Tech. Sgt. Eddie Neher, 741st Missile Squadron missile facility manager, runs through his neighborhood here, Jan. 19, as part of his training for a running event, the Go Far Challenge. Neher signed up for this More
Members of the 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron participate in a baton instruction course conducted weekly at the Joint Training Center; Minot Air Force Base N.D. Aug. 4, 2012. The training regimen enables More
Airmen from the 91st Security Forces Group’s Global Strike Challenge team, engage in exercise clearing scenarios at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 6, 2012. Minot airmen from both the 5th Bomb Wing and the 91 More
Airmen from the 91st Security Forces Group’s Global Strike Challenge team, fire their weapons during combat arms training and maintenance at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 18, 2012. Minot Airmen from both th More
Security forces members from the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing, participated in a week-long Krav Maga Instructor training seminar at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Krav Maga is a simple, effective self-defens More
Senior airmen Kamuela and Kimo Kalilikane are identical twins assigned to the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Kameula is a team chief assigned to the Facilities Maintenance secti More
Firefighters assigned to the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron respond to an incident during a field training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 20, 2013. The purpose of the exercise was to evaluate and val More
The mission of the 91st Security Support Squadron tactical response force is to respond to hostile attacks anywhere they occur within the 91st Missile Wing Intercontinental Ballistic Missile complex and to use More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III talks with Airmen during a visit to the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 5, 2015. While visiting the base, Welsh met with 5 More
Airman 1st Class Stormie Geiger, 5th Force Support Squadron missile chef, cuts strawberries during the first Iron Chef Global Strike Challenge competition in the Jimmy Doolittle Center at Minot Air Force Base, More
UH-1N Iroquois from the 54th Helicopter Squadron sit on the helicopter pad at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 27, 2016. Within Air Force Global Strike Command, the UH-1N supports the 90th Missile Wing, F.E. Wa More
Airmen from the 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron load ammunition into magazines during training at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 28, 2016. Response force members are trained to recapture and protect r More
Members from the 54th Helicopter Squadron fly overhead during a recapture and recovery exercise at the missile complex, N.D., Nov. 16, 2016. The 54th HS provided air support during the scenario, which simulated More
Col. Glenn Harris is the commander of the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. As the wing commander, Harris leads more than 1,800 Air Force Airmen and civilians in support of the nation’s l More
Maj. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Material Command director of logistics, civil engineering and force protection, talks with an Airman at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Apr. 28, 2017. Kirkland visited to discuss More
Annika Grindberg cosplays at iMagicon comic book convention in Minot, N.D., April 28, 2017. iMagicon is an annual event that celebrates pop culture, promotes local artists and film makers. (U.S. Air Force Photo More
Tech. Sgt. Jamie Aulbach, 54th Helicopter Squadron flight engineer, prepares for landing during a training sortie in the missile complex, N.D., May 23, 2017. Airmen from the 54th HS teamed with 791st Missile Se More
Tech. Sgt. Jamie Aulbach, 54th Helicopter Squadron flight engineer, looks out over the countryside during a training sortie in the missile complex, N.D., May 23, 2017. Aulbach monitors all aircraft systems, ens More
Parker Trujillo gets his face painted during the Operation Heroes event at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 3, 2017. Operation Heroes is an annual event that gives kids the experience of what their parents go t More
Senior Airman Courtney Sire, Fitness Assessment Cell physical training leader, times the situps component of a fitness assessment at the McAdoo Fitness Center on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 27, 2017. Airme More
Staff Sgt. John King, 5th Contracting Squadron NCO in charge of commodity flight, is responsible for an eight personnel flight who purchase all commodities, small-dollar services and medical contracts for Minot More
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson speaks with squadron commanders at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 7, 2017. This was Wilson’s first visit to America’s only dual-wing, nuclear-capable military instal More
Airmen from the 791st Maintenance Squadron Mechanical and Pneudraulics Section inspect a crane at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 21, 2017. MAPS maintains the upkeep of 91st Missile Wing equipment through per More
