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Rodney Onstott, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron, deputy

Rodney Onstott, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron, deputy

Rodney Onstott, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron, deputy readiness and emergency flight chief, looks on as Airmen assist a wounded wingman during the Ability to Survive and Operate exercise here May 2. The ATSO pre... More

Staff Sgt. Steve Helford, Heartland of America Air

Staff Sgt. Steve Helford, Heartland of America Air

Staff Sgt. Steve Helford, Heartland of America Air Force Band percussionist, plays the triangle during a concert at the Minot Municipal Auditorium, May 4. The vibrant ensemble presents exciting, uplifting music... More

Water rises toward the top of the river bank along

Water rises toward the top of the river bank along

Water rises toward the top of the river bank along the Souris River here June 1. In preparation for possible flooding, the city of Minot, with assistance from Airmen from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota Nati... More

Members of Team Minot work together to make sandbags

Members of Team Minot work together to make sandbags

Members of Team Minot work together to make sandbags at the Minot Public Works June 1 In preparation for possible flooding, the city of Minot, with assistance from airmen from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota... More

The Souris River is welling in size and breaching dykes

The Souris River is welling in size and breaching dykes

The Souris River is welling in size and breaching dykes built to contain the water in Minot, N.D., June 22. The Souris River is on the rise and the releases from the Lake Darling Dam will be increased, causing ... More

Minot citizen's pack their belongings inn preparation

Minot citizen's pack their belongings inn preparation

Minot citizen's pack their belongings inn preparation of the impending flood here, June 22. The Souris River is on the rise and the releases from the Lake Darling Dam will be increased causing water to flood Mi... More

Darren Cox, an airline employee, volunteers to aid

Darren Cox, an airline employee, volunteers to aid

Darren Cox, an airline employee, volunteers to aid the family of Jodie Blake, Trinity Hospital, pathologist, and others in need of evacuation, in preparation for the impending evacuation of the city of Minot, J... More

Over the past two days more than 1,000 Air Force Global

Over the past two days more than 1,000 Air Force Global

Over the past two days more than 1,000 Air Force Global Strike airmen here have filled more than 250 tons of sandbags in effort to save homes and Minot key infrastructure. By June 29, 2011, Mouse River pressur... More

Orange tags are tied to doors to signify an evacuated

Orange tags are tied to doors to signify an evacuated

Orange tags are tied to doors to signify an evacuated home as the Souris River is welling in size and breached dikes built to contain the water here June 23. By June 29, Mouse River pressures and heights will r... More

Airmen from the Minot Air Force base help pack sand

Airmen from the Minot Air Force base help pack sand

Airmen from the Minot Air Force base help pack sand bags downtown in an effort to help save the city here, June 24. By June 29, Mouse River pressures and heights will reach unprecedented levels seven to ten fee... More

Water engulfs a bridge north of Third Street Southeast

Water engulfs a bridge north of Third Street Southeast

Water engulfs a bridge north of Third Street Southeast here June 24. By June 29, 2011, Mouse River pressures and heights will reach unprecedented levels -7 to 10 feet higher than the all time record with pressu... More

The Guard has over 800 Army National Guard soldiers

The Guard has over 800 Army National Guard soldiers

The Guard has over 800 Army National Guard soldiers and Minot Air Force Base airmen, Corps of Engineers, as well as contracted construction workers, in the area assisting local officials with monitoring dikes, ... More

After information of possible water contamination,

After information of possible water contamination,

After information of possible water contamination, people rush to the base commissary as nearly 1,500 gallons of water are distributed, June 25. The state of North Dakota has issued a boil order effective immed... More

Flooding spreads throughout the city of Minot, N.D.,

Flooding spreads throughout the city of Minot, N.D.,

Flooding spreads throughout the city of Minot, N.D., as Mouse River pressures and heights reach unprecedented levels, breaching the levees and requiring the immediate evacuation of over 11,000 Minot residents t... More

Senior Airman Kent Bode, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Senior Airman Kent Bode, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Senior Airman Kent Bode, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant crew chief, checks co-pilots spare bulb bracks for the second annual Air Force Global Strike Command Global Strike Challenge here, Aug. 16. M... More

Senior Airman Dennis Barnett, 5th Munitions Squadron

Senior Airman Dennis Barnett, 5th Munitions Squadron

Senior Airman Dennis Barnett, 5th Munitions Squadron maintenance crew member, helps assemble unguided conventional bombs during the second annual Air Force Global Strike Command Global Strike Challenge here, A... More

