Senior Airman Jordan Allen, 5th Operation Support Squadron
Senior Airman Jordan Allen, 5th Operation Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, ensures aircrew members have a proper seal prior to the beginning of a decontamination exercise here Feb. 10. Budd... More
The 5th Munitions Squadron maintenance crew members
The 5th Munitions Squadron maintenance crew members build six unguided bombs at the conventional maintenance shop here Feb. 11. Conventional maintenance crew members are evaluated while loading and assembling b... More
Staff Sgt. David Wyrick, 5th Security Forces Squadron
Staff Sgt. David Wyrick, 5th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler gives MWD Dax, a bath at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 24, 2012. Members of the 5th SFS K-9 unit train and work side-by-sid... More
Members of the 5th Bomb Wing honor guard, performs
Members of the 5th Bomb Wing honor guard, performs during the grand opening of the new Security Forces Squadron military working dog facility at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 17, 2012. The newest facility in... More
Senior Airman Ian Hart, 5th Maintenance Squadron, gets
Senior Airman Ian Hart, 5th Maintenance Squadron, gets familiar with an M4 rifle during combat arms training and maintenance at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 1, 2012. The basic marksman skill training includ... More
Airmen from the 91st Security Forces Group’s Global
Airmen from the 91st Security Forces Group’s Global Strike Challenge team, engage in exercise clearing scenarios at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 6, 2012. Minot airmen from both the 5th Bomb Wing and the 91... More
Airmen from the 91st Security Forces Group’s Global
Airmen from the 91st Security Forces Group’s Global Strike Challenge team, fire their weapons during combat arms training and maintenance at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 18, 2012. Minot Airmen from both th... More
Security forces members from the 5th Bomb Wing and
Security forces members from the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing, participated in a week-long Krav Maga Instructor training seminar at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Krav Maga is a simple, effective self-defens... More
A B-52H Stratofortress taxis down the runway prior
A B-52H Stratofortress taxis down the runway prior to take-off during Lt. Col. John Dunlap, 5th Bomb Wing director of staff ‘fini’ flight at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 17, 2012. The 'fini' flight is an Ai... More
Col. James Dawkins Jr., 5th Bomb Wing commander, lands
Col. James Dawkins Jr., 5th Bomb Wing commander, lands a B-52H Stratofortress during his “fini-flight” at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 7, 2013. The “fini-flight” is the final flight taken by an aircrew memb... More
Airman 1st Class David Moore, 5th Maintenance Squadron
Airman 1st Class David Moore, 5th Maintenance Squadron metals technician, welds a piece of damaged equipment at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 17, 2013. The 5th MXS’s Metals Technology Flight uses a lathe, d... More
Vehicle operators from the 5th Logistics Readiness
Vehicle operators from the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron participates in convoy training at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 26, 2013. The training is designed to teach the airmen critical defensive and safe... More
True Blood, US Air Force Photo
Senior Airman Julie Harris, 5th Medical Support Squadron lab technician, looks at a blood specimen at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 3, 2013. Medical laboratory specialists at the 5th Medical Group help phys... More
Airman 1st Class Domingo Perez Jr., 5th Security Forces
Airman 1st Class Domingo Perez Jr., 5th Security Forces Squadron response force team member, uses a reflective mirror to inspect the undercarriage of a vehicle at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 13, 2013. The p... More
A B-52H Stratofortress is seen in flight as another
A B-52H Stratofortress is seen in flight as another taxis onto the runway during a training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 21, 2013. Air Force Global Strike Command routinely conducts training oper... More
Testing CBRNE response readiness
Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing participate in a mass casuality exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 27, 2013. The purpose of the exercise is to evaluate and validate the 5th BW’s emergency management cap... More
Firefighters assigned to the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron
Firefighters assigned to the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron respond to an incident during a field training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 20, 2013. The purpose of the exercise was to evaluate and val... More
Airman 1st Class Johanna Desimone, 5th Logistics Readiness
Airman 1st Class Johanna Desimone, 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, drives a loader to the pressure washer station in a vehicle bay at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 16, 2013. Vehicle main... More
Airman 1st Class Joseph Dizon, 5th Force Support Squadron
Airman 1st Class Joseph Dizon, 5th Force Support Squadron personnel customer service representative, walks the outskirts of Dorm 221 searching for miscellaneous garbage, Nov. 7, 2013. As part of his week-long d... More
Tech. Sgt. Reginald Athouriste, 5th Civil Engineer
Tech. Sgt. Reginald Athouriste, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron, escorts a senior citizen from the Minot community into the Jimmy Doolittle Center as part of the 44th annual Day of Love event at Minot Air Force Bas... More
