equipment to unload a B-52H Stratofortress at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2023. The Airmen were sent to JBER to maintain the B-52s

Minot Airman recognized as Air Force, AFGSC NCO of the Year

Humbleness, accountability, empathy, teachability, emotional intelligence. These are the qualities that Tech. Sgt. Jennel Edwards, an evaluator for the 91st Security Forces Group, says an effective noncommissioned officer must possess. The U.S. Air Force and Air Force Global Strike Command recently

91st SFG conducts recapture and recovery exercise

Airman 1st Class Troy White, 891st Missile Security Forces Squadron defender, fires blanks from an M240B machine gun from a Humvee turret in Mountrail County, North Dakota, July 7, 2023. The Humvee is a tactical, high-mobility vehicle that offers protection to defenders while engaging threats. (U.S.

First-ever USAF B-52 deployment concludes in Indonesia

More than 60 Airmen and two B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, completed a bilateral interoperability exercise in Indonesia.

Agile Combat Employment teaches Minot Civil Engineering Airmen survival skills

On June 15, 2023, Airmen from the 5th Civil Engineering Squadron participated in a unique training concept, transitioning from computer-based training to a 12-hour hands-on outdoor classroom environment. They learned lifesaving skills such as finding food, water, and shelter in the wilderness. The

Operation Centennial Contact: Minot AFB Flyover