Senior Airman Brandon Stubblefield 5th Civil Engineering

Senior Airman Brandon Stubblefield 5th Civil Engineering

Senior Airman Brandon Stubblefield 5th Civil Engineering Squadron engineering technician, works on a map using Geographic Information System software at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 5. GIS is capable of map... More

Airman 1st Class Joseph Rhoades, 5th Civil Engineering

Airman 1st Class Joseph Rhoades, 5th Civil Engineering

Airman 1st Class Joseph Rhoades, 5th Civil Engineering Squadron electrical systems specialist apprentice, scales a telephone pole in the Pole Yard at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 6. The area is used for pol... More

HVAC North Dakota - A group of men in uniform working on a radiator

HVAC North Dakota - A group of men in uniform working on a radiator

Members of the 5th Civil Engineering Squadron heating, venting and air conditioning shop, reinstall the internal components of an air conditioning unit at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 6. Team work is essent... More

Family and friends of B-52H Stratofortress pilots and

Family and friends of B-52H Stratofortress pilots and

Family and friends of B-52H Stratofortress pilots and crew members gather at an aircraft hanger to witness the rapid launch of 17 B-52s at the conclusion of an exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 11. T... More

91st Try-outs - A man in a military uniform working on a machine

91st Try-outs - A man in a military uniform working on a machine

Senior Airman Denerius Moyè, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron, trouble shoots a simulated environmental control system which is located in a launch facility, Minot Air Force Base, July 16. Members were evaluat... More

Members of the 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron

Members of the 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron

Members of the 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron participate in a baton instruction course conducted weekly at the Joint Training Center; Minot Air Force Base N.D. Aug. 4, 2012. The training regimen enables... More

Security forces members from the 5th Bomb Wing and

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

Airmen competed in teams of four during the Fire Muster

Airmen competed in teams of four during the Fire Muster

Airmen competed in teams of four during the Fire Muster Challenge, hosted by the 5th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, in commemoration of Fire Prevention Week at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 12, ... More

Ice skating available on base North Dakota

Ice skating available on base North Dakota

Firefighters from the 5th Civil Engineering Squadron add another layer of water to one of the new ice skating rink at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 28, 2012. There will be three ice skating rink located on b... More

The 5th Civil Engineers Squadron’s Fire Protection

The 5th Civil Engineers Squadron’s Fire Protection

The 5th Civil Engineers Squadron’s Fire Protection Flight plans, organizes, and directs all fire protection activities on Minot Air Force Base. They constantly train for any emergency situation and are evaluate... More

The 5th Civil Engineers Squadron’s Fire Protection

The 5th Civil Engineers Squadron’s Fire Protection

The 5th Civil Engineers Squadron’s Fire Protection Flight plans, organizes, and directs all fire protection activities on Minot Air Force Base. They constantly train for any emergency situation and are evaluate... More

The 91st Missile Wing’s Missile Maintenance Teams of

The 91st Missile Wing’s Missile Maintenance Teams of

The 91st Missile Wing’s Missile Maintenance Teams of Minot Air Force Base are responsible for maintenance performed at the launch facility on the top three components of the Minuteman III Intercontinental Balli... More

Brig. Gen. Mark Westergren, director of Intelligence

Brig. Gen. Mark Westergren, director of Intelligence

Brig. Gen. Mark Westergren, director of Intelligence for United States Air Force Strategic Command, tours the U-01 missile trainer during a tour here, April 12. Gen. Westergren visited multiple units during his... More

Airman 1st Class Domingo Perez Jr., 5th Security Forces

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

Airmen of the 5th Maintenance Group bid farewell to

Airmen of the 5th Maintenance Group bid farewell to

Airmen of the 5th Maintenance Group bid farewell to the lineage of the 5th Maintenance Operations Squadron during an inactivation ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 31, 2013. The squadron was comprised... More

Minot Police Department K-9 Piko looks up from beneath

Minot Police Department K-9 Piko looks up from beneath

Minot Police Department K-9 Piko looks up from beneath a table as his handler Titus Clouse, MPD patrolman, completes a written exam during the 2013 North Dakota Peace Officer Association K-9 Police Trials at Mi... More