From left, Vice President Mike Pence speaks with Capt. Kevin O'Neill, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron maintenance operations officer, beside a LGM-30 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile near Lans More
Infographic created for the 54th Helicopter Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)
(From Left) First Lieutenants Davis White and Miguel Barrios, 741st Missile Squadron missile combat crew commanders, pose for a photo at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., March 30, 2018. Due to a snow storm, White an More
Team Minot families participated in a color run at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 17, 2018. The 5th Medical Group’s Health and Wellness Center teamed up with the base’s master resiliency trainer to host the re More
Minot Air Force Base Airmen participate in a Humvee rollover simulation at Camp Grafton, North Dakota, June 13, 2018. At Camp Grafton, Minot AFB members participated in expeditionary training, to include simula More
Airman 1st Class Amanda Owen, 5th Force Support Squadron missile chef, prepares a salad at a missile alert facility in North Dakota, June 25, 2018. Missile chefs’ duties at a MAF include completing and stocking More
Airmen with the 91st Security Forces Group complete a buddy-drag during the Tactical Response Force tryouts at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 18, 2018. TRF is a special weapons and tactics team tasked More
First Lt. Ryann Anderson, 705th Munitions Squadron section commander, prepares for her attempt during the 2018 Alpha Warrior U.S. Air Force Regional Competition at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 20, 2018. The More
UH-1N Hueys, from the 54th Helicopter Squadron, prepare for takeoff at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 20, 2019. The helicopters are utilized for 91st Missile Wing support operations. (U.S. Air Force More
Members of the 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron participate in a baton instruction course conducted weekly at the Joint Training Center; Minot Air Force Base N.D., Aug. 4, 2012. The training regimen enable More
Airmen from the 91st Security Forces Group’s Global Strike Challenge team, load ammunition into their magazines during combat arms training and maintenance at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 18, 2012. Minot a More
Senior Airmen Kamuela and Kimo Kalilikane are identical twins assigned to the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Kameula is a team chief assigned to the Facilities Maintenance secti More
Liaisons from various base agencies speak with the incident commander during a field training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 20, 2013. The purpose of the exercise was to evaluate and validate the More
Senior Airman Arthur Moody, 91st Missile Security Forces member, leads a four-man fire team during the 91st Security Support Squadron tactical response force tryouts at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 29. TRF More
Airman 1st Class Jacob Brown, 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, prepares a sample of fuel to be tested for contamination at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 30, 2014. The laboratory More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III is interviewed by Staff Sgt. Malia Jenkins, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs chief of internal information, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 5, 2015. Welsh is the More
A UH-1N Iroquois from the 54th Helicopter Squadron sits on the helicopter pad at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 2, 2016. Within Air Force Global Strike Command, the UH-1N supports the 90th Missile Wing, F.E. More
Airman 1st Class Dreon Love, 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron response force member, acts as an opposing force member during training at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 28, 2016. Response force members More
Evaluators walk toward a convoy during a recapture and recovery exercise at the missile complex, N.D., Nov. 16, 2016. Evaluators observed the exercise to ensure all proper procedures were taken during the scena More
Senior Airman Jamie Oyler, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron facilities maintenance team team chief, explains launch tube temperature to Maj. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Material Command director of logistics More
Airman 1st Class Dustin Pace, 5th Missile Maintenance Squadron, works as a security guard at the iMagicon comic book convention in Minot, N.D., April 28, 2017. Pace volunteered to work security at the Johnny G More
Minot Air Force Base families check in at the Operation Heroes event at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 3, 2017. Operation Heroes gives families the experience of what military members do when they deploy. (U. More
