ARC LIGHT marked beginning of B-52 involvement in Vietnam

 Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles highlighting the B-52's involvement in the Vietnam Conflict up to Operation Linebacker II. The 40th Anniversary of Linebacker II takes place Dec. 18-29.By 1972, the war in Vietnam had persisted for more than eight years, characterized by a

CSAF talks leadership with wing commanders

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III met with more than 140 wing commanders from across the Air Force Nov. 28 at Joint Base Andrews, Md., to underscore, face-to-face, his expectations of them as leaders and to discuss Air Force issues."Operationally, we're doing great ... mission-wise

5th MDG Referral Management Center & Patient Appointment Services

Team Minot First sergeants provide for a spirited holiday

Team Minot First Sergeants invited more than 150 Airmen and their families to the commissary here Nov. 17 to receive a variety of donated food items for the Thanksgiving holiday. The selected Airmen were nominated to the First Sergeant council by their supervisors.Donations included turkeys, hams,

CSAF, CMSAF agree with Minot’s motto…”Only the Best Come North”

Warbirds and Rough Riders at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., reaffirmed why "Only the Best Come North," during a visit by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy here Nov. 20 and 21.As part of Welsh's first visit as chief of staff to the Air