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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Airman 1st Class Michael Brand, crew chief 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron loads a ?quick start? cartridge on a B-52 Stratofortress prior to a local training mission Dec. 30 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Throughout the month of December, Deployed Minot Airmen have been launching aircraft by a method known as cartridge starts, or ?Cart-Starts.? During these launches, a small controlled explosive is inserted into two of the eight engines located on the B-52 providing a rapid response launch capability. Airman Brand is deployed from Minot AFB, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released




ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Airman 1st Class Michael Brand, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief currently deployed with the 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, loads a “quick start” cartridge on a B-52H Stratofortress prior to a local training mission here recently. Throughout the month of December, Minot’s deployed Airmen have been launching aircraft by a method known as cartridge starts, or “Cart-Starts”. During these launches, a small controlled explosive is inserted into two of the eight engines located on the B-52 providing a rapid response launch capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released

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