Editor’s Note: Minot Air Force Base and Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, have B-52 bombers. ARLINGTON, Va. – A B-52 Stratofortress recently completed its ferry flight from the Boeing Company’s San Antonio facility to Edwards Air Force Base, California, following the installation of a new, ...
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Minot Air Force Base carries the name of the city of Minot but a number of other names were suggested before Minot AFB became its permanent name. According to the files of The Minot Daily News: In January 1960, the Minot Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs ...
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Airmen assigned to the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base successfully carried out Operation Bully Stick, an exercise designed to test the wing’s ability to maintain its critical role within the nuclear mission under shortened time frames during the fall of ...
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – During a White House speech to the nation on Thursday, Dec. 18, President Donald J. Trump announced that about 1.45 million U.S. service members will receive a one-time, tax-free payment of $1,776 ahead of Christmas. The payment, described by the administration as a “Warrior Dividend,” is tied to a planned commemoration of the nation’s founding year, 1776, as well as the approaching 250th anniversary of the United States. The intent is to recognize military service and the role of the armed forces in national defense. “The department recognizes the ...
