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Exceptional Distinguished Public Service

Exceptional Distinguished Public Service

Mark Jantzer Secretary of the Air Force Honors Mark Jantzer His term as a member of the Air and Space Force Civic Leader program appeared to be coming to an end for Mark Jantzer. After 12 years of service, Mark would transfer to an emeritus status, but not before...

Global Thunder 23 concludes at Minot

Global Thunder 23 concludes at Minot

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --Global Thunder 23, the most recent iteration of U.S. Strategic Command’s annual nuclear command and control exercise, concluded April 19. GT23 was designed to assess joint operational readiness and provide training opportunities for...

705 MUNS supports Global Thunder 23

705 MUNS supports Global Thunder 23

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D --Global Thunder is the most extensive command and control exercise in which the 5th Bomb Wing participates, and the 705th Munitions Squadron plays one of the most critical roles in the exercise, which is U.S. Strategic Command’s...

Global Thunder 23

Global Thunder 23

Annual Nuclear Command and Control Exercise Begins at Minot U.S. Strategic Command commenced its annual nuclear command and control exercise, Global Thunder, April 11, 2023.Global Thunder 23 (GT23) involves personnel throughout the strategic enterprise including...

Minot AFB SFS officer receives top level award

Minot AFB SFS officer receives top level award

Company Grade Officer of the Year:1st Lt. Cody Chick119th Mission Support Group The North Dakota Air National Guard’s (NDANG), 119th Wing, known as the “Happy Hooligans,” recognized the organization’s top officers, noncommissioned officers and Airmen of the Year last...

2023 Chief Master Sergeant Selects

2023 Chief Master Sergeant Selects

CMSgt. Jeffrey Brown, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron CMSgt. Jeffrey Brown, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron “Back when I was 16 or 17, I had decided that I really wanted to enlist in the Air Force so I took the ASVAB. My dad was prior Army and he said he would never join the...

Blizzard emergency prompts CE, ambulance response

Blizzard emergency prompts CE, ambulance response

There’s no perfect time or place to contend with a medical emergency. But if it’s going to happen, one would hope it wouldn’t be 14 miles from the nearest emergency room under near-blizzard conditions. Airmen assigned to the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron and 5th...

Bomber Task Force 23-2: Maintaining the Task Force

Bomber Task Force 23-2: Maintaining the Task Force

MORÓN AIR BASE, SPAIN --The 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit out of Morón Air Base, Spain, has been working 24/7 to ensure the readiness of the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron’s assets. From routine inspections to preflight actions, the Barons are the driving force...

Minot B-52s depart for BTF 23-2

Minot B-52s depart for BTF 23-2

RAMSTEIN AIR FORCE BASE, Germany --Four B-52 Stratofortresses, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota forward deployed to Moron Air Force Base, in support of the latest Bomber Task Force Feb. 24, 2023. Bomber Task Force missions are...

More than a maintainer

More than a maintainer

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Tactical Response Force: the words themselves bring forth images of Security Forces Defenders clad in tactical gear, rushing to a missile alert facility in a UH-1N “Huey”, prepared to do whatever it takes to defend the 91st Missile Wing’s...

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