Staff Sgt. Adrian Brown assists Senior Airman Sean
Staff Sgt. Adrian Brown assists Senior Airman Sean Donnelly, 5th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technicians in assembling B-52H Stratofortress engine aft mount at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 4, ... More
Minot Air Force Base recently completed a large scale
Minot Air Force Base recently completed a large scale inspection for all operations held at the base. The 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing coordinated operations for the inspector general in which the teams ... More
A new facility, with capabilities clearly exceeding
A new facility, with capabilities clearly exceeding old practices, was recently built at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. The new Cryogenics Facility, which is part of the petroleum, oil and lubricants shop, enables ... More
Meet your GSC team: 5 AMXS weapon load crew
Members of the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew Global Strike Challenge team pose for a photo on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 3, 2014. The load crew is evaluated on how quickly they load... More
Staff Sgt. Rodrique Welton, 5th Security Forces Squadron
Staff Sgt. Rodrique Welton, 5th Security Forces Squadron Global Strike Challenge team member, fires an M9 pistol during the shooting portion of the competition at Camp Guernsey, Wyo., Sept. 23, 2014. During fir... More
Defenders from the 5th Security Forces Squadron drive
Defenders from the 5th Security Forces Squadron drive a Humvee on the mass parking area during Exercise Global Thunder 15 on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 21, 2014. The exercise provides training opportuniti... More
A B-52H Stratofortress flies over Minot Air Force Base,
A B-52H Stratofortress flies over Minot Air Force Base, N.D., during a training mission April 1, 2015. The training mission, coined “Polar Growl,” aims to provide unique training opportunities while testing the... More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III talks
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III talks with Airmen during a visit to the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 5, 2015. While visiting the base, Welsh met with 5... More
Airman 1st Class Stormie Geiger, 5th Force Support
Airman 1st Class Stormie Geiger, 5th Force Support Squadron missile chef, cuts strawberries during the first Iron Chef Global Strike Challenge competition in the Jimmy Doolittle Center at Minot Air Force Base, ... More
Master Sgt. Jeffrey Thompson, Air Force Global Strike
Master Sgt. Jeffrey Thompson, Air Force Global Strike Command Global Strike Challenge Competition evaluator, inspects a piece of bomb loading equipment at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 24, 2015. Thompson was... More
A member of the 69th Bomb Squadron leaves the Pride
A member of the 69th Bomb Squadron leaves the Pride building for a bombing mission at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 23, 2015. The mission took place to ensure the 5th Bomb Wing remains fully capable of prov... More
An Airman from the 5th Security Forces Squadron fires
An Airman from the 5th Security Forces Squadron fires an M249 during a training exercise on the hot cargo pad at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 24, 2015. The force-on-force exercise lasted approximately two ... More
Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing work together on the
Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing work together on the flightline to launch aircraft at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 21, 2015. Bomber Airmen work around the clock in all weather conditions in order to provide B... More
UH-1N Iroquois from the 54th Helicopter Squadron sit
UH-1N Iroquois from the 54th Helicopter Squadron sit on the helicopter pad at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 27, 2016. Within Air Force Global Strike Command, the UH-1N supports the 90th Missile Wing, F.E. Wa... More
An Airman from the 5th Munitions Squadron installs
An Airman from the 5th Munitions Squadron installs a nose fuse on an MK-82 bomb at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 20, 2016. Airman have to ensure the timer is set to the proper setting and properly labeled be... More
Senior Airman Dominic Vilaubi, 5th Force Support Squadron
Senior Airman Dominic Vilaubi, 5th Force Support Squadron chef, gives a Dakota Inn dining facility tour to country artist Chase Rice at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 8, 2016. Vilaubi explained how the DFAC o... More
Airmen from the 5th Communications Squadron and combat
Airmen from the 5th Communications Squadron and combat arms instructors inspect Remote Target Engagement System towers in the weapons storage area at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 12, 2016. Preventative main... More
Staff Sgt. Caitlin Gillaspie, 5th Bomb Wing command
Staff Sgt. Caitlin Gillaspie, 5th Bomb Wing command post emergency actions officer, uses a microphone for the WeatherWarn System at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 16, 2016. The Minot Command Post is the comma... More
Senior Airman Brian Legrow and Airman 1st Class Michael
Senior Airman Brian Legrow and Airman 1st Class Michael Wyant, 5th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controllers, conduct a vehicle inspection at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 19, 2017. All civilia... More
Staff Sgt. Eric Hathaway, 69th Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Eric Hathaway, 69th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, and Tech. Sgt. Fred Manternach, 23rd AMU weapons load crew chief, participate in the 5th Bomb Wing Load Crew of the Quarter comp... More