Titus Clouse, a patrolman from the Minot Police Department,

Titus Clouse, a patrolman from the Minot Police Department,

Titus Clouse, a patrolman from the Minot Police Department, carries his 2-year-old K-9, Piko, during one of the many obstacles in the K-9 competition held at the 5th Security Forces Squadron dog kennels on Mino... More

Practice makes perfect North Dakota

Practice makes perfect North Dakota

Airmen from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department work to put out a fire in the shell of a simulated B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 6. Live-fire training ensures firefighter... More

Staff Sgt. Jacob Duncan, 5th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Jacob Duncan, 5th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Jacob Duncan, 5th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler and MWD Arno, searches a row of chairs during detection training at the Outdoor Recreation Center at Minot Air Force Base, N.D.... More

Airman 1st Class Tanner Mansuetti, 5th Security Forces

Airman 1st Class Tanner Mansuetti, 5th Security Forces

Airman 1st Class Tanner Mansuetti, 5th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, checks under a vehicle for any intrusive devises here, Nov. 6, 2013. Mansuetti, is part of a dedicated team of entr... More

Volunteering for a cause

Volunteering for a cause

Members from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron spent time volunteering to hold signs to bring awareness about driving sober during the extended weekend, Nov. 8, 2013. Volunteering in the Air Force is cruci... More

Tech. Sgt. Reginald Athouriste, 5th Civil Engineer

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

Minot Air Force Base recently completed a large-scale

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

An Airman from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

An Airman from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

An Airman from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron washes a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air ForceBase, N.D., March 10, 2014. The B-52s are washed routinely every 180 days to prevent corrosion and every 30 d... More

Minot AFB rescues two stranded Mont. motorists

Minot AFB rescues two stranded Mont. motorists

Capt. Sutliff (left), 1st Lt. Nelson, Staff Sgt. Wright and Tech. Sgt. Fifield, 54th Helicopter squadron crew members stand near their UH1 helicopter after their successful search and rescue early this morning.... More

Brig. Gen. Allen J. Jamerson, director of security

Brig. Gen. Allen J. Jamerson, director of security

Brig. Gen. Allen J. Jamerson, director of security forces, deputy chief of staff for logistics, installations and mission support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, speaks with Airmen from Minot Air Force Base, N.D.... More

Airmen from the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic

Airmen from the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic

Airmen from the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management office assemble crates and label cargo for shipment at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 30, 2014. TMO is responsible for packaging and shippi... More

Minot AFB observed National Police week from May 27

Minot AFB observed National Police week from May 27

Minot AFB observed National Police week from May 27 through 31. The flag raising ceremony was held on May 30 to honor fallen law enforcement officers for National Police Week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airma... More

Sniper sets sights on success

Sniper sets sights on success

Senior Airman Gareck Esposito, 91st Missile Security Forces Group tactical response force sharpshooter, takes cover in a tree line near the Tactical Response Force Training Facility on Minot Air Force Base, N.D... More

Members of the 69th Bomb Squadron pose for a photo

Members of the 69th Bomb Squadron pose for a photo

Members of the 69th Bomb Squadron pose for a photo on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 9, 2014. The team practiced flying in the B-52 Stratofortress simulator to prepare for this year’s Global Strike Challenge... More

A B-52H Stratofortress rests on the flightline at Minot

A B-52H Stratofortress rests on the flightline at Minot

A B-52H Stratofortress rests on the flightline at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 26, 2014, during Global Thunder 15. During the exercise, a series of B-52s took off in rapid succession to test the response ca... More

Global Thunder 2014 North Dakota

Global Thunder 2014 North Dakota

A B-52H Stratofortress takes off from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 26, 2014, during Global Thunder 15. During the exercise, a series of B-52s took off in rapid succession to test the response capabilities o... More

Members of the 91st Missile Wing show their spirit

Members of the 91st Missile Wing show their spirit

Members of the 91st Missile Wing show their spirit during the Global Strike Challenge trophy take-back event on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 3, 2014. The score posting event connects the command's herit... More

Road to recovery North Dakota

Road to recovery North Dakota

Airman 1st Class Carlos D. Muñoz, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron facilities maintenance technician, pours a drink down the drain to represent his recovery from excessive drinking while stationed on Minot Air... More

Senior Airman Taylor Lancaster, 5th Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Taylor Lancaster, 5th Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Taylor Lancaster, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft crew chief, speaks to a maintenance Airman on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 9, 2015. Lancaster’s main duty as a crew chief is to ens... More

