Snow warriors

Members of the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron remove snow from the flightline on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 21, 2015. Heavy equipment engineers use snow plows, brooms and snow blowers to rid pavement of snow and ice. They are responsible for clearing high traffic areas such as the flightline and

69th Bomb Squadron prepares for flight

The 69th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress crewmembers attend a preflight briefing on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 22, 2015. Preflight briefings are held to discuss weather conditions, outline the mission and ensure every crewmember is informed of all possible scenarios they might encounter

Preflight checks for mission safety

Master Sgt. Jordan Bunting, and Tech. Sgt. Scott Grubaugh, 54th Helicopter Squadron special mission aviators, conduct preflight checks on a UH-1N helicopter on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 21, 2015. Before flight, the crew conducted thorough checks of both the inside and outside of the aircraft

2015 Strategic narrative defines ICBM force, call-to-action toward culture change

Maj. Gen. Jack Weinstein, Commander of Task Force 214 and 20th Air Force, released the 2015 Strategic Narrative for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile force Jan. 5, 2015.The narrative defines who we are and who we will be as an ICBM force in 2015 and beyond, the general said."We faced

Dr. Jamie Morin visits Minot