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Road Trip: Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota

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Minot Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force installation in Ward County, North Dakota, 13 miles north of the city of Minot via U.S. 83. In the 2010 census, the base was counted as a CDP with a total population of 5,521. Minot AFB is the home of two major wings: the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing, both of the Global Strike Command (AFGSC).

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Originally opened in 1957 as an Air Defense Command (ADC) base, Minot AFB became a major Strategic Air Command (SAC) base in the early 1960s, with both nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles and manned bombers and aerial refueling aircraft.

When SAC was inactivated in 1992, the nuclear mission of the base was divided between two commands, with missiles going to the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) and manned bombers to the Air Combat Command (ACC). With the establishment of the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) in 2009, missiles and manned bombers (excluding the B-1 Lancer) were transferred from AFSPC and ACC to AFGSC in the late 2009 and early 2010.

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The 5th Bomb Wing (5 BW) is an element of the Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and is the host unit at Minot AFB; its commander is dual-hatted as the installation commander and the unit is responsible for all base services, such as housing/billeting, medical, MWR, library, Officers' Club, etc.

The primary mission of the 5th Bomb Wing is to maintain and operate B-52H bombers assigned to the 23d Bomb Squadron and the 69th Bomb Squadron. Minot AFB is one of two remaining bases with B-52s; the other is Barksdale AFB in Bossier City, Louisiana.

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The 91st Missile Wing (91 MW) of the Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is responsible for maintaining the Minuteman III nuclear missiles, located in three main fields to the north, west, and south of the base. Previously known as the 91st Space Wing, it was renamed as a missile wing in June 2008.

It is one of the Air Force’s three operational intercontinental ballistic missile units, with Malmstrom AFB at Great Falls, Montana, and F.E. Warren AFB at Cheyenne, Wyoming. In addition to its missiles, the wing also operates a squadron of UH-1N Twin Huey helicopters in support of missile and launch control sites.

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Learn More About Minot Air Force Base HERE!!

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 We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

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 We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

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Diana is without electricity and asked me to post this for her.

1 posted on 09/12/2017 5:59:49 PM PDT by luvie

To: LUV W; laurenmarlowe

WOO-HOO, ROAD TRIP!!

2 posted on 09/12/2017 6:00:35 PM PDT by PROCON (#MAGA)

To: LUV W; Kathy in Alaska; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; Soaring Feather; SandRat; ...

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

3 posted on 09/12/2017 6:02:15 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)

4 posted on 09/12/2017 6:03:04 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius available at Amazon.)

5 posted on 09/12/2017 6:05:28 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country)

It was the special one last night. Quiz but not from an outside source. :)

6 posted on 09/12/2017 6:05:47 PM PDT by luvie (Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)

Why Not Minot?

Only those who have been stationed there or live in the Dakotas can answer this query correctly.

7 posted on 09/12/2017 6:07:27 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)

Well, I hope I gave the right answer.

8 posted on 09/12/2017 6:07:38 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius available at Amazon.)

To: LUV W; laurenmarlowe

Howdy, LUV.
Hope you’ve had a good day.

Sorry to hear Diana’s electricity is out. Hope they can get it back up and running soon.

9 posted on 09/12/2017 6:08:43 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)

#1----PRO!
WoooHoooo!

10 posted on 09/12/2017 6:08:47 PM PDT by luvie (Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)

To: Vigilanteman

Amtrak's Empire Builder has a brief layover at Minot on its way west, so I've spent some time there in all kinds of weather.

11 posted on 09/12/2017 6:09:10 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius available at Amazon.)

Hiya radu!

That thread I posted, although a bit risque, was fun to see all the witty answers.

I just did a bit of banking and shopping today, nothing much else.

Did you get any of the after effects of Irma?

What else is new with you and the little darlins'?

12 posted on 09/12/2017 6:09:10 PM PDT by PROCON (#MAGA)

To: Vigilanteman

My dad was stationed at Minot AFB 1967 - 1971.

The fondest memories of my childhood are there.

13 posted on 09/12/2017 6:09:53 PM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)

Good evening, radu...I’m slammed at work, and it’s trying to rain.

Are you getting lots of Irma rain?

My brother, on the west side of Georgia and half way to Tennessee, got a tree limb through his garage roof.

14 posted on 09/12/2017 6:12:52 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

#2....radu!
Way to go!

15 posted on 09/12/2017 6:13:33 PM PDT by luvie (Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)

#3--Mr P!
Good job! :)

16 posted on 09/12/2017 6:15:18 PM PDT by luvie (Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)

Yep...can’t get rid of me! :)

17 posted on 09/12/2017 6:16:33 PM PDT by luvie (Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)

To: LUV W; laurenmarlowe

Good evening, Luv, and thanks for filling in for a lady in distress.

18 posted on 09/12/2017 6:17:38 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

You gave an awesome answer and there were not right or wrong answers to that one. :)

19 posted on 09/12/2017 6:18:11 PM PDT by luvie (Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)

To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe

You’re welcome. I was happy to do it. :)

20 posted on 09/12/2017 6:18:49 PM PDT by luvie (Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)

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