A snow plow removes snow from the flightline on Minot

A snow plow removes snow from the flightline on Minot

A snow plow removes snow from the flightline on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 21, 2015. Heavy equipment engineers use snow plows, brooms and snow blowers to rid pavement of snow and ice. (U.S. Air Force phot... More

Tech. Sgt. Franklin Sides, NCO in charge of structures

Tech. Sgt. Franklin Sides, NCO in charge of structures

Tech. Sgt. Franklin Sides, NCO in charge of structures from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron, teaches FTAC students on Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Feb. 6, 2015. As a victim’s advocate for the Sexual Assault Preve... More

The 5th Force Support Squadron hosted the "Mud Like

The 5th Force Support Squadron hosted the "Mud Like

The 5th Force Support Squadron hosted the "Mud Like You Mean It" mud run at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 22, 2015. The race consisted of 20 different obstacles that challenged Airmen and their families to c... More

91st Security Forces Group members secure a launch

91st Security Forces Group members secure a launch

91st Security Forces Group members secure a launch facility during an exercise near Donnybrook, N.D., June 29, 2015. Airmen from 219th Security Forces Squadron and 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron worked ... More

Members of the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron practice

Members of the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron practice

Members of the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron practice rappelling at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 9, 2015. Rappelling was a portion of a rope rescue class provided to Airmen to prepare them to enter confined s... More

Six 5.56 cartridges sit on top of an AF Form 1314 Firearms

Six 5.56 cartridges sit on top of an AF Form 1314 Firearms

Six 5.56 cartridges sit on top of an AF Form 1314 Firearms Registration form and a DD Form 2760 Qualification to Possess Firearms or Ammunitions form at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 10, 2015. According to S... More

Chief Master Sgt. Marty Anderson, Command Chief Master

Chief Master Sgt. Marty Anderson, Command Chief Master

Chief Master Sgt. Marty Anderson, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 8th Air Force, speaks to 5th Bomb Wing Airmen at Dock 1 at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 13, 2015. According to the official Air Force Web pag... More

Military working dogs and their handlers participate

Military working dogs and their handlers participate

Military working dogs and their handlers participate in K-9 training at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 14, 2015. The training consisted of field sweeps, seeking simulated aggressors and bite training to chall... More

Paul Klug, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant fire

Paul Klug, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant fire

Paul Klug, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant fire chief, reminds firefighters about safety involved with the B-52H Stratofortress before a training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 28, 2015. The... More

Members from the 91st Security Forces Group Global

Members from the 91st Security Forces Group Global

Members from the 91st Security Forces Group Global Strike Challenge team work together to push a Humvee at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 1, 2015. To train for the GSC, the team has been doing physical and m... More

Shaquille O’Neal, former professional basketball player,

Shaquille O’Neal, former professional basketball player,

Shaquille O’Neal, former professional basketball player, poses with a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 8, 2015. O’Neal spoke to Airmen at the base theater about his father, a former Arm... More

Airman Ian Gamage, 791st Security Forces Squadron response

Airman Ian Gamage, 791st Security Forces Squadron response

Airman Ian Gamage, 791st Security Forces Squadron response force leader, cleans his M4 carbine at the 5th Security Forces Armory at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 18, 2015. If weapons systems are not cleaned... More

B-52H static display, US Air Force Photo

B-52H static display, US Air Force Photo

A B-52H Stratofortress and munitions are displayed in front of the Base Operations building at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 21, 2015. The B-52 is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of mi... More

An Airman from the 5th Security Forces Squadron fires

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

A 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron tactical response

A 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron tactical response

A 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron tactical response force member clears a room after taking down a simulated aggressor at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 14, 2015. TRF specializes in close quarters batt... More

Senior Airman McCloy, 5th Security Forces dog handler,

Senior Airman McCloy, 5th Security Forces dog handler,

Senior Airman McCloy, 5th Security Forces dog handler, and his military working dog, Ppadraic, perform a random inspection of a vehicle passing through the main gate. The purpose of random vehicle inspections, ... More

Lt. Col. Scott Tonko, 5th Medical Group Global Strike

Lt. Col. Scott Tonko, 5th Medical Group Global Strike

Lt. Col. Scott Tonko, 5th Medical Group Global Strike Challenge exec team member, practices self-aid buddy care on his teammate during a Global Strike Challenge competition at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 1... More

