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Oct. 26, 2015
B-52 Stratofortresses fly alongside Canadian allies

U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) B-52 Stratofortress bombers based at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, conducted training in and around the area of Goose Bay, Canada, with Royal Canadian Air Force units, Oct. 20 through Oct. 23.These missions allow
Oct. 22, 2015
Maintaining the war birds

Airmen from the 5th Maintenance Squadron inventory and repair parts for a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 14, 2015. The 5th Maintenance Group supports operations of both the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing. It provides on and off equipment maintenance on B-52H
Oct. 21, 2015
Let’s Learn about the Cold War: Part 20 – Khrushchev

President John F. Kennedy's handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis is considered by many to be the defining moment of the Cold War, and the man Kennedy negotiated with was Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.Khrushchev was born in 1894 to peasant parents in Kalinovka, Russia. He became a metal worker at
Oct. 21, 2015
Where Does Advanced Military Technology Come From?

In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered the development of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, though at the time it was called the Advanced Research Projects Agency. The creation of DARPA was a response to the successful Soviet launch of Sputnik, which caused considerable
Oct. 20, 2015
Brace yourselves winter is coming

Minot Air Force Base held a winter safety expo at the Jimmy Doolittle Center at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 14, 2015. Minot held the safety expo to help educate Minot personnel for the upcoming winter. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)