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  • USSTRATCOM Commander Visits Minot Air Force Base

    Minot Air Force Base, N.D. – Adm. Charles Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command visited Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 17-18, 2022.During his visit, Adm. Richard met with Minot AFB leaders to discuss the Team Minot mission amongst both wings. Additionally, he addressed members of

  • The Future of the Warbirds

    On June 23rd, 2022, Col. Walters relinquished command of the 5th Bomb Wing to Col. Daniel S. Hoadley and with it, the Wing’s 5.4 billion dollar nuclear stockpile, 28 B-52s and the Department of Defense’s largest personnel reliability assurance program.

  • Airman Comes to the Rescue

    Staff Sgt. Lawrence Green Jr., a 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron Ground Transportation Airman, went above and beyond to help someone in need on February 5, 2021, near Minot Air Force Base, N.D.

  • Minot Airmen and B-52s kick-off Red Flag 22-1

    Airmen and B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., participate in exercise Red Flag 22-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., which began Jan. 24, 2022. Led by the 414th Combat Training Squadron and held three times each year, aircrews of various

  • Thank the 80

    There is a quote I used to admire from Heraclitus. It goes, “Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, 80 are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.”

  • 5th Bomb Wing Inspector General Brings the Thunder

    Earlier this month, 5th Bomb Wing Airmen from Minot Air Force Base participated in a multi-day, wing-level exercise to internally validate mission readiness, enhance operational training across the wing, and self-identify areas for improvement.

  • Warbird Airmen return from historic deployment

    During the week of Sept. 17, 2021, six B-52H Stratofortresses and approximately 300 personnel assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing returned from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, ending a six-month deployment supporting U.S. Central Command mission requirements.The aircraft and personnel formed the 23rd

  • Airman's Best Friend

    MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Dogs are an essential part of our military force and military working dogs and their handlers share a strong bond of trust in order to ensure the safety of those they protect.

  • International Airman: A1C Ramsay's Journey to Citizenship

    The United States Armed Forces has had a long history of immigrants serving in the military ever since the Revolutionary War. While not only making the grand commitment of serving the nation, they have also sworn to protect the rights of the citizens of the nation as well – even if they themselves