27 Feb 2019

Buff-ing it out

Crew chiefs assigned to the 5th Maintenance Squadron lower the vertical stabilizer on a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 10, 2019. The crew chiefs took turns operating the jackscrew that held the weight of the vertical stabilizer. Vertical Stabilizers are seldom taken down for maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman Jesse Jenny)

27 Nov 2017

Global Thunder 18

Multiple B-52H Stratofortresses assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) departed from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 4, 2017, during exercise Global Thunder 18. Exercise Global Thunder is an annual command and control and field training exercise designed to train Department of Defense forces and assess joint operational readiness

6 Mar 2017

Brig. Gen. Stoss tours Minot AFB

Brig. Gen. Ferdinand Stoss, Air Force Global Strike Command director of operations, toured Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 27-28, 2017. Stoss visited Minot Airmen and facilities including Dock 8, the 5th Medical Group, the 54th Helicopter Squadron, the temporary lodging facility, the weapons storage area and the alert facility. (U.S. Air Force