Minot AFB hosts annual tree lighting ceremony Published Dec. 2, 2016 By Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Col. Matthew Brooks, 5th Bomb Wing commander, and Col. Kelvin Townsend, 91st Missile Wing vice commander, flipped the switch during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 1, 2016. Airmen and their families attended the event to help usher in the holiday season. The ceremony concluded with a visit from Santa Claus who arrived via a 5th Civil Engineer Squadron fire truck. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong)