MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Col. Bruce C. Emig assumes command of the 5th Bomb Wing June 5 during a wing change of command ceremony here. As the 5th BW and Minot Air Force Base installation commander, Col. Emig is responsible for providing combat-ready B-52H aircraft, crews and associated combat support for deterrence, crisis response, global power projection, major theater war and maritime operations and Air and Space Expeditionary Force deployments in America’s only dual-wing, nuclear-capable base. A command pilot with more than 3,400 hours in a variety of aircraft, Colonel Emig has served in a number of operational and staff assignments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joe Rivera)