AGILE WARBIRD: preparing for ACE

Team Minot Airmen walk towards a passenger jet in preparation for exercise AGILE WARBIRD at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 13, 2024. Airmen participating in AGILE WARBIRD were distributed to different bases across the U.S. to practice Agile Combat Employment and demonstrate that the Warbird mission can be accomplished anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham)

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U.S. Air Force Christian Limos, 23rd Bomb Squadron flying crew chief, reads over flight plans with a B-52H Stratofortress pilot in support of exercise AGILE WARBIRD at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 15, 2024. Flying crew chiefs are specially trained maintenance personnel who attend a six-week maintenance special operations course in addition to the hundreds of hours of training it takes to become a 7-level maintainer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham)

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A Team Minot B-52H Stratofortress crew chief performs a preflight inspection of the aircrafts bomb bay in support of exercise AGILE WARBIRD at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 15, 2024. AGILE WARBIRD is an Agile Combat Employment exercise designed to validate a wing’s ability to deploy, employ and sustain forces, and execute priority mission essential tasks in a degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham)

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Aircrew assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron prepare to load gear onto a B-52H Stratofortress in preparation for exercise AGILE WARBIRD at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 15, 2024. AGILE WARBIRD is an Agile Combat Employment exercise designed to validate a wing’s ability to deploy, employ and sustain forces, and execute priority mission essential tasks in a degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham)

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A B-52H Stratofortress takes off in support of exercise AGILE WARBIRD at at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 15, 2024. Agile Combat Employment exercises like these sharpen Airmen’s ability to mobilize quickly and ensure they are prepared to operate Minot bombers from anywhere at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham)

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AGILE WARBIRD: preparing for ACE

Two B-52H stratofortresses takes off in support of exercise AGILE WARBIRD at at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 15, 2024. Agile Combat Employment exercises like these sharpen Airmen’s ability to mobilize quickly and ensure they are prepared to operate Minot bombers from anywhere at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham)

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A 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation specialist uses a metal detector on another Airman while processing passengers in support of exercise AGILE WARBIRD at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 13, 2024. Air transportation specialists are responsible for securely managing cargo and passengers, and ensuring that everything and everyone on a military aircraft is transported safely and quickly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham)

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An X-ray security scanner scans luggage at the Minot Air Force Base (AFB) passenger terminal in preparation for exercise AGILE WARBIRD at Minot AFB, North Dakota, June 13, 2024. Exercises like these sharpen Airmen’s ability to mobilize quickly and ensure they are prepared to operate Minot bombers from anywhere at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham)

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AGILE WARBIRD: preparing for ACE

A 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation specialist observes an X-ray security scanner monitor at the Minot Air Force Base (AFB) passenger terminal in preparation for exercise AGILE WARBIRD at Minot AFB North Dakota, June 13, 2024. Air transportation specialists are responsible for securely managing cargo and passengers, and ensuring everything and everyone on a military aircraft is transported safely and quickly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham)

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AGILE WARBIRD: preparing for ACE

An X-ray security scanner scans luggage at the Minot Air Force Base (AFB) passenger terminal in preparation for exercise AGILE WARBIRD at Minot AFB, North Dakota, June 13, 2024. Agile Combat Employment Exercises like these sharpen Airmen’s ability to mobilize quickly and ensure they are prepared to operate Minot bombers from anywhere at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham)

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AGILE WARBIRD: preparing for ACE

Team Minot Airmen board a passenger jet in preparation for exercise AGILE WARBIRD at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 13, 2024. AGILE WARBIRD Airmen were distributed to different bases across the U.S. to practice Agile Combat Employment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham)

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AGILE WARBIRD: preparing for ACE

Team Minot Airmen board a passenger jet in preparation for exercise AGILE WARBIRD at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 13, 2024. Airmen participating in AGILE WARBIRD were distributed to different bases across the U.S. to practice Agile Combat Employment and demonstrate that the Warbird mission can be accomplished anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham)

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AGILE WARBIRD: preparing for ACE

Published July 18, 2024
By Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham
5th Bomb Wing

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --

Agile Combat Employment exercises like these sharpen Airmen’s ability to mobilize quickly and ensure they are prepared to operate Minot bombers from anywhere at a moment’s notice.