Latest "Minot-Air-Force-Base" stories

A B-52H Stratofortress takes off from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, during exercise Prairie Vigilance, Sept. 22, 2022. Prairie Vigilance tests the 5th Bomb Wing’s ability to conduct strategic bomber readiness operations. (Senior Airman China Shock/Air Force)

Air Force investigating damaged B-52 bomber after midair bird strike

No one was hurt in the incident, which appears to have been captured on video.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 months ago

US B-52 bombers fly over Middle East amid tensions with Iran

The bombers took off from the Royal Air Force base at Fairford, England, and flew over the eastern Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea.

5 months ago

B-52s flying bomber task force missions over Europe

The bombers arrived Aug. 18 from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.

By Rachel S. Cohen

5 months ago

Honor Guard’s funeral duty increases during COVID-19 pandemic

Generally, the Honor Guard members do not know the deceased or their family members.

By Eloise Ogden, Minot Daily News

14 months ago

Inside the B-52s’ deployment to support the Afghanistan withdrawal

Airmen would fly 12-hour missions keeping watch over Kabul, then turn into aid workers back in Qatar — passing out baby diapers to refugee mothers, handling passenger lists for outbound C-17s, serving food and more.

By Rachel S. Cohen

16 months ago

Rigorous Minuteman III testing part of Minot Air Force Base missile force

A Simulated Electronics Launch Missile (SELM) is a simulation of everything that leads up to an actual launch of a Minuteman III.

By Eloise Ogden, Minot (N.D.) Daily News via the AP

22 months ago