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ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – A B-52 Stratofortress takes off from here armed with four Mk 56 mines Nov 3. This sortie was the 10th and final mission of a week-long joint sea mine laying exercise with the Navy. The B-52s dropped a total of 98 inert mines on two practice mine fields that were 3-miles long, and a mile wide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Petosky)


Minot Airmen team up with Navy

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – A B-52 Stratofortress takes off from here armed with four Mk 56 mines Nov 3. This sortie was the 10th and final mission of a week-long joint sea mine laying exercise with the Navy. The B-52s dropped a total of 98 inert mines on two practice mine fields that were 3-miles long, and a mile wide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Petosky)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brett Darby, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialist, instructs the Honorable Tom Ross, mayor of Minot, North Dakota, on how to operate a parachute at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 5, 2023. SERE instructors specialize in conducting developmental and operational testing of SERE and Aircrew equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Wright)
The Honorable Tom Ross, mayor of Minot, North Dakota, is given instruction on the ejection procedures of a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 5, 2023. Using a simulated B-52 fuselage, aircrew and incentive flyers have the ability to learn the ejection procedures with hands-on experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Wright)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Levi Hilgenhold, 23rd Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress pilot, and the Honorable Tom Ross, mayor of Minot, North Dakota, observe a B-52H Stratofortress taking off at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 5, 2023. Mayor Ross was invited for an incentive flight and completed several ground training courses prior to his flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Wright)
The Honorable Tom Ross, mayor of Minot, North Dakota, is fitted for a parachute at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 5, 2023. Mayor Ross was invited to participate in an incentive flight with the 5th Bomb Wing and underwent several pre-flight training courses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Wright)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Evan Petrosky, 5th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment (AFE) technician, sizes flight equipment for the Honorable Tom Ross, mayor of Minot, North Dakota, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 5, 2023. Using the Scot Communications and Oxygen Tester, Petrosky ensures that the flight mask is properly fitted and sealed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Wright)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Riggins, 5th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment (AFE) technician, sizes flight equipment for the Honorable Tom Ross, mayor of Minot, North Dakota, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 5, 2023. The AFE technicians take thorough measurements to ensure the flight equipment functions safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Riggins, 5th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment (AFE) technician, sizes flight equipment for the Honorable Tom Ross, mayor of Minot, North Dakota, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 5, 2023. Training on AFE equipment is required for all members flying on the B-52H Stratofortress in order to ensure the flight crew’s safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Wright)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Levi Hilgenhold, 23rd Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress pilot, speaks with the Honorable Tom Ross, mayor of Minot, North Dakota, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 5, 2023. Hilgenhold toured the mayor through the Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE) room during his ground training prior to his incentive flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Wright)
Senior Airman Cody Brittain, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, attaches an inert precision guided munition to the wing pylon of a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 14, 2023. Brittain and his team competed in a quarterly weapons load competition testing readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Christian Ybarra, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, yells directions for his team at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 14, 2023. Ybarra instructed his team while loading an inert precision guided munition onto a B-52H Stratofortress for a quarterly weapons load competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson)
Airman 1st Class Makayla Berry (left), U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Tony Rodgers, and Senior Airman Cody Brittain, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew members, compete in a weapons load competition at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 14, 2023. During the competition, weapons load crews attempted to load inert precision guided munitions onto a B-52H Stratofortress as quickly, efficiently, and safely as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Tony Rodgers, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, signals to his team at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 14, 2023. Rodgers instructed his crew while loading an inert precision guided munition onto a B-52H Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson)