Excellence Has It’s Night
AFA Hosts Annual Awards U.S. Air Force Airmen and their spouses as well as civic leaders and other civilian staff from Minot Air Force Base, attended the Air Force Association (AFA) awards banquet held at The Grand Hotel in Minot on April 27, 2023. The AFA supports Airmen, Guardians and the families of the Air […]
AFSVC announces winners of best dining facilities
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of the 2023 John L. Hennessy Trophy Awards for best dining facilities across the Department of the Air Force. The annual awards program, established in 1957 and managed by AFSVC, recognizes the top dining facility operations in each of two […]
Air Force recognizes Lance P. Sijan Award winners
The Air Force recognized the Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award recipients from 2019 to 2022 during an award ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, April 3. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., spoke about the prestigious award, highlighting the accomplishments of the Airmen who embody Sijan’s leadership and character in performance and […]
Bomber Task Force: B-52s improve
capabilities and demonstrate allied
cohesion in the Mediterranean
RAMSTEIN AIR FORCE BASE, Germany — Two B-52s from the 23rd Bomb Squadron operating out of Morón Air Base, Spain flew a Bomber Task Force mission over the Mediterranean region, March 22, 2023. The aircraft integrated with Italian F-35s and Hellenic F-16s to refine interoperability procedures over Southern Europe. The use of the B-52 aircraft […]
Bomber Task Force 23-2: Global Reach
MORÓN AIR BASE, SPAIN – This week the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, operating out of Morón Air Base, Spain, performed missions in three different areas of responsibility. On March 12, the 23rd EBS flew through the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and integrated with a host of partner nations, building partner capacity in the […]
U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace
Medicine completes visits to ICBM bases
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE, La. —The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine began conducting its formal assessment for the Missile Community Cancer Study by visiting Air Force Global Strike Command’s three intercontinental ballistic missile bases. This step officially begins addressing specific cancer concerns raised by missile community members across related career fields, while also examining […]
891st MSFS achieves new heights
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —The 891st Missile Security Forces Squadron was awarded the 2022 Security Forces Squadron Outstanding Large Unit Award at the Major Command level for the first time in the unit’s history, and will go on to compete for the award at the Air Force level. The award recognizes the importance of […]
Bomber Task Force 23-2: 23rd EBS Returns to Morón
MORÓN AIR BASE, SPAIN – The 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron out of Morón Air Base, Spain, began their Bomber Task Force operations Feb. 24, 2023. BTF operations are U.S. Strategic Command’s means of conducting Dynamic Force Employment in support of the National Defense Strategy and familiarizes aircrew with air bases and operations in different geographic […]
Air Force conducts Sentinel static fire test
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah —The Air Force and Northrop Grumman conducted a static fire test March 2, 2023, for the LGM-35A Sentinel weapon system at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Promontory, Utah. This open-air test is the first in a series of static fire tests that will validate the design and performance of Sentinel’s three-stage […]
Team Minot Opens Three Lactation Pods for Nursing Airmen
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —Nursing Airmen serving at Minot AFB have more places to pump after the 5th Security Forces Squadron installed three new lactation pods around the base. This is the latest effort by the 5th SFS to accommodate women who have children while in uniform. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brian Lawley, […]
