A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, prepares to take-off at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 14, 2021. Strategic bomber missions enhance the readiness and training necessary to respond to any potential crisis or challenge across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jesse Jenny)

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  • Same-sex spouses now eligible for benefits

    In a memorandum published Aug. 14, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel outlined strategies for incorporating spousal and family benefits for legally married, same-sex military couples.Although the memorandum was published Aug. 14, the deadline for implementation was Sept. 3, giving each military

  • Warbirds return home

    More than 300 children, spouses and friends crowded into a hangar here to welcome home more than 200 deployed Airmen from the 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Maintenance Group and other units throughout Minot Air Force Base, Sept. 1.Their five-month deployment to Andersen AFB, Guam, was in direct support of

  • Fit for flight

    Every 450 flight hours, the B-52H Stratofortress must undergo a full body inspection. Parts are removed, disassembled, inspected and repaired or replaced as necessary and reassembled. This inspection is known as a phase inspection and takes place at the base's Phase Dock. The B-52 is a complex

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