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. -- Missile alert facilities such as this one from the 1990’s have remained operational in support of the 91st Missile Wing mission of defending the United States by safely maintaining and securing a fleet of 150 Minuteman III missiles located in underground launch facilities scattered across the northwest part of North Dakota. The 91st Missile Wing’s missile complex stretches over 8,500 square miles, approximately 12% of North Dakota. The Minuteman weapon system has existed since the late 1950s, with a current Minuteman force consisting of 450 Minuteman III’s scattered throughout Air Force Global Strike Command bases. (Photo courtesy/91st Missile Wing Historian)


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MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Missile alert facilities such as this one from the 1990’s have remained operational in support of the 91st Missile Wing mission of defending the United States by safely maintaining and securing a fleet of 150 Minuteman III missiles located in underground launch facilities scattered across the northwest part of North Dakota. The 91st Missile Wing’s missile complex stretches over 8,500 square miles, approximately 12% of North Dakota. The Minuteman weapon system has existed since the late 1950s, with a current Minuteman force consisting of 450 Minuteman III’s scattered throughout Air Force Global Strike Command bases. (Photo courtesy/91st Missile Wing Historian)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser, 20th Air Force Commander, listens to Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Garrison, the fitness section chief from the 5th Force Support Squadron, explaining the Air Supported Dome they are in on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 11, 2025. The Dome is an extension of the base’s McAdoo Fitness Center and serves as a climatized area sporting a quarter-mile track and a turf field to host intramural sports, group fitness classes and unit physical training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)
U.S. Air Force personnel from the 20th Air Force, 91st Missile Wing and local civic leaders talk during a group lunch at the Jimmy Doolittle Center on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 11, 2025. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser, the 20th Air Force Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Nicholas Taylor, the 20th Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant, visited many base facilities to observe the mission of Team Minot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser, the 20th Air Force Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Nicholas Taylor, the 20th Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant, greet civic leaders at the Jimmy Doolittle Center on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 11, 2025. Huser and Taylor had a group lunch with 91st Missile Wing leadership and personnel to discuss Team Minot’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser, 20th Air Force Commander, presents a coin to Senior Airman Abigail Christian, 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron, at the Dakota Inn Dining Facility on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 12, 2025. Huser coined a few 91st Missile Wing Airmen and had a group breakfast with around 20 other Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)
Chief Master Sgt. Nicholas Taylor, 20th Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant, poses for a group photo with Airmen from the 91st Missile Security Operations Squadron (91MSOS) at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 11, 2025. The 91MSOS uses airsoft guns to practice a variety of scenarios within the squadron’s training bay. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser, the 20th Air Force Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Nicholas Taylor, the 20th Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant, listen to a presentation about unmanned aircraft systems by Senior Airman Christopher Isola, an air defense technician from the 91st Missile Security Operations Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 11, 2025. Small unmanned aircraft systems amplify security responses and site security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser, 20th Air Force Commander, greets Airmen from the 91st Missile Security Operations Squadron (91MSOS) at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 11, 2025. Part of the 91st Security Forces Group at Minot AFB, the 91MSOS protects Team Minot’s Minuteman III missiles and launch facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)
Airman Paridy Seng, 5th Security Forces Squadron defender, shoots an M320A1 Grenade Launcher with the help of alternate gunner Airman 1st Class Isaac Mann, 5SFS defender, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 30, 2025. An alternate gunner is used when firing the M320A1 Grenade Launcher to help the shooter reload by passing over rounds and giving aiming adjustments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
Tech. Sgt. Neal Baker, 91st Missile Security Operations Squadron defender, fires an M320A1 Grenade Launcher with the help of alternate gunner U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Charbonneau, 5th Security Forces Squadron combat arms section instructor, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 30, 2025. An alternate gunner is used when firing the M320A1 Grenade Launcher to help the shooter reload by passing over rounds and giving aiming adjustments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
Senior Airman Jose Diaz, 91st Missile Security Operations Squadron defender, fires an M320A1 Grenade Launcher at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 30, 2025. The M320A1 Grenade Launcher can be loaded with several types of ammunition depending on the situation. The M320A1 can also be mounted to another weapon to provide a more versatile weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
Airmen assigned to the 91st Missile Wing welcome a transporter erector back from performing maintenance on a Minuteman III ICBM at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 15, 2025. The old models of the transporter erector have been in use for 37 years and will soon be replaced by newer models that can continue to support missile maintenance and readiness more effectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Miller)
Airmen assigned to the 91st Missile Wing gather to watch a transporter erector return from a Minuteman III ICBM launch facility at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 15, 2025. The old transporter erector systems are being replaced due to the increasing age of the system and the scarcity of parts needed for repair of the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Miller)