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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MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Capt. Skylar Wood, 740th Missile Squadron missile combat crew commander, inserts the launch key or keys here, Sept. 15. As part of this simulation in a missile launch trainer, the turn-to-launch key is used to activate and launch the ICBM. The 91st Missile Wing commands 150 Minuteman III ICBMs covering more than 8,500 square miles of the missile complex in North Dakota. Combat crew commanders and deputy crew commanders have spent extra hours training for the Air Force Global Strike Command Global Strike Challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Ashley N. Avecilla)


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MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Capt. Skylar Wood, 740th Missile Squadron missile combat crew commander, inserts the launch key or keys here, Sept. 15. As part of this simulation in a missile launch trainer, the turn-to-launch key is used to activate and launch the ICBM. The 91st Missile Wing commands 150 Minuteman III ICBMs covering more than 8,500 square miles of the missile complex in North Dakota. Combat crew commanders and deputy crew commanders have spent extra hours training for the Air Force Global Strike Command Global Strike Challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Ashley N. Avecilla)

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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)
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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)
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