Military

Minot AFB’s 91st Missile Wing wins Omaha Trophy

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEB. – The 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base is one of three winners of the Strategic Command Consultation Committee’s 2024 Omaha Trophy, according to U.S. Strategic Command Public Affairs information. The missile wing is the winner in the intercontinental ballistic missile category. Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) recently announced the winners. Other winners are: – Ballistic Missile Submarine: USS Tennessee (GOLD and BLUE), Kings Bay, Georgia. – Strategic Bomber: 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Missouri. ...

Multiple construction projects underway across Minot AFB

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – A $141 million helicopter operations facility and a $5 million facility for special vehicle maintenance are among more than $177 million in current construction projects at Minot Air Force Base. Capt. Dylan Bechen, director of Operations, and Capt. Derrick Jochmans, ...

Change in veterans sponsoring caregivers onto Minot AFB

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – An Air Force policy that Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC) holders could not sponsor their caregivers onto Minot Air Force Base has been reversed. According to Minot AFB information, the policy was revised this week and VHIC holders now can sponsor their caregivers Sponsored personnel 18 years of age or older must establish identity and verify fitness in accordance with Department of Defense and Department of the Air Force policy by stopping at the visitor center during their first visit to the installation. This is the usual check for visitors being ...

B-52s conduct first-ever live weapons drop in Sweden during mission

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortresses from the 69th Expeditionary Squadron conducted the bomber aircraft’s first-ever live weapons drop in Sweden on Tuesday during Bomber Task Force mission VIKING NEBULA. The squadron is from Minot Air Force Base and ...

MSU students learn about 5th Bomb Wing

Stellar Brass group to present concert

The U.S. Air Force Academy Band’s Stellar Brass will present a free concert in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall at Minot State University on Wednesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature patriotic favorites and highlight the contributions of service members, both past and present, as ...