From Left, Dustin Bazille, Kenmore fire department
From Left, Dustin Bazille, Kenmore fire department firefighter, and Tim McCartney North Lemmon fire department firefighter, put out a simulated fire at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 24, 2017. Bazille and McC... More
Minot Chapel named Air Force's best large chapel
The Minot chapel staff poses in their juice and coffee bar where they serve Airmen free refreshments at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., March 13, 2017. The staff was awarded with the Charles I. Carpenter Award for ... More
Bumper stickers: extensions of communication
Bumper stickers are displayed on the back of a personally owned vehicle at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., March 16, 2017. Airmen may have bumper stickers on their POVs as long as they don’t discredit the Air Force... More
Senior Airman Adam Allen, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron
Senior Airman Adam Allen, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team leader, photographs an inert unexploded ordnance’s front fuse at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., March 28, 2017. Photography is... More
A B-52H Stratofortress sits outside of the Gantzer
A B-52H Stratofortress sits outside of the Gantzer Maintenance Facility at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 21, 2017. Previously Dock 8, the hangar was renamed in honor of Chief Master Sgt. Fredrick Gantzer, a... More
Maj. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Material Command
Maj. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Material Command director of logistics, civil engineering and force protection, talks with an Airman at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Apr. 28, 2017. Kirkland visited to discuss ... More
Annika Grindberg cosplays at iMagicon comic book convention
Annika Grindberg cosplays at iMagicon comic book convention in Minot, N.D., April 28, 2017. iMagicon is an annual event that celebrates pop culture, promotes local artists and film makers. (U.S. Air Force Photo... More
Tech. Sgt. Sean Cantrell, 5th Civil Engineering Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Sean Cantrell, 5th Civil Engineering Squadron assistant chief of operations, explains the dispatch room’s purpose in the Kenneth O. Gillespie Fire Station at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 30, 201... More
Coin design created for the 5th Bomb Wing Command Chief.
Coin design created for the 5th Bomb Wing Command Chief. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)
Airmen from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron participate
Airmen from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron participate in a 10K ruck march at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 1, 2017. The 5th CES hosted an Expeditionary Training Day for Airmen to help develop and maintain ... More
Parker Trujillo gets his face painted during the Operation
Parker Trujillo gets his face painted during the Operation Heroes event at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 3, 2017. Operation Heroes is an annual event that gives kids the experience of what their parents go t... More
Senior Airman Dalton Dritz, 5th Logistics Readiness
Senior Airman Dalton Dritz, 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, inspects a snow blower at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19, 2017. The 5th LRS Aimen in the special purpose shop support both t... More
Inert GBU-38 munitions sit on a rack at Minot Air Force
Inert GBU-38 munitions sit on a rack at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19, 2017. The training muntions were used by the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s Global Strike Challenge team during their bomb-loadi... More
Senior Airman Courtney Sire, Fitness Assessment Cell
Senior Airman Courtney Sire, Fitness Assessment Cell physical training leader, times the situps component of a fitness assessment at the McAdoo Fitness Center on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 27, 2017. Airme... More
Staff Sgt. John King, 5th Contracting Squadron NCO
Staff Sgt. John King, 5th Contracting Squadron NCO in charge of commodity flight, is responsible for an eight personnel flight who purchase all commodities, small-dollar services and medical contracts for Minot... More
Capt. Franklin Baker, 5th Operations Support Squadron
Capt. Franklin Baker, 5th Operations Support Squadron pilot and aircraft commander, observes his co-pilot during an in-flight turn near Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 2, 2017. The flight path was adjusted to ... More
A flag waves on the side of a building in Willow City,
A flag waves on the side of a building in Willow City, N.D., Aug. 13, 2017. More than 200 people lined the streets for World War II veteran Navy Fireman 1st Class Lawrence Fecho’s return. (U.S. Air Force photo ... More
Airmen with the 5th Medical Group assist Minot healthcare
Airmen with the 5th Medical Group assist Minot healthcare providers during the 5th MDG’s Annual Partners in Health Open House at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 18, 2017. The event included a briefing on the i... More
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson speaks with
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson speaks with squadron commanders at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 7, 2017. This was Wilson’s first visit to America’s only dual-wing, nuclear-capable military instal... More
A 5th Bomb Wing Airman holds his family at Minot Air
