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. – A B-52H Stratofortress performs an eight engine “can start” during a recent Bomber Strategic Aircraft Regeneration Team (BSART) exercise here Jan. 28. A “can start” is when gunpowder is loaded into a canister that is placed inside the engine and then ignited to rapidly spin the engine up to full speed. The BSART exercise involves more than 250 personnel who are forward deployed to an undisclosed location to set up an alternative deterrent base to service and refit aircraft for future strike missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Ballard)


Fire up the engines

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – A B-52H Stratofortress performs an eight engine “can start” during a recent Bomber Strategic Aircraft Regeneration Team (BSART) exercise here Jan. 28. A “can start” is when gunpowder is loaded into a canister that is placed inside the engine and then ignited to rapidly spin the engine up to full speed. The BSART exercise involves more than 250 personnel who are forward deployed to an undisclosed location to set up an alternative deterrent base to service and refit aircraft for future strike missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Ballard)

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Staff Sgt. Keith Ballard
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