Minot AFB
The death of Tech. Sgt. Jacob Venegas at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, August 28, was the third there in 33 days and the fourth since March at the remote base, which is home to the 8th Fighter Wing.
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Over the course of its 75-year history, 22 generals have served as Air Force Chief of Staff. Each Chief inherits the unfinished business of his forebears, and each shapes the future for those who follow. No officers do more to shape the force than these ...
The Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2021 will be formally recognized at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference from Sept. 20 to 22 in National Harbor, Md. Air Force Magazine is highlighting one each workday from now until the conference begins. ...
B-52s have returned to the Pacific for a bomber task force rotation during which they will take part in a large-scale, Australian-led exercise. The B-52s deployed from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., touching down at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, ...
Two B-52s flew direct to the Middle East on March 7 in a mission to “deter aggression” amid high tensions with Iran. The B-52s from the 69th Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., linked up with aircraft from multiple partner nations, including Israel, ...
The Air Force will fly all three of its bomber types—a B-1B, B-2A, and B-52H—over Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 7, the service announced. The mission marks the first time the three bomber types have flown formation over such an event, and ...
Two B-52s flew a direct, 36-hour round-trip flight from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to the Persian Gulf this week in the latest of a series of task force missions to the region. The B-52Hs from the 5th Bomb Wing took off from Minot on ...
As the public awaits the findings of the Department of the Air Force’s recent diversity and inclusion survey, here’s a look at how five Air Force organizations are working to make these departmental priorities the norm.
Air Force Global Strike Command test-launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in the predawn hours of Oct. 29, AFGSC announced. Such tests help the service ensure the Minuteman's weapon system is accurate and reliable, and yield data ...
Six B-52s on Aug. 28 overflew all North Atlantic Treaty Organization member nations, both in Europe and in North America, as part of a mission called “Allied Sky” that was designed to “demonstrate NATO solidarity.” Four B-52s deployed to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, flew over ...