A 5th Bomb Wing Airman holds his family at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 11, 2017. More than 400 Airmen returned from a six-month deployment to Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar in support of Operation Inherent Reso... More
Airmen 1st Class Christopher Rickenbach and Devin King,
Airmen 1st Class Christopher Rickenbach and Devin King, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, spray a hose at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 20, 2017. The fire protection flight routinely trains to ensure... More
We didn’t start the fire North Dakota
Airman 1st Class Johnathan Orr, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, poses for a photo at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 20, 2017. Orr train for about six hours every 24-hour shift while in upgrade traini... More
From right, Staff Sgt. Matthew Roberts, Airman 1st
From right, Staff Sgt. Matthew Roberts, Airman 1st Class Cyle Mack, 5th Security Forces Squadron defenders, and Airman 1st Class Jesus Lopez, 377th SFS defender, stand guard at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. ... More
Senior Airman Casey Hawkins, 5th Logistics Readiness
Senior Airman Casey Hawkins, 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron supply and material management, grabs a canteen from a shelf at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 13, 2017. The individual protective equipment eleme... More
A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to Air Force Global
A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command prepares to land at RAF Fairford, England, Jan. 9, 2018. Aircraft, Airmen and support equipment from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N... More
Senior Airman Nicholas Hyatt, 5th Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Nicholas Hyatt, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals a B-52 Stratofortress upon arrival to RAF Fairford, England Jan. 9, 2018. Approximately 300 Airmen and support equipment from the 5th Bo... More
A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to Air Force Global
A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command flies over RAF Fairford, England, Jan. 10, 2018. The deployment of strategic bombers to RAF Fairford helps exercise the base as United States A... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Colin Martin, a radio
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Colin Martin, a radio frequency transport system apprentice assigned to the 5th Communications Squadron, adjusts an antenna in support of strategic bomber deployment at RAF Fairf... More
A B-52 Stratofortress arrives at RAF Fairford, England,
A B-52 Stratofortress arrives at RAF Fairford, England, on Jan. 10, 2018. RAF Fairford serves as United States Air Forces in Europe's forward operating location for bombers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. ... More
A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to Air Force Global
A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command takes off from RAF Fairford, England, Jan. 11, 2018. Four B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, approximately 300 Airmen and support equipment from th... More
A B-52 Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D.,
A B-52 Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., takes off from RAF Fairford, England, for a mission Jan. 11, 2018, in support of bomber assurance and deterrence operations. A total of four strategic bomb... More
A B-52 Stratofortress pilot, assigned to the 23rd
A B-52 Stratofortress pilot, assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, controls the aircraft during a strategic bomber mission over Europe, on Jan. 12, 2018. The deployment of strategic bombers to RAF F... More
Three F-15 Eagles from RAF Lakenheath, England, fly
Three F-15 Eagles from RAF Lakenheath, England, fly alongside a B-52 Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., after a training flight over the United Kingdom, Jan. 12, 2018. The deployment of strategic b... More
Liquid oxygen evaporates off of a hose after filling
Liquid oxygen evaporates off of a hose after filling a cart’s service tank at RAF Fairford, England, Jan. 16, 2018. Liquid oxygen carts hold 50 gallons of liquid oxygen, giving 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron ... More
A B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary
A B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, flies over Europe during a strategic bomber mission on Jan. 16, 2018. The deployment of strategic bombers to RAF Fairford, England, helps... More
A B-52 Stratofortress pilot, assigned to the 23rd
A B-52 Stratofortress pilot, assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, smiles while listening to aircrew conversations through his helmet after completing a strategic bomber mission over Europe, on Jan.... More
A crew member and maintainer, assigned to the 23rd
A crew member and maintainer, assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, perform flight inspections on a B-52 Stratofortress, at Morón Air Base, Spain, Jan. 16, 2018. The deployment of four B-52s to Euro... More
Two B-52 Stratofortress aircraft deployed from Minot
Two B-52 Stratofortress aircraft deployed from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to RAF Fairford, England, fly to a training area in Estonia, Jan. 17, 2018, as part of bomber assurance and deterrence operations. Trai... More
A pilot from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron flies
A pilot from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron flies a B-52 Stratofortress over England during a training mission Jan. 17, 2018, in support of bomber assurance and deterrence operations. . The bomber is one ... More
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress deployed from
