May Squadron of the Month
5th Munitions Squadron The 5th Bomb Wing Command team would like to congratulate the 5th Munitions Squadron (5 MUNS) on being selected as May’s Squadron of the Month. For this year, the 5 MUNS performed 545 explosive operations ensuring the assembly and delivery of 207 munitions supporting 901 flight hours and 180 combat training sorties […]
The Airmen Remain Our Best Weapon
Task Force 21 is a group of volunteers whose main goal is to advocate and support the missions of Minot Air Force Base. Some of the members of this year’s task force can well remember Task Force ’96, a group organized to guide Minot through the Base Realignment and Closure rounds that occurred in the […]
US, Moroccan Air Forces Project Combat Power During Exercise African Lion 26
Army 1st Lt. Tucker Chase CAP DRAA, Morocco (AFNS) —A combined flight of two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers and four Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, signaled the launch of the country’s first accredited joint terminal attack controller qualification course, April 23. The flyover was a key component of Exercise African Lion […]
The 5th Security Forces Squadron exchanges job knowledge with the Army’s 816th Military Police Company during joint training
Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —Airmen and Army National Guard Soldiers honed their ability to respond to law enforcement and security threats during a joint training exercise here April 10-11, 2026, focusing first on mission readiness and interoperability across services. The exercise paired the 5th […]
91st Missile Maintenance Squadron’s electro-mechanical team powers the mission
Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — It is 30 degrees on a Thursday, April morning, which is generous for the early spring temperatures around Minot Air Force Base. The sky is overcast, a steady wind blows snowflakes across the prairie and the roads are slicked […]
General David C. Jones Chapter 135 – 42nd Annual Commander’s Choice Award Winners
Time With the CEO Lt Gen Burt Field (AF Retired)
In reference to Minot Air Force Base Field feels “that this base is going to be important through the turn of the next century, and hopefully there will be B 21’s here eventually replacing the B 52’s. And that your current missiles will be replaced by the new Sentinel.” Field, like many others, feels that […]
Getting To Know Minot Air Force Base
Lt. Gen Burt Field (AF Retired) has an impressive biography that includes over 3,400 hours of flying either an F-16 or and F-22. He has been a wing commander and even served as Commander of U.S. Forces, Japan. Yet in that experience, Burt Field, now CEO of the Air and Space Forces Association, had not […]
Minot AFB Airmen showcase mission readiness during 20th Air Force leaders visit
Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser, commander of 20th Air Force, and Chief Master Sgt. Nicholas Taylor, Command Chief Master Sergeant of 20th Air Force, recently visited the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base to […]
April Squadron of the Month
5th Bomb Wing – Wing Staff Agencies The 5th Bomb Wing Command Team congratulates the Wing Staff Agencies on being recognized as Squadron of the Month. This organization is a true team of teams providing direct support to the wing commander and Airmen across both wings on the installation. From financial stewardship and inspection oversight […]