May 18, 2020 Minot AFB B-52H Stratofortress scheduled to honor North Dakota essential workers on May 18, 2020 On May 18, 2020 a B-52H Stratofortress assigned to Minot Air Force Base is scheduled to fly over medical facilities in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks and Minot. This flyover, known as an Air Force Salute, is to honor front line responders and express Minot AFB’s and the Air Force’s gratitude for all