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  • Retiree Appreciation Day connects Minot's past, present

    Team Minot hosted 43 military retirees and family members during Retiree Appreciation Day on July 12, which is an annual event held at Minot AFB where military retirees can enjoy a day of fun, camaraderie, appreciation, and support. This year’s event included a tour of a B-52H Stratofortress hangar,

  • 5th Bomb Wing executes base-wide readiness exercise

    The 5th Bomb Wing conducted a base-wide readiness exercise, or Warbird Week, from May 1-8. Warbird Week is a routine base-wide readiness exercise designed to test 5th BW Airmen’s abilities to operate in a variety of scenarios. As part of the exercise, various circumstances and conditions were

  • Lt. Gen. Lutton and North Dakota Civic Leaders tour Minot AFB

    Lt. Gen. Micheal J. Lutton, deputy commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, talks to Col. Benjamin Jensen, 5th Bomb Wing commander, during a tour of Dock 7 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 22, 2024. AFGSC provides strategic deterrence, global strike capability, and combat support to

  • Team Minot's aircraft maintainers keep B-52s flying high

    A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 69th Bomb Squadron, takes off from the runway at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 28, 2024. Each of the B-52’s eight engines is capable of producing up to 17,000 pounds of thrust; allowing it to fly at high subsonic speeds at altitudes of