Air Force

A Global Mission: 23rd Bomb Squadron Returns

A Global Mission: 23rd Bomb Squadron Returns

Lt. Col Ryan Loucks, 23rd Bomb Squadron Commander at Minot Air Force Base, the deployment of a Bomber Task Force is important. “Being in the Indo-Pacific with a Bomber Task Force allows our forces to showcase our ability to deploy anytime, anywhere, in support of the...

B-52 Returns to Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force Deployment

B-52 Returns to Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force Deployment

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- More than 200 Airmen and four B-52 Stratofortresses assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam June 14 in order to conduct Bomber Task Force—or...

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...

Airman of Minot: Lammy Vong

Airman of Minot: Lammy Vong

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. - One of the greatest strengths of the U.S. Air Force is the diversity of the men and women that serve. Airmen from all over the world come together to accomplish a single mission: keep our country safe.Airman 1st Class Lammy Vong, financial...

Changes & Friendship coming for the SFG

Changes & Friendship coming for the SFG

PCS season is here again. The familiar comings and goings are what makes the military function. In a lifestyle where nothing is constant, the fact that life will change is the one thing that is for sure. This year marks a different sort of change for the 91 Security...

Airman of Minot: 1st Lt. Aaron Chen

Airman of Minot: 1st Lt. Aaron Chen

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) month recognizes and honors the heritage of individuals of AAPI descent.1st Lt. Aaron Chen, 742nd Missile Squadron Nuclear and Missiles Operations officer, and his mother immigrated from...

5th Maintenance Squadron kicks off Airman 4 Life program

5th Maintenance Squadron kicks off Airman 4 Life program

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, North Dakota --The 5th Maintenance Squadron kicked off the Airman 4 Life program, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, 5 May 2023, with the intention of further developing Airmen’s life skills outside of their specific career fields. The...

Excellence Has It’s Night

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...

Minot Airman to Debut in Upcoming Theatre Production

Minot Airman to Debut in Upcoming Theatre Production

Hey, Minot, it finally looks like spring has come to the Magic City, and what a great time to join Mouse River Players Community Theatre as we mount our final performances of our 51st Season with a local favorite comedy, I Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudnick! It’s the...

Helping you navigate your TRICARE benefits

Helping you navigate your TRICARE benefits

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, North Dakota --The U.S. Department of Defense health care program, also known as TRICARE, provides medical insurance benefits to servicemembers, DOD civilians, retirees, and their families. For those unaccustomed to it, navigating the intricacies...