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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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Edward Maruna, 742nd Missile Squadron facility manager, prepares for his daily equipment check at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 7, 2023. As the facility manager, Maruna is responsible for the functionality and maintenance of the equipment on the missile site. Missile sites are essential to the United States’ strategy of nuclear deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trust Tate)


Answering Our Nation's Call: the Life & Times of a Missile Alert Facility Manager

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Edward Maruna, 742nd Missile Squadron facility manager, prepares for his daily equipment check at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 7, 2023. As the facility manager, Maruna is responsible for the functionality and maintenance of the equipment on the missile site. Missile sites are essential to the United States’ strategy of nuclear deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trust Tate)

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Senior Airman O’leesa James, Chaplain Corps religious affairs specialist, sings “Silent Night” for attendees of the tree lighting ceremony at the Northern Lights Chapel at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Dec. 7, 2024. The earliest examples of tree lightings go back to the 1500s with candles and glass ornaments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
Team Minot gathers at the Northern Lights Chapel for a tree lighting ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Dec. 7, 2024. The tree lighting was a community event held at the Northern Lights Chapel and facilitated by the chaplain corps and Minot leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
Minot leadership and dependents turn on the lights during the tree lighting ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Dec. 7, 2024. The tree lighting was a community event held at the Northern Lights Chapel and facilitated by the chaplain corps and Minot leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
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)
Two U.S. passports rest on an American flag. The first U.S. passports were issued in 1775 as paper certificates before being issued. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
Air Force Global Strike Command Office of the Chief Scientist supported tests of engine covers for a B-52 Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 11, 2023. The tests resulted in $1.2 million in funding from the Air Force Operational Energy Savings Account to equip the entire Minot AFB fleet with the engine covers.
An Airman assigned to the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron (5 CES) plows snow during a storm at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 19, 2024. Snow removal is one of the most important duties handled by 5 CES, as it is essential to the mission that personnel and aircraft have clear roads and runways. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alyssa Bankston)
An Airman assigned to the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron (5 CES) plows snow during a storm at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 19, 2024. Snow removal is one of the most important duties handled by 5 CES, as it is essential to the mission that personnel and aircraft have clear roads and runways. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alyssa Bankston)
An Airman assigned to the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron clears the flight line of snow during a storm at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 19, 2024. The snow removal team helps ensure the safe and efficient takeoffs and landings of any aircraft on the flight line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alyssa Bankston)
Col Rofelio Grinston is the Commander, 5th Maintenance Group, 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, North Dakota.
Col Rofelio Grinston is the Commander, 5th Maintenance Group, 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, North Dakota.
U.S. Air Force Brigadier Gen. Mark Richey, mobilization assistant to the commander, Eighth Air Force, and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center, receives a briefing about the 5th Medical Group operations at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 14, 2024. The Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center conducts indefinite strategic deterrence operations in order to protect the United States of America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)