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The B-52 has been in constant use, 24 hours a day, since the mid-1950s. Our intrepid reporter joins a USAF 5th Bomb Wing sortie in Minot, ND, to report on a civilian's experience in the venerable ...
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, ND (KXNET) — The new 5th Bomb Wing command team hosted their first all-calls. Col. Jesse Lamarand, commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Wayne Sharp, command chief, wants to ...
The Air Force wing blamed for an embarrassing mix-up last year in which a bomber mistakenly flew to Louisiana armed with nuclear missiles has passed a new inspection, the military said.
Minot Air Force Base is home to the 5th Bomb Wing which is Minot's host wing. The mission of this host wing is skilled, proud Airmen providing full spectrum, expeditionary, B-52H global strike and ...
The 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota recently carried out Prairie Vigilance 16-1 by flying 12 B-52 bombers at once in an effort to demonstrate that the squadron could project ...
At least one B-52 assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing flew over the Middle East in an “observable” demonstration of military power, U.S. Central Command wrote in a press release on Sunday.
The aircraft, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., diverted to Yokota on Wednesday morning due to an in-flight maintenance issue. A base spokesman, ...
The 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base has won the 2016 Omaha Trophy as the best strategic bombing wing in the U.S. Strategic Command.
The former commander of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the rank of brigadier general. Skip to content. NOWCAST KETV NewsWatch 7 at 10:00.
The 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base has won the 2016 Omaha Trophy as the best strategic bombing wing in the U.S. Strategic Command.