FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota ~ 13 NOV 2012

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota

Minot Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force installation in Ward County, North Dakota, 13 miles north of the city of Minot.

Minot AFB is the home of two major wings: the 5th Bomb Wing of the Air Combat Command (ACC), and 91st Missile Wing of the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC).

Originally opened in 1957 as an Air Defense Command (ADC) base, it became a major Strategic Air Command (SAC) base in the early 1960s, with both nuclear missiles and bombers (& tankers). When SAC was inactivated in 1992, the nuclear mission of the base was divided between the two present commands.

Minot Air Force Base is home to the 5th Bomb Wing and its squadron of B-52H Stratofortress bombers. The bomb wing serves as the base's host unit in charge of maintaining the base's day-to-day activities in addition to its combat mission. Minot AFB is also home to the 91st Missile Wing and its fleet of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles and UH-1N helicopters.

Known by its nickname, the Warbirds, the 5th Bomb Wing is part of Air Combat Command as well as the host wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. The bomb wing and its fleet of B-52H Stratofortress bombers serve as part of the Air Force's conventional and strategic combat force. The men and women of the wing are capable of flying anywhere around the world and delivering a wide range of precision-guided munitions.

Minot Air Force Base is home to the 91st Missile Wing - one of the Air Force's three operational intercontinental ballistic missile units. The missile wing, whose members are known as the Rough Riders, are responsible for defending the United States by maintaining a fleet of 150 Minuteman III missiles located in underground launch facilities scattered across the northwest part of the state. The wing's missile complex stretches over 8,500 square miles -- approximately the same size as Massachusetts.

Learn More About Minot Air Force Base Here!

The Dakota Territory Air Museum was founded in June of 1986 with the incorporators' dream and desire to provide the most comprehensive aviation facility in the state and region.

Plans were laid early that the museum would not only be a place to display famous military and vintage aircraft, but would be a place in every way dedicated to telling and showing the rich and varied story of our region's aviation history.

In the short time since the museum's dedication, the members have built a solid foundation, establishing a working museum with aircraft, restoration projects and a role in the region's promotion of aviation activities and air shows.

Visit The Dakota Territory Air Museum Here!

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[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

[tomkow6]

 

 

 

 

 Good morning,

EVERYBODY!

GOOD

MORNING

TROOPS!

 

 

 

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[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Tomkow6. How’s it going?

[left that other site]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOrgLj9lOwk

Three shalt be the number that thou shalt count
And the number of thy counting shat be three

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. It's a chilly 39º here with a light frost on the roofs.

[beachn4fun]

Are you ready for the Tuesday

Road Trip?

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning to our

military, our allies, and their families

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

DC Metroland Weather

~ Today...Rain showers this morning
with some sunshine during the afternoon hours.
Cooler. High around 50F.
Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%

~ Tonight...Some clouds this evening
will give way to mainly clear skies overnight.
Low 32F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

Woke up to a cold, rainy morning.
It's suppose to pass on soon.

Farmer's Almanac is predicting snow for December.
You guyz in the NE states need to be prepared.

Moving into Lurker mode today.
Back in the office and
need to go through emails and tasks to see what needs to be done today.

Please stay.

Grab a cup of joe or tasty tea.

The FR Canteen is ALWAYS

Come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes,
conversation,
silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

ANGSTADT, RALPH HAROLD
10/18/1966
North Vietnam/over water
Presumptive Finding of Death

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above Honoring those who have served before.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning dear ((HUGS))

I see that most of the country is under a cold spell.

Have a Happy Tuesday.

(FR is slow on my end, UGH)

[luvie]

Gooood mornin', Early Birds!
Only I have to ask....
...what's GOOD about mornin' anyway! :)
Anywhoooo, have a Terrific Tuesday!
I will when I get my eyes to open!
It's nice and cool this morning--40! wheeee!
((((hugs))))

[beachn4fun]

now?

[beachn4fun]

now?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning night owl ((HUGS))

Have a great Tuesday.

[luvie]

Thanks! You, too, Beachy! Having clear weather? Maybe you’ll get to see the solar eclipse tomorrow morning.

Me? I’ll be sleeping through it! LOL! (I hope!)

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. How’s it going?

[luvie]

Yep! :)

WOOOOHOOOO!

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning ladies and (((HUGS))).

Our high today should only be 62 today.

Tree leaves are starting to change color.

[PROCON]

Happy Tuesday, Beachie!!

I had a nice, relaxing weekend, even had dinner one night with an old high school buddy!

Short week this week and then next week is Thanksgiving, wow, the time goes by fast.

Probably be a busy week for me too.

Have a fundocious day!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Pro ((HUGS))

Woo Hoo, we both had a nice, relaxing weekend for a change. I have four nice days. Even the weather was nice.

I really must be weird. I have one childhood friend (a sister to a brother-in-law) who I see off-n-on but I don’t have any “old high school buddies” I hang out with nowadays.

Have a wonderlicious day!

[beachn4fun]

Sounds like it’ll be a nice day out there.

We’re rainy and cold.

[tomkow6]

HAPPY 2222sDAY, Edward!

We had some SNOW last night, just enough to make a few highways slick for accidents.

[Arrowhead1952]

I really WISH we would get some rain. We have had showers to keep things green, but the lakes and aquifers are so low.