9/27/2012 - Currently operating out of a deployable air traffic control tower, the air traffic controllers of the 5th Operations Support Squadron are responsible for safe, efficient and expeditious aircraft operations within the terminal airspace of Minot Air Force Base. Air Traffic Controllers are essential components to the B-52H Stratofortress,' and the UH-1N Huey's operations, which are crucial for the success of the nuclear enterprise. The new Minot Control Tower is under construction and is estimated to be finished May 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carmen Washington)