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  • Minuteman III's 50th Anniversary

    On 19 August 1970, the Strategic Air Command placed the first flight of 10 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles on alert at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. After its emplacement at the 741st Strategic Missile Squadron, the Minuteman III has stood watch for 50 years as the nation’s

  • Team Minot welcomes new 91st Missile Wing commander

    Col. Glenn Harris, 91st MW commander, assumes command from Col. Colin Connor, previous 91st Missile Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 31, 2018.

  • 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.

  • An integrated force

    The man stopped in the narrow hallway, his eyes turning to rows of glossy portraits hanging symmetrically on the wall. “He was my first wing commander,” the man said.  It was 1986 when a young, U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Anthony Cotton first laid eyes on the main gate at Minot Air Force Base, North

  • Boosting the brain

    As part of move to further modernize the nuclear enterprise, Airmen from the 91st Missile Wing, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, recently implemented a $68 million upgrade to the LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.First used on June 23, this new device – known as the Data

  • PREL trains for GSC

    The 91st Maintenance Group power, refrigeration, electrical, laboratory Global Strike Challenge team trains for GSC 17 at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 30, 2017. The three-member PREL team is responsible for the inspection and maintenance of the payload transport trailer’s electrical systems and

  • Learning about the past, celebrating the future

    Team Minot Airmen gathered to celebrate the 68th birthday anniversary of the 91st Missile Wing, Nov. 9, 2016. The 91st MW has had many different missions around the world, including the United States.

  • 791st MSFS members: train, protect

    Airmen from the 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron conduct training at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 28, 2016. Response force members are trained to recapture and protect resources after being seized by opposing forces. The recapture and recovery training was designed to prepare missile