A Defender from the 5th Security Forces Squadron stands

A Defender from the 5th Security Forces Squadron stands

A Defender from the 5th Security Forces Squadron stands guard in front of a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 3, 2015, during Exercise Global Thunder 16. The 5th Security Forces Squadron ... More

Airmen from the 91st Missile Wing Security Forces Squadron

Airmen from the 91st Missile Wing Security Forces Squadron

Airmen from the 91st Missile Wing Security Forces Squadron conduct a full scale practice of the tactics, techniques and procedures at the Tango I training facility at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 3, 2015. T... More

U.S. Air Force Gen. Robin Rand, Air Force Global Strike

U.S. Air Force Gen. Robin Rand, Air Force Global Strike

U.S. Air Force Gen. Robin Rand, Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) commander, observes a B-52 Stratofortress bomber taking off from the flight line at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 8, 2015, during Exerc... More

Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing work together on the

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

The 5th Civil Engineer Squadron removes snow from the

The 5th Civil Engineer Squadron removes snow from the

The 5th Civil Engineer Squadron removes snow from the flightline before a training sortie at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 14, 2016. Bomber Airmen work around the clock in all weather conditions in order to ... More

UH-1N Iroquois from the 54th Helicopter Squadron sit

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

SVC: Finding Healing for Survivors

SVC: Finding Healing for Survivors

Capt. Samuel Jordan, Special Victims’ Counsel attorney, and Staff Sgt. Lauren Harris, SVC paralegal, work together as a part of the SVC Program at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 1, 2016. The SVC helps sexual ... More

Military Working Dog Kitty’s folded flag and memorabilia

Military Working Dog Kitty’s folded flag and memorabilia

Military Working Dog Kitty’s folded flag and memorabilia sit atop her kennel awaiting her memorial service at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 2, 2016. Kitty had been retired for a month when she died of an ill... More

Minot AFB Base leadership attends ribbon cutting ceremony

Minot AFB Base leadership attends ribbon cutting ceremony

Base leadership joined Cori Esselman, general manager of the Sakakawea Inn at Minot Air Force Base, during a ribbon cutting ceremony Feb. 3, 2016, to unveil the newly renovated visiting quarters lodging facilit... More

A laser-guided GBU-12 bomb is loaded onto a B-52H

A laser-guided GBU-12 bomb is loaded onto a B-52H

A laser-guided GBU-12 bomb is loaded onto a B-52H Stratofortress during Exercise Combat Hammer at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 8, 2016. Combat Hammer, a week-long air-to-ground combat training exercise, all... More

U.S. Army Private 1st Class (Sep.) Lynn Aas, 17th Airborne

U.S. Army Private 1st Class (Sep.) Lynn Aas, 17th Airborne

U.S. Army Private 1st Class (Sep.) Lynn Aas, 17th Airborne Division combat infantry rifleman, poses for a photo at the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot, N.D., Feb. 18, 2016. Aas served during the Battle of ... More

Two B-52H Stratofortresses take off for a deployment

Two B-52H Stratofortresses take off for a deployment

Two B-52H Stratofortresses take off for a deployment to Andersen Air Base, Guam from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., March 2, 2016. The Airmen and aircraft are replacing approximately 275 Airmen and four B-52s that... More

Airmen from the 5th Munitions Squadron assemble Minot

Airmen from the 5th Munitions Squadron assemble Minot

Airmen from the 5th Munitions Squadron assemble Minot Air Force Base’s remaining supply of M117 bombs at Minot AFB, N.D., March 22, 2016. The M117 is an air-dropped 750 lb. general purpose bomb that was used ex... More

Month of the Military Child North Dakota

Month of the Military Child North Dakota

Sylvia Stilson wears her mom’s cap and dog tags in honor of Month of the Military Child at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 8, 2016. This awareness month was established to underscore the important role childr... More

A B-52H Stratofortress taxis on the runway during Constant

A B-52H Stratofortress taxis on the runway during Constant

A B-52H Stratofortress taxis on the runway during Constant Vigilance at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 17, 2016. Constant Vigilance is an annual Air Force Global Strike Command exercise designed to train and... More

Commentary: A Proud Heritage - An old man with a serious look on his face

Commentary: A Proud Heritage - An old man with a serious look on his f...

