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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  • Perfection, deterrence key to mission readiness

    Deterrence. Perfection. Attention to detail.These words could be used to describe the nuclear mission here. However, it also describes the mission and the driving force of another important program here. It is Minot Air Force Base's drug demand reduction program."We are here for deterrence to

  • Teamwork at MAFB

    Two teams from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron compete for the best load crew during the Quarterly Load Crew Competition here. The teams, which consist of four members, are evaluated monthly on how quickly and precisely they can load weapons onto an aircraft. The competition not only helps to

  • Minot Airman Beats Odds

    Christmas Eve is a day that most people spend thinking about their loved ones, but for one Minot Airman, it was a day that he spent wondering if he would even see next Christmas.Master Sgt. Christopher Kozel, 5th Security Forces Squadron resource advisor, was deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq when

  • Prairie Knight Exercise 10-1 at Minot Air Force Base

    The 5th Bomb Wing launches a 48-hour exercise today to test the wing's safe, secure, credible and reliable capabilities in preparation for an August conventional operational readiness inspection.The two-day event, Prairie Knight 10-1, measures the wing's ability to survive and operate in a

  • Gen. Klotz welcomes Warbirds to AFGSC

    The Air Force Global Strike Command commander visited Minot's 5th Bomb Wing Monday, joining the Warbirds as they officially came under his charge.Calling Feb. 1 "a historic day," Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz, AFGSC commander, addressed hundreds of wing Airmen at Dock 1, where he presented the command's

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