B-52s enter next decade of service
Editor’s note: Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, Eighth Air Force and Joint Global Strike Operations Center commander, was commander of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base from July 2014-June 2016. BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – Air Force Global Strike Command is celebrating the ...
Program prepares airmen for officer careers
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Since its establishment on Minot Air Force Base in July 2024, the Developing Enlisted Future Officers (DEFO) program has provided enlisted airmen with the tools, mentorship and resources needed to explore and pursue officer commissioning opportunities across the U.S. ...
Former B-2 commander says mission to Iran ‘magnificent show of capability’
A retired U.S. Air Force general, who commanded the first B-2 stealth bomber squadron and Minot Air Force Base’s B-52 wing, says the U.S. weekend mission to bomb Iran’s three nuclear sites was “magnificent.” “I think it was a magnificent show of capability of the B-2, literally ...