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Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Tinck, 91st Operations Group senior enlisted leader (right), Senior Airman Daquane Williams (left) and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Taulman (center), 91st Missile Security Operations Squadron (91MSOS) convoy response force fire observer, provide close air support (CAS) for training at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 7, 2025. Part of the 91st Security Forces Group at Minot Air Force Base, the 91MSOS protects Team Minot’s Minuteman III missiles and launch facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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A UH-1N Iroquois assigned to the 54th Helicopter Squadron (54HS) takes off as 91st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy response force fire observers and Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Tinck, 91st Operations Group senior enlisted leader, provide close air support for training at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 7, 2025. In addition to providing helicopter security response for the 91st Missile Wing, the 54HS supports emergency war orders by delivering tactical response force teams to assist with convoy operations, launch facility denial and recapture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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Senior Airman Daquane Williams, 91st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy response force fire observer (left), and Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Tinck, 91st Operations Group senior enlisted leader (right), provide close air support (CAS) for training at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 7, 2025. CAS is a military tactic involving the use of aircraft to attack enemy targets near friendly forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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91st Missile Security Operations Squadron (91MSOS) convoy response force fire observers and Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Tinck, 91st Operations Group senior enlisted leader, provide close air support for training at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 7, 2025. The 91MSOS protects Team Minot’s Minuteman III missiles and launch facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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A UH-1N Iroquois assigned to the 54th Helicopter Squadron lands at a training site at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 7, 2025. Since the 1950s, the UH-1 “Huey” has been used by the Department of Defense with widespread use during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garrett Hightower, 54th Helicopter Squadron flight engineer, looks out of a UH-1N Iroquois during a flight at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 7, 2025. Based on the phonetic sound of its initial designation, HU-1, the UH-1 is referred to as a "Huey." (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Damon Lappe, 54th Helicopter Squadron (54HS) UH-1N Iroquois pilot, prepares for lift off at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 7, 2025. An important mission of the 54HS is to provide integrated rapid security response capabilities to Team Minot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garrett Hightower, 54th Helicopter Squadron flight engineer, opens the door of a UH-1N Iroquois at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 7, 2025. Based on the phonetic sound of its initial designation, HU-1, the UH-1 is referred to as a "Huey." (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Taulman, 91st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy response force fire observer, enters a UH-1N Iroquois assigned to the 54th Helicopter Squadron (54HS) at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 7, 2025. In addition to providing helicopter security response for the 91st Missile Wing, the 54HS supports emergency war orders by delivering tactical response force teams to assist with convoy operations, launch facility denial and recapture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garrett Hightower, 54th Helicopter Squadron flight engineer, looks out of a UH-1N Iroquois during flight at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 7, 2025. Since the 1950s, the UH-1 “Huey” has been used by the Department of Defense with widespread use during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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Senior Airman Daquane Williams, 91st Missile Security Operations Squadron (91MSOS) convoy response force fire observer, sits in a UH-1N Iroquois assigned to the 54th Helicopter Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 7, 2025. Part of the 91st Security Forces Group at Minot Air Force Base, the 91MSOS protects Team Minot’s Minuteman III missiles and launch facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Tinck, 91st Operations Group senior enlisted leader (left), and Senior Airman Daquane Williams, 91st Missile Security Operations Squadron convoy response force fire observer (right), provide close air support (CAS) for training at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 7, 2025. CAS is a military tactic in which enemy targets close to friendly forces are attacked by aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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Teaming up is key for Minot missile defense

Published Feb. 19, 2025
By Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

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