AFOTEC commander visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Drowley, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) commander, looks up at a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 24, 2025. As commander of AFOTEC, Drowley is responsible for supervising the independent testing and inspection of new and existing Air Force systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trust Tate)

AFOTEC commander visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Drowley (Center), Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center commander, receives a combined mission brief at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 24, 2025. AFOTEC evaluations focus on how systems effectively meet the needs of today’s warfighters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trust Tate)

AFOTEC commander visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Drowley, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center commander, arrives at a maintenance management shop at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 24, 2025. Drowley visited the maintenance facility to hear about its contribution to the Air Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trust Tate)

AFOTEC commander visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Drowley (Center), Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center commander (AFOTEC), receives a B-52H Stratofortress brief at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 24, 2025. As commander of AFOTEC, Drowley is responsible for supervising the independent testing and inspection of new and existing Air Force systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trust Tate)

AFOTEC commander visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Drowley, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center commander, arrives at a B-52H Stratofortress dock at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 24, 2025. Drowley visited many base facilities to observe the Team Minot mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trust Tate)

AFOTEC commander visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Drowley (center), Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center commander (AFOTEC), is greeted by members of Detachment 23, 373rd Training Squadron, at Uniform-01 on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 25, 2025. As commander of AFOTEC, Drowley visited Uniform-01 to learn the current capabilities of the training facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

AFOTEC commander visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jordan Oliva, 373rd Training Squadron’s missile maintenance team topside instructor, shows the payload transporter to U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Drowley, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center commander, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 25, 2025. Uniform-01 is the guided missile maintenance platform, which serves as the training grounds for Minuteman III missile maintenance teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

AFOTEC commander visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Drowley, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center commander (top), listens to an explanation of Uniform-01’s payload transporter by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Smith, Detachment 23, 373rd Training Squadron’s section chief, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 25, 2025. Uniform-01 is the guided missile maintenance platform, which serves as the training grounds for Minuteman III missile maintenance teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

AFOTEC commander visits Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Drowley, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center commander (right), and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kendal Riley, 373rd Training Squadron’s missile maintenance team (MMT) cageman, look inside Uniform-01’s missile guidance set at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 25, 2025. The purpose of Drowley’s visit was to get a view of the daily operations of the MMT’s training facility to see what worked and what could be improved. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

AFOTEC commander visits Minot AFB

Published June 27, 2025
By Senior Airman Trust Tate and Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum
5th Bomb Wing Public Affair

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Drowley, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) commander, looks up at a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 24, 2025. As commander of AFOTEC, Drowley is responsible for supervising the independent testing and inspection of new and existing Air Force systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trust Tate)