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July 12, 2024
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,
May 9, 2024
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
April 26, 2024
Team Minot holds clap-in for elementary school students for Month of the Military Child

Team Minot Airmen pose for a photo at North Plains Elementary School, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The Airmen wereparticipating in a clap-in to honor students as part of the Month of the Military Child. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson)
April 26, 2024
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
April 3, 2024
908th Airlift Wing receives their first MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter since becoming first MH-139A formal training unit

The 908th Airlift Wing has assigned aircraft for the first time in more than 23 months, or 726 days to be exact, as the first of the wing’s MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters arrived at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, April 3, 2024.The wing’s last aircraft, a C-130 Hercules, departed Maxwell April 8,
March 27, 2024
Sweep dreams: Minot Airmen build camaraderie and resilience through curling

In 2019, a group of Airmen from Minot AFB decided to try their hand at the sport of curling. In partnership with the Minot Curling Club, they decided to form a league of their own: the Minot AFB Curling League. The Airmen who compete in the league say it enhances camaraderie and resilience.
March 15, 2024
Fueling the fleet: 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron keeps Minot AFB helicopters in the air

Airmen assigned to the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 54th Helicopter Squadron refuel a UH-1N Iroquois at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 7, 2024. The UH-1N is a light-lift utility helicopter used to support a wide variety of missions, including 91st Missile Wing convoy operations.
March 1, 2024
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
Jan. 31, 2024
From enlisted to enlightened: One Airman’s journey to becoming a chaplain

Staff Sgt. Daniel Starr, chapel augmentee flight NCOIC, has answered the call to become one of the Air Force’s newest chaplains. The journey to become a chaplain has been a lengthy one for Starr. Through hard work and determination, he’s paved the path to accomplishing his goal.
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

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