Minot AFB to hold open house in June
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – For the first time since 2018, Minot Air Force Base will hold an open house. The open house is scheduled for Saturday, June 14, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The base will open its doors to the public for a day of military and civilian aircraft static displays and mission demonstrations from the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing. There will be no airshow and the open house is a separate event from the traditional Northern Neighbors Day Airshow. The event will give the public an opportunity to witness Minot AFB’s capabilities as one of the nation’s most strategic ...
Minot AFB airmen take part in test missile launch
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, CALIF. – A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single telemetered joint test assembly re-entry vehicle on Wednesday at 1 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, according to Air Force Global Strike Command information. The test launch was a culmination of months of preparation that involved multiple government partners. Airmen from all three missile wings – 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, 341st Missile Wing at ...
Hoeven urges Sentinel program be done concurrently at ICBM bases
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Upgrades to the nuclear mission at Minot Air Force Base and the two other intercontinental ballistic missile bases must be done concurrently at all three bases and not sequential, Sen. John Hoeven, R-ND, said during a visit to Minot AFB. Hoeven visited the base with ...
Economic impact: Minot AFB has $651.6M impact on local area
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Minot Air Force Base contributed $651.6 million to the local economy in fiscal year 2024. That impact is an increase of about $30 million from the previous fiscal year, when the base contributed $621.6. 1st Lt. Mike Reissfelder, deputy budget officer of the 5th ...