Eye in the Sky: Special Missions Aviators

When a UH-1N Iroquois assigned to the 54th Helicopter Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota leaves the ground, it takes more than just a pilot and copilot to keep the aircrew and aircraft safe.Special missions aviators are essential to accomplishing this mission. Before the aircraft leaves

Non-Destructive Inspection: Seeing Through the B-52

Out of the Boneyard, Into the Fight: Ghost Rider Flies Again

He said it was something he never thought he’d see again. The B-52H Stratofortress screamed across the blue North Dakota sky above Minot Air Force Base before coming in to land.“I saw it at the boneyard and figured that’s the end of that era,” said Robert Crane, 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron

The face of the Air Force

 The Honor Guard at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, is one of the many base Honor Guards in the United States.Tech. Sgt. Joshua Hull, NCO in charge of the Minot AFB Honor Guard, has been here since 2011, but started working with the Honor Guard in 2006 at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.He said he

Band of Brothers Part 1: The Willie Rose Story

“I remember the winter of ’72 being one of the worst,” said Tech. Sgt.(Sep.) Willie Rose. “The snow drifts were as high as the telephone poles.”Rose smiled as he recalled memories of his time spent stationed at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, in the 70s. We sat at a kitchen table covered in news