7 Jul 2006

23rd BS wins 2005 Air Force Installation Excellence Award

The Air Force recently awarded the 23rd Bomb Squadron with the 2006 Air Force Installation Excellence Award. “The 23rd BS was selected for this award due to its outstanding performance at home and while deployed,” said Lt. Col. Jerry Hounchell, 23rd BS commander. “The squadron did a fantastic job from putting bombs on target in Operation Enduring

7 Jul 2006

Future leaders come to Minot AFB

Who are all these Airmen running around base with strange rank on their uniform? They're a contingency of 11 cadets from the United States Air Force Academy and two Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from West Virginia and Wisconsin who arrived June 24 and depart Minot July 13. The 13 cadets are participating in the summer program

7 Jul 2006

5th BW wins Omaha Trophy

For the second year in a row, a Minot Air Force Base wing won the U.S. Strategic Command Omaha Trophy. This time around, the 5th Bomb Wing was awarded the 2005 Strategic Aircraft Operations Trophy. "It is a tremendous honor for the Warbirds to win this very prestigious award and to win it twice in a row is phenomenal", said Col. Tom Gilbert, 5th

30 Jun 2006

Fuel price increases affect Minot Air Force Base

Due to continued uncertainty of fuel prices around the world and to ensure solvency of the Defense Working Capital Fund, standard fuel prices in the Department of Defense increased June 1. Here at Minot Air Force Base this resulted in the cost of unleaded fuel increasing for government vehicles from $1.95 to $2.47 per gallon and bio-diesel

30 Jun 2006

McAdoo Sports and Fitness Center complete

After nearly 18 months, the newly refurbished $9.5 million McAdoo Sports and Fitness Center held its grand opening June 23. "The base was honored to have the McAdoo family on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony and opening day activities as the center was rededicated to Col. Lowell E. McAdoo," said Maj. Lisa McColgan, 5th Services Squadron

22 Jun 2006

Minot Airmen respond to missile field threat

Airmen here recently had their job skills tested when a launch facility in the missile field was entered and vandalized by protesters. At approximately 10 a.m., June 20 three individuals unlawfully entered Echo-09 missile launch facility, located in McLean County west of the town of Garrison. Within minutes, 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron

16 Jun 2006

AF promotes 87 Minot Airmen to E6, 58 to E-7

Congratulations to the following technical sergeants who were selected for promotion to master sergeant: 5th Bomb Wing: Jeffery Vassar 91st Space Wing: LaTasha Barbour 5th Operations Support Squadron: Lisa Bitton, Eddie Labar Jr., Marchelle Nelson and Tyrone Robinson 91st Operations Support Squadron: David Larrison 741st Missile Squadron:

16 Jun 2006

Team Minot achieves NSIs highest ratings

Air Combat Command and Air Force Space Command Inspector General teams visited here May 30 to June 13 to evaluate the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Space Wing’s ability to manage nuclear resources while complying with all nuclear surety standards. The 91st SW also went through a Readiness Inspection June 8 and 9.Both wings received the highest nuclear

8 Jun 2006

Smart card logon eases computer headaches

The Air Force is eliminating passwords and requiring people to use their common access cards to log on to government computers on Minot Air Force Base starting June 15. It is mandatory that users log on with their CAC by the implementation date. As of July 1, Air Force wide users will not be able to access the network without a CAC also called a

8 Jun 2006

5th MXG civilian earns AF award

The Air Force recently recognized a civilian from the 5th Maintenance Group as the 2005 Combat Air Forces Engineering and Technical Services Lead of the Year. “Winning this award is a great honor,” said George Nice, 5th MXG equipment specialist. “This tops my list of AF civil service achievements.” Mr. Nice was recognized as the AFETS Lead of the