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

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. 

5th Bomb Wing Airmen Sustain Operational Readiness

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The 5th Bomb Wing’s B-52H Stratofortress fleet serves as part of the Air Force’s strategic bomber force. The B-52H has served the strategic bomber force for over 60 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alyssa Bankston)

Team Minot keeps jets flying in the snow

Crew chiefs perform pre-flight procedures on a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 27, 2023. The 5th Bomb Wing Airmen work in all-weather conditions to provide the B-52H global strike capabilities at a moment's notice.

Iconic B-52 and veteran reunite at Barksdale Air Force Base

The 2nd Bomb Wing recently welcomed back a 95-year-old retired Air Force engine mechanic whose story intertwines with the enduring legacy of Barksdale’s premiere bomber, the B-52H.

Directors from National Laboratories immerse in Global Strike mission

Minot AFB and Whiteman AFB hosted senior officials representing national laboratories and academic institutions, providing them the opportunity to immerse with the mission and weapons systems of the nuclear enterprise, Oct. 17-19, 2023.

Barksdale sends aircraft to support SOUTHCOM mission

Strategic bomber missions enhance the readiness and training necessary to respond to any potential crisis or challenge across the globe.

AgilePod Demo Expands B-52 Communications

The backbone of the U.S.’s strategic bomber force, the B-52 Stratofortress, will soon demonstrate advanced communications capabilities through the new AgilePod, enabling a modernized, further-reaching, more secure communication on the historic aircraft.B-52 aircrew depend on rapid incoming and

AFGSC Commander discusses mission, modernization

Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, Air Force Global Strike Commander, spoke to hundreds in attendance and thousands more via live stream at the 2023 Air and Space Forces Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado, on Tuesday.“Integrated deterrence is enabled by credible forces that are backstopped by a safe,