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US Air Force, FAA responds to passenger plane-B-52 incident

The U.S. Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration released statements on Monday in response to reports that a near-miss incident occurred Friday evening involving a passenger plane and a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber as the passenger plane approached to land at the Minot International Airport. The pilot of a Delta Connection regional jet told passengers after the incident on Friday that he had to perform an aggressive maneuver to avoid collision with the military aircraft that was in the path they were directed to use. The Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs Office issued an ...

Son of CIA U-2 pilot shot down over Soviet Union to give presentation

BISMARCK — Step into a gripping real-life story of Cold War espionage by attending “Letters from a Soviet Prison,” a presentation by Francis Gary Powers Jr. at the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck on Thursday, July 31, from 6:30-8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Powers will share insights from his book, “Letters from a Soviet Prison: The Personal Journal and Correspondence of CIA U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers,” featuring writings and letters of his father, Francis Gary Powers. In 1960, the elder Powers was shot down while piloting a ...

US Air Force responds to passenger plane-bomber incident

The U.S. Air Force released a statement today in response to reports that a near miss incident occurred Friday evening involving a passenger plane and a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber as the passenger plane approached to land at the Minot International Airport. “We are aware of the recent reporting regarding commercial and Air Force aircraft operating in airspace around Minot International Airport. We are currently looking into the matter,” according to an Air Force spokesperson. The pilot of a Delta Connection regional jet told passengers after the incident on Friday that he had to ...

Air Force provides more details about passenger plane-bomber incident

The Minot AFB Public Affairs Office released more details Monday evening about the incident involving a passenger plane and a B-52 bomber. The statement notes the B-52 crew was not advised of the inbound commercial aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also released a statement regarding the incident. See the full story in Tuesday’s edition of The Minot Daily News and online.

Corps hosts change of command ceremony

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced Col. Matthew Chase assumed command of the St. Paul District from Col. Eric Swenson at a change of command ceremony Friday. Chase became the district’s 68th commander and district engineer. Prior to assuming ...

AFGSC commander, former Minot AFB commander nominated

WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that President Trump has made the following nominations: – Air Force Gen. Thomas Bussiere for reappointment to the grade of general, with assignment as vice chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Bussiere is currently serving as commander of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Minot Air Force Base’s 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing are units of AFGSC. – Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Davis for appointment to the grade of general, ...