By Senior Airman Malia Jenkins For more than 50 years the B-52H Stratofortress has served as the backbone of the United States’ strategic bomber force. The B-52 is capable of dropping or launching the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory, including gravity bombs, cluster bombs, precision guided missiles and joint direct attack munitions
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Last Tuesday’s Park Board meeting had some exciting news for outdoor recreation fans — especially those that like old fashioned pedal bikes. An abandoned rail spur between the Northeast part of Minot and the South entrance to Minot Air Force Base will be repurposed towards a recreation and biking trail connecting Minot and the base.
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— Official News Release, Minot Air Force Base — Air, maintenance and support crews from bases around Air Force Global Strike Command forward deployed to Royal Air Force Fairford, June 5, 2015 to participate in the multi-national BALTOPS 2015 and Saber Strike exercises. During these exercises, B-52H Stratofortresses from Minot AFB will demonstrate the ability
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The month of May was 'Random Act of Kindness' month at Dakota Elementary, and during the last week of school students put what they learned back into the world. This is a great story from Minot Air Force Base.
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— Official News Release, Minot Air Force Base — by Senior Airman Kristoffer Kaubisch The origin of the title Rough Riders comes from the first voluntary cavalry unit in the Spanish-American War. The Rough Riders are inextricably linked to the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, who organized the Rough Riders in 1898.
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— Official News Release, Minot Air Force Base — Air Force Global Strike Command bomb wings participated in a major exercise this month, demonstrating the command’s flexibility and global reach while testing its tactics, techniques, and procedures. The annual AFGSC exercise, Constant Vigilance is designed to train and assess the command’s ability to perform its conventional
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Senators Hoeven and Heitkamp are promoting legislation that would require the Air Force and Department of Defense complete a comprehensive review and analysis before retiring active aircraft from the B-1, B-2 or B-52 fleets.
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In honor of the Month of the Military Child, a Charter was signed on April 7 by Col. Jason Armagost, 5th Bomb Wing commander, Col. Thomas Rudy, 91st Missile Wing vice commander, and Mark Vollmer, Minot Public Schools superintendent, that established a formal partnership between the men and women of Minot Air Force Base and the Minot Public School District.
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— Official News Release, U.S. Air Force — The Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force have directed the realignment of the Air Force’s B-1 bomber fleets and Long Range Strike-Bomber program from Air Combat Command to Air Force Global Strike Command, effective Oct. 1. The move will realign the Air Force’s core
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A short ceremony took place recently to mark the groundbreaking of a new temporary lodging facility (TLF) on Minot Air Force Base.
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Servicemen and women at the Minot Air Force Base are more than good neighbors, they also contribute more than a half billion dollars to our local economy. — Official News Release, Minot Air Force Base — MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — Lt. Col. Raymond Castro, 5th Comptroller Squadron commander, met with members of the Minot Area
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The ICBM mission is a big deal for Minot and the continued strategic importance of Minot Air Force Base. Get full details on Senator Hoeven’s work in the news release below. — Official News Release, Senator Hoeven — WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week worked to bolster the nuclear triad, a key piece of
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Minot Police are working with Air Force to address security concerns over the recently released ISIS hit list that contained several Minot airman.
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An addition to nations bomber fleet is in the works, and though the secret airplane is not projected to enter service until well into the next decade, this is a Minot story.
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— Official News Release, Minot Air Force Base — Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. — In order to receive unique combat training, aircrews from the Minot Air Force Base’s 69th Bomb Squadron recently participated in the Marine Corps’ Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. During the
Read & ShareIt's no secret that there have been some challenges at Minot Air Force Base in recent years, but there are signs things are turning around. Comments following a recent visit by Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work suggest the Air Force continues to pursue improvements.
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