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 Bryan Blancas, 5th Security Forces Squadron defender, checks a flightline access badge during Global Thunder 2019 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Oct. 30, 2018. Global Thunder is an annual U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) exercise designed to provide training opportunities to test and validate command, control and operational procedures. The training is based on a notional scenario developed to drive execution of USSTRATCOM and component forces’ ability to support the geographic combatant commands, deter adversaries and, if necessary, employ forces as directed by the President of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa M. Akers)


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Airman 1st Class Bryan Blancas, 5th Security Forces Squadron defender, checks a flightline access badge during Global Thunder 2019 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Oct. 30, 2018. Global Thunder is an annual U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) exercise designed to provide training opportunities to test and validate command, control and operational procedures. The training is based on a notional scenario developed to drive execution of USSTRATCOM and component forces’ ability to support the geographic combatant commands, deter adversaries and, if necessary, employ forces as directed by the President of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa M. Akers)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse Lamarand, 5th Bomb Wing Commander (left), and U.S. Air Force Col. James Schlabach, 91st Missile Wing Commander (right), give a speech to commence the tree lighting at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Dec. 7, 2024. The tree lighting ceremony helped bring the community together with warm food and music. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
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