Minot AFB hosts U.S. Congressional Representative Ed Case

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nicholas Conover, Detachment 12 site activation task force commander (far left), U.S. Air Force Col. Mike Taylor, 5th Bomb Wing deputy commander (center-left), and U.S. Air Force Col. James Schlabach, 91st Missile Wing commander (far right), provide a command mission brief to Rep. Ed Case, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 13, 2025. The brief covered how the base supports both the bomber and missile leg of the nuclear triad.

Minot AFB hosts U.S. Congressional Representative Ed Case

U.S. Rep. Ed Case tours a Missile Alert Facility as part of a congressional delegation visit at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 13, 2025. The congressman toured Miot AFB to get a first-hand account of the mission of the B-52H Stratofortress and Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Minot AFB hosts U.S. Congressional Representative Ed Case

U.S Air Force Col. James Schlabach 91st Missile Wing (91MW) commander, gives a tour of a Missile Alert Facility (MAF) to U.S. Rep. Ed Case at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 13, 2025. The tour of the MAF helped highlight how the 91MW supports strategic deterrence and strengthen the congressman's understanding of its mission.

Minot AFB hosts U.S. Congressional Representative Ed Case

U.S. Air Force SMSgt. Mackenzie Wright, 5th Maintenance Group weapons standardization superintendent, gives a tour of munitions to Rep. Ed Case at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 13, 2025. Visits like these are important because members of Congress often rely on their insights and recommendations when shaping key legislation.

Minot AFB hosts U.S. Congressional Representative Ed Case

Published Sept. 17, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Anthony Ramey
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nicholas Conover, Detachment 12 site activation task force commander (far left), U.S. Air Force Col. Mike Taylor, 5th Bomb Wing deputy commander (center-left), and U.S. Air Force Col. James Schlabach, 91st Missile Wing commander (far right), provide a command mission brief to Rep. Ed Case, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 13, 2025. The brief covered how the base supports both the bomber and missile leg of the nuclear triad.