Minot leadership invited to Minuteman Missile National Historic Site opening

Col. Kelvin Townsend, 91st Missile Wing vice commander, and Col. David Ballew, 5th Bomb Wing vice commander, receive a coin from a National Park Service member at the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, Philip, S.D., Sept 24, 2016. Townsend and Ballew, along with other Air Force leadership, were invited to attend the grand opening of the site’s visitor center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

Minot leadership invited to Minuteman Missile National Historic Site opening

Col. Kelvin Townsend, 91st Missile Wing vice commander, takes a picture of an exhibit at the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, Philip, S.D., Sept. 24, 2016. Townsend, along with other Air Force leadership, were invited to attend the grand opening of the site’s visitor center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

Minuteman Missile visitor center opens in Philip, S.D.

Leaders from Air Force Global Strike Command and 20th Air Force perform a ribbon-cutting ceremony with National park rangers celebrating the grand opening of the new Minuteman Missile National Historic Site visitor center in Philip, S.D. on Sept. 24, 2016. The visitor center helps recognize nuclear missile silos that were strategically placed throughout the Great Plains during the heat of the Cold War to maintain peace and prevent war. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

Minot leadership attend historic site grand opening

Published Oct. 3, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

PHILIP, S.D. -- Ellsworth Air Force Base honor guard presents the colors during the national anthem at the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, Philip, S.D., Sept. 24, 2016. Ellsworth was one of three Air Force bases represented at the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)