National Nurses Week: Leading the way

National Nurses Week was celebrated at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 6-12. National Nurses Week celebrates nurses and their role in society.The week also helped to raise awareness about nursing as a possible career choice and also to educate the public about the kind of work nurses are involved

Ammo troops: Putting the ‘force’ in Air Force

Tundra Thunder is a five-day internal 5th Munitions Squadron training exercise designed to evaluate and validate the 5th MUNS warfighting capabilities in support of conventional operations. The entire squadron, which is approximately 122 ammo personnel, participated in this event and built roughly

Team Minot says farewell to Darby the Dak-rat

More than 60 Team Minot Airmen and their family members gathered as Darby the Dak-rat, the lovable mascot of the 5th Force Support Squadron, was officially retired at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 15, 2014.For 20 years, Darby has faithfully served as a goodwill ambassador at base-wide events.

Bomb builders life

Staff Sgt. Brandon Jones, 5th Munitions Squadron, trains weekly building dummy bombs at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 7, 2014. Jones works with his team to ensure that Airmen understand the processes of putting munitions together and trains them to ensure that they are ready for exercises and real

Teacher Appreciation Week