We Stand United! First Sergeant’s Council Unveils New Morale Patch
Six months ago the First Sergeant’s at Minot Air Force Base started the process of designing a new Morale Patch for the Minot Air Force Base. “We knew that everyone likes patches” according to MSGT John Silva, First Sergeant for the 5th Support Squadron “and at Minot Air Force Base we have the dual missions, […]
Minot takes home AFGSC Outstanding Team of the Year Award
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —Units encompassing the entire aviation resource management career field (1 Charlie/1C) across Minot Air Force Base secured the Sergeant Dee Campbell Outstanding Large Unit of the Year award. The award is granted based on contributions to unit initiatives, direct operational support and effective management of unit resources. “As a team, […]
91st MW Roughriders celebrate Black History Month
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —A Missile Alert Facility fifty miles from Minot Air Force Base celebrated Black History Month with an all-black missileer crew. The crew tripped out for a week where they performed a crucial role in the 91st Missile Wings’ nuclear deterrence mission, while also honoring the history and culture of black […]
B-52 Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Fire, No Crew Injured
A B-52H bomber at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. executed an emergency landing due to an engine fire early Feb. 23.All crew members are unharmed, a base spokesperson told Air & Space Forces Magazine. Asked if the base’s runway remains open, the spokesperson declined to comment but said bomber operations at the base are continuing […]
Allies and Partners move as one in Cope North 24
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam —As you and your team arrive, you see it; a sea of various uniforms moving as waves across the facility. You make your way to your equipment, hearing all the different languages that fill the space, all to support the same event, all […]
Department of the Air Force Surgeon General visits Minot Air Force Base
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, visited Minot Air Force Base Feb. 5, to observe the 5th Medical Group’s impact on readiness and share the Air Force Medical Service’s efforts to meet the demands of Great Power Competition.During the visit, Miller toured the veterinary clinic, various facilities […]
Training teaches Minot Airmen life-saving skills
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —The leading preventable cause of death in combat is massive hemorrhaging, for this reason, the Department of Defense trains every Airman on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC). “TCCC is the foundation of life-saving measures in a prehospital environment, which has been developed from years of learning from prior wars,” said […]
Minot Task Force 21 Members Attend the National Strategic Deterrent Coalition Board of Regents Workshop in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. – Task Force 21 members engaged in the national Strategic Deterrent Coalition (SDC) eighth annual board of regents workshop in Washington, D.C. on January 31. SDC focuses on the nation’s strategic deterrent – why it works, why it must be maintained, and how it contributes to global stability, and the workshop informs SDC […]
From enlisted to enlightened: One Airman’s journey to becoming a chaplain
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —Spiritual fitness. It’s one of the four pillars that comprise Comprehensive Airman Fitness. It enables Airmen to maintain the resilience needed to accomplish the mission in the face of any challenge. Within the Air Force, there are personnel specifically tasked with being spiritual […]
Bombers abound: North Dakota-based B-52sarrive in Pacific, provide strategic deterrence
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — B-52 Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, landed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam at the end of January as part of a Bomber Task Force to support strategic deterrence missions aimed at reinforcing the rules-based international order in the […]