Airman 2nd Class (Sep.) Wilbur Pleets poses for a portrait at his home in Mandan, N.D., May 3, 2016. Pleets served in Europe as an aircraft missile accessory repairman during the Vietnam War era. (U.S. Air Forc... More

Play Hard or Go Home North Dakota

Play Hard or Go Home North Dakota

Team Minot faced-off against Team Grand Forks in the 2nd annual Wingman Week softball tournament in Devil’s Lake, N.D., May 20, 2016. Wingman week is intended to help Airmen recharge and to reframe the Wingman ... More

Defenders from the 791st Missile  Security Forces Squadron

Defenders from the 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron

Defenders from the 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron participated in annual tactical training at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 23, 2016. Training stations allowed SF members to practice small unit comba... More

The 742nd Missile Squadron presented a custom engraved

The 742nd Missile Squadron presented a custom engraved

The 742nd Missile Squadron presented a custom engraved bench at the Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot, N.D., May 26, 2016. The bench donated by the 742nd MS, aka The Wolf Pack, commemorates hundreds of volunteer hour... More

David Cook and his band perform for military members

David Cook and his band perform for military members

David Cook and his band perform for military members and their families at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 30, 2016. The 2008 American Idol winner performed tracks from his most recent album and popular songs b... More

A B-52H Stratofortress takes off from Minot Air Force

A B-52H Stratofortress takes off from Minot Air Force

A B-52H Stratofortress takes off from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 2, 2016 for Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom. Training with allied nations and organizations contributes to enhanced resiliency and... More

A T-38 Talon sits at Base Operations at Minot Air Force

A T-38 Talon sits at Base Operations at Minot Air Force

A T-38 Talon sits at Base Operations at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 3, 2016. Aircraft from around Air Force Global Strike Command visited Minot for the 5th Bomb Wing change of command. (U.S. Air Force phot... More

A B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D.,

A B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D.,

A B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., accelerates down the runway at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 7, 2016, in support of exercise BALTOPS 16. BALTOPS is an ongoing cooperativ... More

(From right) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Matthew Hardwig

(From right) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Matthew Hardwig

(From right) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Matthew Hardwig and Justin Yochum, 5th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace repair and reclamation craftsman and journeyman, prepare to load a drag chute into a B... More

Defenders from the 5th and 91st Security Forces Squadrons

Defenders from the 5th and 91st Security Forces Squadrons

Defenders from the 5th and 91st Security Forces Squadrons engaged in M-203 grenade launcher firing at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance range at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 15. Prior to firing, the ... More

Airmen from the 5th Maintenance Squadron perform routine

Airmen from the 5th Maintenance Squadron perform routine

Airmen from the 5th Maintenance Squadron perform routine repairs atop the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., August 2, 2016. Current engineering analyses show the B-52’s life span is ... More

Only the best come north North Dakota

Only the best come north North Dakota

Several spectators gather around a B-52H Stratofortress during the Northern Neighbors Day Air Show at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 13, 2016. With more than 12 thousand air show attendees, the Minot communit... More

Team Minot Tactical Response Force members show visitors

Team Minot Tactical Response Force members show visitors

Team Minot Tactical Response Force members show visitors their gear during the Northern Neighbors Day Air Show at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 13, 2016. During NND, the 91st Missile Wing units showcased the... More

A little girl and her father observe an F-15 Strike

A little girl and her father observe an F-15 Strike

A little girl and her father observe an F-15 Strike Eagle static display at the Northern Neighbors Day Air Show at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 13, 2016. Other static displays at the air show included a B-1... More

A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flies

A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flies

A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flies over Minot Air Force Base, N.D., during the Northern Neighbors Day Air Show, Aug. 13, 2016. The air show featured all of the U.S. Air Force’s heavy bomber a... More

An Airman carries the Prisoners of War/Missing in Action

An Airman carries the Prisoners of War/Missing in Action

An Airman carries the Prisoners of War/Missing in Action flag through the rain at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 15, 2016. Airmen from across both wings ran the POW/MIA flag around the outdoor track for 24 h... More

An alert vehicle races to awaiting B-52s during Prairie

An alert vehicle races to awaiting B-52s during Prairie

An alert vehicle races to awaiting B-52s during Prairie Vigilance 16-1 at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 16, 2016. Approximately 3,500 Airmen from across the 5th Bomb Wing demonstrated safe, secure, reliable... More

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