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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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III awards the Distinguished Service Medal to Lt. Gen. Jim Kowalski during the Air Force Global Strike Command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 23, 2013. Kowalski has been an integral part of AFGSC since the command?s beginning. During his farewell address, he praised the Global Strike Airmen for their hard work and dedication, including improving readiness by 37%; reducing outstanding security objectives by nearly 50%; winning the General Creech award for the best aircraft maintenance of any Air Force major command; standing up the command?s first ever 24/7 tactical response force; pushing ICBM on-alert levels to their highest numbers since 2011; and leading U.S. Strategic Command?s first-ever combat action during Operation Odyssey Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pag?n Jr.)


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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III awards the Distinguished Service Medal to Lt. Gen. Jim Kowalski during the Air Force Global Strike Command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 23, 2013. Kowalski has been an integral part of AFGSC since the command?s beginning. During his farewell address, he praised the Global Strike Airmen for their hard work and dedication, including improving readiness by 37%; reducing outstanding security objectives by nearly 50%; winning the General Creech award for the best aircraft maintenance of any Air Force major command; standing up the command?s first ever 24/7 tactical response force; pushing ICBM on-alert levels to their highest numbers since 2011; and leading U.S. Strategic Command?s first-ever combat action during Operation Odyssey Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pag?n Jr.)

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Veterans with the Western North Dakota Honor Flight are greeted by Col. Jesse Lamarand, 5th Bomb Wong commander (center), and Col. James Schlabach, 91st Missile Wing Commander (right), at Minot International Airport in Minot, N.D., April 28, 2025. The group returned from a two-day trip to Washington, D.C., where they visited war memorials and national landmarks built in their honor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez)
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U.S. Air Force Airman James Davis, 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron inbound cargo technician, salutes ceremonial MB-1 cargo chains during the 2024 Port Dawg Memorial Run at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 30, 2024. The event honored fallen members of the air transportation specialists community who had passed away within the calendar year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez)
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