8th Air Force leadership visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Ronnie Woods, Eighth Air Force command chief and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center senior enlisted leader, pose for a photo with 5th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) defenders during a visit to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 22, 2023. During the visit, 5th SFS defenders demonstrated the recapture and recovery of a weapons storage area facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan)

8th Air Force leadership visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ronnie Woods, Eighth Air Force command chief and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center senior enlisted leader(right), is given a capabilities brief by Col. Jeffrey Anderson, 5th Maintenance Group commander, during a visit to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 22, 2023. Woods visited the installation to familiarize himself with Team Minot’s role in the Eighth Air Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trust Tate)

8th Air Force leadership visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center (J-GSOC) commander (center), and Chief Master Sgt. Ronnie Woods, Eighth Air Force command chief and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center senior enlisted leader (left), speak with Airmen assigned to the 5th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) during a visit to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 22, 2023. During the visit, Gebara and Woods received mission briefs from Airmen assigned to various units around the base, including the 5th OSS and the 23rd Bomb Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trust Tate)

8th Air Force leadership visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center (J-GSOC) commander (center left), and Chief Master Sgt. Ronnie Woods, Eighth Air Force command chief and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center senior enlisted leader (center right), speak with Airmen assigned to the 5th Operations Support Squadron during a visit to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 22, 2023. Woods visited Minot for the first time as Eighth Air Force and J-GSOC command chief to meet with wing leaders and interact with Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trust Tate)

8th Air Force leadership visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ronnie Woods, Eighth Air Force command chief and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center senior enlisted leader, chats with Airmen assigned to the 5th Operations Support Squadron during a tour of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 22, 2023. Woods visited the installation to familiarize himself with Team Minot’s role in the Eighth Air Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trust Tate)

8th Air Force leadership visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, tests the fit of an oxygen mask before a B-52H Stratofortress flight during a visit to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 23, 2023. The oxygen mask is worn by Air crew during take off, landing, or any other significant in flight events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan)

8th Air Force leadership visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, coins Staff Sgt. Nicholas Hartnett, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and Senior Airman Travis Lancaster, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief apprentice, during a visit to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 23, 2023. Hartnett and Travis ensured the B-52H Stratofortress Gebara piloted was mechanically ready for flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan)

8th Air Force leadership visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, takes off in a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 23, 2023. The Eighth Air Force provides the United States with indefinite strategic deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan)

8th Air Force leadership visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ronnie Woods, Eighth Air Force command chief and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center senior enlisted leader, speaks with Senior Airman Taylor Stoeffen, 5th Medical Group technician, about the Pediatrics and Immunizations flights during a visit to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 23, 2023. Woods toured the 5th Medical Group as part of his first visit to Minot Air Force Base since filling the Eighth Air Force command chief position. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan)

8th Air Force leaders visit Minot AFB

Published May 25, 2023
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

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