Feb. 20, 2024 Team Minot Airmen sustain mission readiness with another Bomber Task Force mission Bomber missions enable crews to maintain a high state of readiness and proficiency and validate the United States global strike capability. The 5th Bomb Wing also participated in Exercise Cope North 24, which strengthens U.S. partnerships and interoperability with its regional Allies and partners.
Feb. 8, 2024 Department of the Air Force Surgeon General visits Minot Air Force Base U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, visited Minot Air Force Base Feb. 5, to observe the 5th Medical Group’s impact on readiness and share the Air Force Medical Service’s efforts to meet the demands of Great Power Competition.
Feb. 1, 2024 U.S. Air Force Chaplain Maj. Gen. Randall Kitchens visits Team Minot U.S. Air Force Chaplain Maj. Gen. Randall Kitchens, U.S. Air Force chief of chaplains, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Sadie Chambers, Religious Affairs senior enlisted advisor, visited Minot AFB, Jan. 28-30, 2024.
Jan. 25, 2024 5th AMXS Competes in Annual Load Crew Competition Members of the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load an inert AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) onto a B-52H Stratofortress as part of the 2024 annual weapons load competition at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 19, 2024. Airmen loaded an inert AGM-158 JASSM onto a B-52H
Jan. 22, 2024 Department of State representative visits Minot AFB Mr. Paul Dean, Department of State Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability, is given a tour of AGM-86 Air Launch Cruise Missiles (ALCMS) at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 17, 2024. The ALCMS on display are used to train Airmen on how to
Jan. 9, 2024 5th Bomb Wing and 2nd Bomb Wing work together for Exercise Prairie/Bayou Vigilance 24-2 Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota and the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana participated in Exercise Prairie Vigilance/Bayou Vigilance 24-2 here, Jan. 4-7, 2024.
Jan. 5, 2024 Minot MAF chefs feed the force Missile Alert Facilities are the heart of the 91st Missile Operations Group’s mission. The Group is composed of three squadrons, each responsible for up to 50 launch facilities. This 24/7 responsibility requires Airmen to be on alert and always ready. It is the goal of the Missile Alert Feeding
Dec. 29, 2023 Operation Home for the Holidays A new program, Operation Home for the Holidays, was recently instituted by U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Hoadley, 5th Bomb Wing commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth McGhee, 91st Missile Wing commander, with the city of Minot Chamber of commerce.
Dec. 27, 2023 Eye in the Sky: 54th Helicopter Squadron secures Team Minot’s missile fields from above “The primary mission of the 54th HS is nuclear deterrence and nuclear surety,” said Capt. Matthew Weaver, 54th HS aircraft commander. “We’re heavily involved with the 91st MW and supporting their mission.”
Dec. 18, 2023 Minot AFB executes SURGE Week The 5th Bomb Wing conducted SURGE Week here from Dec. 12 - 14. SURGE Week tests warfighting capabilities, focusing on training efforts for scenarios where a large number of sorties need to be produced swiftly and efficiently.