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An Airman prepares PVC pipes inside a hand-excavated command suite.


From boilers to backhoes: how 5CES keeps Minot AFB’s heart beating

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darenger Saylor, the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron’s water and fuel systems maintenance non-commissioned officer in charge, prepares polyvinyl chloride pipes inside the hand-excavated command suite of the 5th Bomb Wing headquarters on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 16, 2025. Members of the 5th CES excavated the exterior trench to access a manhole so the old cast-iron pipes could be replaced with modern PVC pipes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

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An improvised shape charge setup on an inert munition training material for a training event at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2025. An improvised shape charge is used during training to help Airmen distinguish what impact the material used can have on an explosive. The EOD flight is tasked with neutralizing hazards associated with explosive ordnance that pose a threat to people, installations, and operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
Airman 1st Class Robert Hobbs, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal apprentice, sets up an improvised shape charge while in Mission Oriented Protective Posture level 4 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2025. The event aimed to train new Airmen for the EOD flight in detonating shape charges and observe their effects. The EOD flight is tasked with neutralizing hazards associated with explosive ordnance that pose a threat to people, installations, and operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
Senior Airman Arthur Pancoast, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Journeyman, (left), and Capt. Natalie Petro, EOD flight commander, (right), prepare a shape charge to be detonated remotely at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2025. The event aimed to train new Airmen for the EOD flight in detonating shape charges and observe their effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
Senior Airman Arthur Pancoast, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal journeyman, (left), and Capt. Natalie Petro, Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight commander, (right), attach a detonating cord to a shape charge at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2025. A detonating cord was used in this training exercise to properly control the detonation of the shape charge remotely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
Tech. Sgt. Taylor Tompkins, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leader, packs M112 demolition block C4 into an improvised shape charge at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2025. An improvised shape charge is used during training to help Airmen distinguish what impact the material used can have on an explosive. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
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A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron idles on the flightline after arriving in support of Bomber Task Force Europe (BTF) at Morón Air Base, Spain, May 20, 2025. BTF missions demonstrate the U.S.’s ability to operate from flexible, dispersed locations while maintaining strategic reach and precision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Wilson)
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft pilot assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron adjusts the throttles of a B-52 during the current Bomber Task Force deployment over the North Atlantic Ocean, May 19, 2025. BTF missions align with U.S. Strategic Command regularly tests and evaluates the readiness of strategic assets to ensure our extended deterrence commitments are strong and credible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Guthrie)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Merkel and Lt. Col. Vincent Noel, 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron pilots, maneuver a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft to conduct air-to-air refueling with a KC-46 Pegasus aircraft assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, during Bomber Task Force Europe over the North Atlantic Ocean, May 20, 2025. This BTF deployment demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s ability to operate from flexible, dispersed locations while maintaining strategic reach and precision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Guthrie)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Vincent Noel, 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron commander, flies a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during Bomber Task Force Europe over the North Atlantic Ocean, May 19, 2025. BTF missions demonstrate the credibility of our forces to address a global security environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Guthrie)
Tech. Sgt. Taylor Smith (middle), the 372d Field Training Detachment Non-Commissioned Officer in charge, and Staff Sgt. Austin Joyner (right), an electromechanical team instructor in the 372d Field Training Detachment, show Rep. Julie Fedorchak the outside of a training launch facility on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 5, 2025. The training launch facility is used in tours to show prominent members of Minot and North Dakota an inert Minuteman III missile that is used to train Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Britton Blake, a 69th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress pilot, explains air-launched cruise missile capabilities to Rep. Julie Fedorchak at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 5, 2025. Fedorchak is a fourth generation North Dakotan and visited the base to better understand the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
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