5 AMXS groundbreaking for new AMU

The 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. hosted a ground-breaking ceremony for the new aircraft maintenance unit facility April 1, 2016. 5th Bomb Wing leadership, various contractors and approximately 200 maintenance Airmen attended the ceremony. The 5th AMXS is currently split into separate buildings throughout the flight line, some in which were constructed in the 1950s. The new AMU facility will provide consolidation and needed updates for the maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman)

5 AMXS groundbreaking for new AMU

Base leadership and various contractors pose with the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron mascot, Buffy, before the ground breaking ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 1, 2016. The 5th AMXS is currently split into separate buildings throughout the flight line, some in which were constructed in the 1950s. The new facility will provide consolidation and needed updates for the maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman)

5 AMXS groundbreaking for new AMU

Published April 6, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. hosted a ground-breaking ceremony for the new aircraft maintenance unit facility April 1, 2016. 5th Bomb Wing leadership, various contractors and approximately 200 maintenance Airmen attended the ceremony. The 5th AMXS is currently split into separate buildings throughout the flight line, some in which were constructed in the 1950s. The new AMU facility will provide consolidation and needed updates for the maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman)