The 91st Missile Wing, through their extraordinary and exemplary support of the U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) strategic deterrence mission, has been awarded the 2019 Omaha Trophy for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) category.

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MISSILE COMPLEX, S.D. -- Captains Allen Lamb and Bill Christians, missile combat crew commanders, stand on a platform at a missile silo, November 1964. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the installation of the first Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. As these photos show, the mission has existed for decades and will continue to provide safe, secure and effective strategic deterrence for years to come. (LIFE photo/Bill Ray)


50th Anniversary of the ICBM

MISSILE COMPLEX, S.D. -- Captains Allen Lamb and Bill Christians, missile combat crew commanders, stand on a platform at a missile silo, November 1964. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the installation of the first Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. As these photos show, the mission has existed for decades and will continue to provide safe, secure and effective strategic deterrence for years to come. (LIFE photo/Bill Ray)

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Members of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) Nation and 91st Missile Wing (MW) personnel pose for a group photo following a gift exchange at Missile Alert Facility H-01, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 27, 2025. Mark Fox, chairman of the MHA Nation, presented traditional gifts to 91MW leadership as part of a cultural engagement to honor partnerships between Native American communities and the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez)
Mark Fox, chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, (right) discusses Native American heritage with Col. James Schlabach, 91st Missile Wing commander (left), during a tour of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 27, 2025. Fox and tribal representatives visited Missile Alert Facility H-01 to strengthen relationships and exchange cultural understanding with Air Force personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez)
Mark Fox, chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, receives a mission brief during a visit to Missile Alert Facility H-01 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 27, 2025. The tour fostered collaboration and strengthened ties between the MHA Nation and the Minot AFB community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez)
Mark Fox, chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, (left) receives a mission brief during a tour of Missile Alert Facility H-01 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota May 27, 2025. The visit provided an opportunity for Fox to learn about the 91st Missile Wing’s mission and engage with personnel serving at the remote site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez)
Mark Fox, chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, explores the interior of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during a visit to Missile Alert Facility H-01 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota May 27, 2025. The tour fostered collaboration and strengthened ties between the MHA Nation and the Minot AFB community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez)
Mark Fox, chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, listens to Defenders from the 91st Missile Wing describe their mission while attending a tour of Missile Alert Facility (MAF) H-01 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota May 27, 2025. The tour included conversations on the unique challenges and responsibilities of Airmen stationed at MAFs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez)
Tech. Sgt. Taylor Smith (middle), the 372d Field Training Detachment Non-Commissioned Officer in charge, and Staff Sgt. Austin Joyner (right), an electromechanical team instructor in the 372d Field Training Detachment, show Rep. Julie Fedorchak the outside of a training launch facility on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 5, 2025. The training launch facility is used in tours to show prominent members of Minot and North Dakota an inert Minuteman III missile that is used to train Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Britton Blake, a 69th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress pilot, explains air-launched cruise missile capabilities to Rep. Julie Fedorchak at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 5, 2025. Fedorchak is a fourth generation North Dakotan and visited the base to better understand the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
Tech. Sgt. Andrew Sigler (left) and Tech. Sgt. Kirby Keith (right), loading standardization crew members, show Rep. Julie Fedorchak static displays of inert conventional munitions used by the B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 5, 2025. The B-52H Stratofortress uses many different munitions to accomplish a variety of missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Daniel Hunt (left), a 69th Bomb Squadron weapon systems officer, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Britton Blake, a 69th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress pilot, explain their roles and responsibilities in the aircraft to Rep. Julie Fedorchak at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 5, 2025. Fedorchak was sworn into the United States House of Representatives in January, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
U.S. Air Force Col. James Schlabach, 91st Missile Wing commander, explains capabilities of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to Rep. Julie Fedorchak at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 5, 2025. Fedorchak was sworn into the United States House of Representatives in January, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
A veteran overlooks the cheering crowd during the Western North Dakota Honor Flight homecoming at Minot International Airport in Minot, N.D., April 28, 2025. Veterans were welcomed by family, friends and supporters after visiting Washington, D.C. memorials honoring their military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez)