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  • SSgt. Brim during GT22

    Thank the 80

    There is a quote I used to admire from Heraclitus. It goes, “Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, 80 are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.”
  • Members of the Nuclear Weapons Council (NWC) meet Security Forces Airman at a missile alert facility at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 17, 2021. Members of the NWC visited Airmen and facilities at Minot to discuss installation-level operations and efforts impacted by the council’s decisions and guidance. Representatives from the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and National Nuclear Security Administration comprise the council and the trip to Minot AFB was the first time the NWC visited a Department of Defense installation under the current administration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Evan Lichtenhan)

    Minot AFB hosts Nuclear Weapons Council, focuses on strategic effectiveness, investment

    Members of the Nuclear Weapons Council visited Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Nov. 17, 2021, making the trip the first time the council toured a Department of Defense installation under the current administration.
  • Every year U.S. Strategic Command holds a nuclear-command and control exercise, Global Thunder, which tests and validates the nuclear operation process, exercises like these demonstrate the readiness of the nation’s nuclear capabilities. Global Thunder 22 tested Team Minot’s 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing.

    Team Minot Concludes Exercise Global Thunder 22

    Every year U.S. Strategic Command holds a nuclear-command and control exercise, Global Thunder, which tests and validates the nuclear operation process, exercises like these demonstrate the readiness of the nation’s nuclear capabilities. Global Thunder 22 tested Team Minot’s 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing.
  • A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing sits on the flight line during Global Thunder 22 operations on Nov. 3, 2021 at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Global Thunder 22 is a USSTRATCOM exercise designed to provide training opportunities, test, and validate command, control, and operational procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Richmond)

    Global Thunder Rolls at Minot AFB

    MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Airmen commenced participation in U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) nuclear command and training exercise, Global Thunder 22 (GT22) on November 2, 2021.
  • Maj. Gen Michael Lutton, 20th Air Force Commander, meets wth the Airmen assigned to the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, ND, Oct. 28, 2021. Maj. Gen. Lutton had the opportunity to meet with different units and learn about day to day operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Saomy Sabournin)

    20th Air Force commander visits Minot AFB

    MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Maj. Gen. Michael Lutton, 20th Air Force commander commanderof the Twentieth Air Force, accompanied by Command Chief Master Sergeant Charlie Orf, visited Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Oct. 26-28, 2021. Lutton’s priorities for the 20th Air Force mission range from the safety and surety of the Numbered Air Force’s nuclear weapons to the development and care of Airmen and their families.

  • 5th Bomb Wing Inspector General Brings the Thunder

    Early October of 2021, 5th Bomb Wing Airmen from Minot Air Force Base participated in a multi-day, wing-level exercise to internally validate mission readiness, enhance operational training across the wing, and self-identify areas for improvement.
  • The construction of Minot AFB in the late 1950s.

    The First 100: Douglas D. Stoddard

    Douglas D. Stoddard, visited Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 27, 2021. Stoddard was previously stationed in Minot in September of 1958 and was one of the first 100 people ever to receive orders to the brand new base, at that time.
  • CMSgt. Lester Largaespada, Lt. Col. David Dammeier, and SMSgt. Sergio Gonzalez compose the leadership triad for the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. The three share Hispanic roots that have played an important role in their growth with the Air Force and developing their cohesive leadership team.

    Honoring Hispanic Heritage As Air Force Leaders: The 5th CES Triad

    CMSgt. Lester Largaespada, Lt. Col. David Dammeier, and SMSgt. Sergio Gonzalez compose the leadership triad for the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. The three share Hispanic roots that have played an important role in their growth with the Air Force and developing their cohesive leadership team.

  • DAF awards Rolls-Royce B-52H engine contract

    The competitive single award contract provides for 608 military derivative commercial engines, plus spare engines, associated support equipment and commercial engineering data, to include sustainment activities, to be used on the B-52H bomber fleet.
  • The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or fiction, the science is clear … approved COVID-19 vaccines work. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Myths and facts about the vax — debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths

    The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or fiction, the science is clear … approved COVID-19 vaccines work.
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