Col. McGhee serves final alert as 91st Missile Wing commander

U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth McGhee, 91st Missile Wing commander, speaks to members of the 91st Missile Wing upon his return from his final alert at Missile Alert Facility Golf-01 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 10, 2024. McGhee has been the 91st Missile Wing commander since June 2022.

Women on Watch

March 12, 2020 was an important day for women and little girls dreaming of a career in the U.S. Air Force. On this day, 91st Missile Wing women from Minot Air Force Base participated in the All-Female Missile Alert Day in support of National Women’s History Month.

20th AF, AFGSC visits MAFB Airmen, tour upcoming facilities

91 MW first reserve alert

For the first time ever on Oct. 26, 2019, a reserve Airman completed a 24 hour “alert” at a Missile Alert Facility after 60 years of using Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles in the U.S. Air Force.

Weather keeps missileers on alert for 72 hours

In the beginning of March a winter snow storm, that brought several inches of snow and more than 30 mph winds, left missile combat crews at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, on alert for three days straight.

Snow, wind kept Airmen in missile field

On March 6, small bouts of snow and 60 mph wind gusts caused 91 MW ICBM operators to stay an extra night until a crew could safely replace them.

Prairie Vigilance 16: Anytime, Anywhere

The 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, participated in Prairie Vigilance 16-1 Sept. 11-16, an annual exercise designed to test the wing’s ability to conduct conventional and nuclear-capable bomber operations.“Prairie Vigilance 16-1 is an operational readiness exercise that