Bishop Ryan students tour MAFB Published Oct. 13, 2009 Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Students from Bishop Ryan High School, a school in Minot, learned about the function and practicality of the base fire department's mission, here Oct. 8. Tours like this one are just one way Minot AFB reaches out to its local communities to show how the base supports the Air Force's mission around the world. The students also visited the 54th Helicopter Squadron, the 5th Security Forces Squadron military working dogs and a B-52H Stratofortress static display.