Minot AFB hosts NOB

Published Feb. 23, 2015
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- More than three dozen members of the Air Force's senior leadership, including Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, converged on Minot Air Force Base for a meeting of the Nuclear Oversight Board. The NOB is a quarterly meeting that brings together the top Air Force leaders for one purpose: to focus on the Air Force's nuclear enterprise. The board marked Secretary James' fourth visit to Minot AFB in the past year, demonstrating Air Force leaders' commitment to the nuclear enterprise. In addition to participating in the NOB, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody attended a dorm naming ceremony honoring the legacy of the Medal of Honor recipient Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger and James received an orientation flight on a B-52H Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photos/Senior Airmen Brittany Bateman and Malia Jenkins)