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress deployed from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., flies behind a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, over the North Sea, Jan. 19... More
A B-52 Stratofortress deployed from Minot Air Force
A B-52 Stratofortress deployed from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to RAF Fairford, England, flies over France to a Corsica training range Jan. 24, 2018. During the training the U.S. Air Force B-52 and aircrew tra... More
A B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing,
A B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, takes flight from RAF Fairford, England, en route to their home station at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., on Jan 30, 2018. The B-52s were deployed to RAF Fairf... More
Speak up for sexual assault North Dakota
Clothes hang on a clothesline in honor of sexual assault victims in the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 10, 2018. The clothes were created as a part of... More
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, from the 5th
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., prepares to refuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, over the Mediterranean Sea ... More
Airman 1st Class Carl Knight Jr., 5th Force Support
Airman 1st Class Carl Knight Jr., 5th Force Support Squadron food services apprentice, cuts a pizza at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 11, 2018. Each meal is prepared daily and cooked fresh by chefs a... More
Senior Master Sgt. Richard Smith, 5th Security Forces
Senior Master Sgt. Richard Smith, 5th Security Forces Squadron operations superintendent, referees a combatives match during the 5th SFS Defender Challenge at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 21, 2018.... More
Team Minot families participated in a color run at
Team Minot families participated in a color run at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 17, 2018. The 5th Medical Group’s Health and Wellness Center teamed up with the base’s master resiliency trainer to host the re... More
A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force
A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, California, crewed by the 9th Air Refueling Squadron and 6ARS, refuels another Travis KC-10 as part of qualifications training, Nov. 20, 2019. Aerial ... More
Members of the Minot Air Force Base Honor Guard prepare
Members of the Minot Air Force Base Honor Guard prepare to present the colors during the 5th BW change of command ceremony at Minot AFB, North Dakota, May 31, 2018. The new wing commander, Col. Bradley Cochran,... More
Airman 1st Class Dylan Day, Minot Air Force Base honor
Airman 1st Class Dylan Day, Minot Air Force Base honor guardsman, raises the American flag during the 5th Mission Support Group change of command ceremony at Minot AFB, North Dakota, June 12, 2018. The 5th MSG ... More
Minot Air Force Base Airmen participate in a Humvee
Minot Air Force Base Airmen participate in a Humvee rollover simulation at Camp Grafton, North Dakota, June 13, 2018. At Camp Grafton, Minot AFB members participated in expeditionary training, to include simula... More
Lead into the light: a chaplain journey
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Tyler Harris, 5th Bomb Wing chaplain candidate, stands in front of an altar at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 29, 2018. Harris is en route to become a priest by 2020 through the... More
Airman 1st Class Amanda Owen, 5th Force Support Squadron
Airman 1st Class Amanda Owen, 5th Force Support Squadron missile chef, prepares a salad at a missile alert facility in North Dakota, June 25, 2018. Missile chefs’ duties at a MAF include completing and stocking... More
Arctic Thunder Open House 2018, Alaska
Through the back of a C-5 Galaxy, aircrew assigned to the 5th Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, can be seen watching the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Arctic Thunder Open House... More
Col. Bradley Cochran is the 55th commander of the 5th
Col. Bradley Cochran is the 55th commander of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. As the wing commander, Cochran ensures the wing’s combat readiness and is responsible for operations involv... More
Airman 1st Class Kyren Kincer, 5th Operation Support
Airman 1st Class Kyren Kincer, 5th Operation Support Squadron air traffic control journeyman, rearranges the order of aircraft arrivals at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 21, 2018. The Air Traffic Cont... More
Senior Airman Leodanis Uceta, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron
Senior Airman Leodanis Uceta, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron logistics, prepares cups for volunteer climbers during the 9/11 memorial climb at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 11, 2018. The memorial climb... More
First Lt. Ryann Anderson, 705th Munitions Squadron
First Lt. Ryann Anderson, 705th Munitions Squadron section commander, prepares for her attempt during the 2018 Alpha Warrior U.S. Air Force Regional Competition at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 20, 2018. The... More
Senior Master Sgt. Amber Robbins, 5th Force Support
Senior Master Sgt. Amber Robbins, 5th Force Support Squadron superintendent, discovers she was selected to promote to chief master sergeant at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Dec. 4, 2018. Robbins was one o... More
A B-52 Stratofortress bomber from the 5th Bomb Wing
A B-52 Stratofortress bomber from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota, sits on the flightline at Andersen AFB, Guam, Jan. 15, 2019. The bombers from Minot will assume responsibility fo... More