House Armed Services Committee professional staff members visit Minot AFB

Kelly Goggin (center) and Jeanine Womble (center left) both professional staff members of the House Armed Services Committee, receive a briefing on Team Minot’s mission at the 5th Bomb Wing headquarters on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 7, 2026. Goggin and Womble visited Minot Air Force Base to gain insight into Team Minot’s key role in the nation’s nuclear deterrence mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

House Armed Services Committee professional staff members visit Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Col. Thomas Taylor (right), 5th Bomb Wing deputy commander, greets Kelly Goggin (left), a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) professional staff member, at the 5th Bomb Wing headquarters on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 7, 2026. The HASC is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

House Armed Services Committee professional staff members visit Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Col. Thomas Taylor (right), 5th Bomb Wing deputy commander, briefs about Team Minot’s mission to Kelly Goggin (center) and Jeanine Womble (left), both professional staff members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), at the 5th Bomb Wing headquarters on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 7, 2026. The visit provided an opportunity for Minot AFB to showcase the strategic mission to the staff delegation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

House Armed Services Committee professional staff members visit Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Col. Thomas Taylor (right), 5th Bomb Wing deputy commander, briefs about Team Minot’s mission to Kelly Goggin (left) and Jeanine Womble (far left), both House Armed Services Committee professional staff members, at the 5th Bomb Wing headquarters on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 7, 2026. The brief covered information about Minot AFB and its vital mission of deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

House Armed Services Committee professional staff members visit Minot Air Force Base

Published April 8, 2026
By Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Kelly Goggin (center) and Jeanine Womble (center left) both professional staff members of the House Armed Services Committee, receive a briefing on Team Minot’s mission at the 5th Bomb Wing headquarters on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 7, 2026. Goggin and Womble visited Minot Air Force Base to gain insight into Team Minot’s key role in the nation’s nuclear deterrence mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)