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  • 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

  • New wireless headsets improve base operations

    Until recently, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs performing maintenance on the ground used headsets wired into the B-52H Stratofortress to communicate with the crew inside. The wires raised a number of concerns, to include mobility and the price of replacing the wires.

  • AFGSC leaders visit Minot AFB

    The two top leaders of AFGSC visited Minot Air Force Base this week to meet with Airmen and see first-hand how Team Minot provides strategic deterrence and precision strike anywhere around the world.

  • 54th Helicopter Squadron Groundbreaking Ceremony

    On August 15, 2023, Minot Air Force Base held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new facility for the 54th Helicopter Squadron, which will house the new MH-139A Grey Wolf. The Grey Wolf will replace the 54th Helicopter Squadrons’ UH-1N Huey that has been in use since 1996.The Grey Wolf is a

  • 8th Air Force Command Chief Visits Minot AFB

    Chief Master Sgt. Steve Cenov, command chief master sergeant of the 8th Air Force, visits the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB, North Dakota, Jan. 24, 2022. The Eighth Air Force, or the "Mighty Eighth", is a numbered Air Force responsible for the nuclear and conventional bomber mission throughout the Air

  • Team Minot Airmen return home

    Team Minot Airmen return to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 16-17, 2018. Airmen and families welcomed the returnees home from an eight-month deployment in Southwest Asia. Members aided the B-52H Stratofortress flying mission in support of operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom Sentinel.

  • EOD trains to maintain readiness

    Airmen with the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal completed a reconnaissance training mission at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., March 28, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Alyssa M. Akers)