North Dakota staff delegates visit Minot AFB

North Dakota state staff delegates tour the bomb bay of a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 26, 2023. The B-52H Stratofortress is capable of carrying approximately 70,000 pounds of munitions with global strike precision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson)

North Dakota staff delegates visit Minot AFB

Team Minot Airmen render a salute to Col. Daniel Hoadley, 5th Bomb Wing commander, and North Dakota state staff delegates as they arrive to tour a hangar at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 26, 2023. The delegates were given the opportunity to enter the cockpit of a B-52H Stratofortress as part of the tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson)

North Dakota staff delegates visit Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Hoadley, 5th Bomb Wing commander, Col. Kenneth McGhee, 91st Missile Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy Davis, 5th Munitions Squadron senior enlisted leader, provide a welcome brief to North Dakota state staff delegates at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 26, 2023. The brief covered information about Minot Air Force Base and the mission it serves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson)

North Dakota staff delegates visit Minot AFB

A U.S. Air Force 91st Missile Wing Security forces defender conducts a security briefing to North Dakota state staff delegates before they enter the launch control center (LCC) in North Dakota, June 26, 2023. The underground LCC contains the command and control equipment for missile operations, which remains manned by a crew 365/24/7. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Nottingham)

North Dakota staff delegates visit Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Darrell Gibson, 91st Missile Wing, 740th Missile Squadron commander, gives North Dakota state staff delegates a tour of a Missile alert facility at North Dakota, June 26, 2023. Each of the three missile squadrons in the 91st Missile Wing is responsible for 50 missiles individually housed in hardened underground silos at remote launch facilities (LF), which are ready to carry out a strike 24/7. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Nottingham)

North Dakota staff delegates visit Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Darrell Gibson, 740th Missile Squadron commander, gives North Dakota state staff delegates a tour of a missile alert facility (MAF) in North Dakota, June 26, 2023. Each of the three missile squadrons in the 91st Missile Wing is responsible for 50 missiles individually housed in hardened underground silos at remote launch facilities (LF), which are ready to carry out a strike 24/7. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Nottingham)

North Dakota staff delegates visit Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Darrell Gibson, 740th Missile Squadron commander, gives North Dakota state staff delegates a tour of a missile alert facility (MAF) in North Dakota, June 26, 2023. The staff delegates were briefed on the many systems that allow the MAF to operate 24/7. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Nottingham)

North Dakota staff delegates visit Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrea Butler, 91st Missile Wing missile alert facility (MAF) manager, gives North Dakota state staff delegates a tour of a MAF in North Dakota, June 26, 2023. The staff delegates were briefed on the many systems that allow the MAF to operate 24/7. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Nottingham)

North Dakota staff delegates visit Minot AFB

Published June 30, 2023
By A1C Alexander Nottingham
5th Bomb Wing PA

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, NORTH DAKOTA -- North Dakota state staff delegates tour the bomb bay of a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 26, 2023. The B-52H Stratofortress is capable of carrying approximately 70,000 pounds of munitions with global strike precision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson)