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  • Chief Bickley speaks to Airman during an all-call brief. AETC Command Chief Master Sergeant visits Minot AFB
    AETC Command Chief Master Sergeant visits Minot AFB

    Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum

  • Team Minot Airmen participating in the combat survival training receive training on smoke signals at Garrison, North Dakota, Oct. 9, 2025. In order to prepare for possible hostile scenarios, aircrew members must finish survival, evade, resistance and escape training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston) Combat survival training keeping Airmen ready
    Combat survival training keeping Airmen ready

    Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston

  • A collage featuring portraits taken of U.S. Airmen assigned to Minot Air Force Base and Barksdale Air Force Base during Global Thunder 26 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 19, 2025. Global Thunder is an annual command and control exercise designed to train U.S. Strategic Command forces and assess joint operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Kyle Wilson) Faces of Global Thunder 26
    Faces of Global Thunder 26

    Senior Airman Kyle Wilson

  • Airmen assigned to the 5th Security Forces Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, watch a B-52H Stratofortress take off as part of Exercise Global Thunder 26 at Minot AFB, North Dakota, Oct. 26, 2025. Global Thunder is an annual command and control exercise designed to train U.S. Strategic Command Forces and assess joint operational readiness. Global Strike Airmen strengthen strategic readiness during Global Thunder 26
    Global Strike Airmen strengthen strategic readiness during Global Thunder 26

    Senior Airman Trust Tate

UPCOMING EVENTS

Minot Air Force Base Honor Guard presents the colors during the singing of the national anthem at the 5th Maintenance Group (MXG) change of command at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 29, 2023. The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard’s mission is to deliver premier ceremonial honors, inspire the nation, and represent all Airmen and Guardians to the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan)

PUBLIC AFFAIRS SUPPORT

U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Hoadley, 5th Bomb Wing commander, and Team Minot members pose for a photo at the Operation Homefront Back-to-School Supplies Brigade at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 4, 2023. The Back-to-School Brigade is a nationwide campaign by Operation Homefront that collects and distributes school supplies to eligible service member dependents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alyssa Bankston)

NEWCOMER GUIDE

U.S. Air Force Col. Jeffrey Anderson, 5th Maintenance Group (MXG) commander, delivers a speech to the crowd at the 5th MXG’s Maintenance Professionals of the Year awards banquet at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 25, 2023. Anderson spoke on how vital the mission is at Minot, and thanked everyone for their contribution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trust Tate)
  • Sailors, Airmen pose for a photo

    GT 254: 625 STOS uses ALCS, launches unarmed ICBM

    Airmen assigned to the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron employed the Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS) aboard a U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury to launch a test of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 5, 2025.

  • U.S. Air Force Col. Erick Lord, (left), 28th Bomb Wing commander, and U.S. Army Col. Robert Newbauer cut a ribbon during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 3, 2025.

    Ellsworth conducts ribbon cutting

    The 28th Bomb Wing celebrated the completion of a $129.5 million runway construction upgrade with a ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 3, 2025.

  • A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit, “Spirit of Georgia,” aircraft parks by a hangar at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Nov. 6th, 2025. The “Spirit of Georgia,” was damaged in an aircraft incident in September of 2021 and has recently returned to the fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert E. Hicks)

    How the Air Force Overcame the Odds to Revive a Damaged B-2

    Four years ago, a B-2 Spirit, tail number 89-0129, also known as the Spirit of Georgia, experienced an incident resulting in significant damage to the bomber & raising serious questions about its future. What followed was a remarkable display of teamwork, ingenuity, & determination culminating in

  • A man in uniform pins a medal on another man in uniform.

    First Air Medal awarded by 20 AF goes to Malmstrom Airman for medical heroism

  • A BTF 26-1 Graphic

    Bomber Task Force Europe 26-1 concludes, demonstrating global reach and Allied integration

    U.S. B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft departed Spain, Nov. 24, returning to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and concluding Bomber Task Force Europe 26-1, a two-week deployment exercising the U.S. Air Force’s ability to project power globally. During the deployment, the B-52 aircrews

  • U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach (right) tours a 90th Missile Wing intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility near Albin, Wyoming, Nov. 20, 2025.

    Peace Through Strength focus of CSAF’s Mighty Ninety visit

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach & his wife, Mrs. Wilsbach, visited F.E. Warren AFB, on Nov. 20, 2025, to gain firsthand insight into the Airmen & critical operations that form the land-based leg of the nation's nuclear triad.

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