Senior Airman Courtney Sire, Fitness Assessment Cell physical training leader, hands an Airman their test number at the McAdoo Fitness Center on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 28, 2017. Squadron or unit PTLs More
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson boards a 54th Helicopter Squadron aircraft at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 7, 2017. On her first trip to Minot AFB as SECAF, Wilson toured both 5th Bomb Wing and 9 More
Airman 1st Class Adrian Hayes, 791st Maintenance Squadron Mechanical and Pneudraulics Section technician, extends an outrigger at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 21, 2017. The outriggers stabilize a crane and More
Minot Air Force Base Airmen participate in expeditionary training at Camp Grafton, North Dakota, June 13, 2018. For this exercise, Airmen used a rope to move five people from one side of a barrier to the other. More
Airman 1st Class Amanda Owen, 5th Force Support Squadron missile chef, sets a plate in the plate warmer at a missile alert facility in North Dakota, June 25, 2018. Owen is one of many Airmen who work in the mis More
Airmen with the 91st Security Forces Group complete water exercises during the Tactical Response Force tryouts at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 18, 2018. Since TRF was recently revamped, multiple day More
First Lt. Stephanie Grabarczyk, 740th Missile Squadron intercontinental ballistic missile operations officer, climbs a rope during the 2018 Alpha Warrior U.S. Air Force Regional Competition at Minot Air Force B More
UH-1N Hueys, from the 54th Helicopter Squadron, prepare for takeoff at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 20, 2019. Prior to the flight, the helicopter pilots conducted a full inspection of the aircraft. More
Johnny Green performs his fire eating trick at iMagicon comic book convention in Minot, N.D., April 28, 2017. Green wrote and preformed the 1960s Batman TV show and was part of many events at the convention, w More
Senior Airman Paul Olmos, member of the 91st Security Forces Group’s Global Strike Challenge team, don’s his gas mask during combat arms training and maintenance at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 18, 2012. M More
A firefighter assigned to the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron respond to an incident during a field training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 20, 2013. The purpose of the exercise was to evaluate and va More
Senior Airman Arthur Moody, 91st Missile Security Forces member, receives a briefing during the 91st Security Support Squadron tactical response force tryouts at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 29. TRF is a ra More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III writes down questions posed by Airmen during a visit to the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 5, 2015. Welsh is the 20th chi More
A bowl of produce sits on a handcart as Airmen from the 5th Force Support Squadron prepare their food during the first Iron Chef Global Strike Challenge competition in the Jimmy Doolittle Center at Minot Air Fo More
Staff Sgt. Jonathan Spencer, 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron response force member, rides in the turret of a Bearcat during training at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 28, 2016. Response force members More
A defender from the 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron provides security during a recapture and recovery exercise at the missile complex, N.D., Nov. 16, 2016. During the simulated scenario, defenders recove More
Senior Airman Rhett Stresing, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile maintenance technician, prepares to descend into a launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Apr. 28, 2017. Missile maintenance technicia More
Ashton Trujillo shows off his Operation Heroes dog tags at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 3, 2017. Children from the base participated in Operation Heroes which gives them a taste of what it’s like to deploy More
Senior Airman Courtney Sire, Fitness Assessment Cell physical training leader, counts testing Airmen’s laps during a fitness assessment at the McAdoo Fitness Center on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 28, 2017. More
Airman 1st Class Joshua Willacey, 5th Comptroller Squadron special actions technician, researches debts, working in collection and disbursing operations. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson flies aboard a 54th Helicopter Squadron aircraft at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 7, 2017. On her first trip to Minot AFB as SECAF, Wilson toured both 5th Bomb Wing More
From left, Airman 1st Class Ricardo Alexander Martinez and Senior Airman Tyler Yates, 791st Maintenance Squadron Mechanical and Pneudraulics Section technicians, prepare to inspect a crane cable at Minot Air Fo More
Capt. Jennifer Worman, 91st Operations Support Squadron chief of intercontinental ballistic missile training, fires an M320 grenade launcher at Camp Grafton, North Dakota, June 13, 2018. Airmen were given eight More
Airman 1st Class Amanda Owen, 5th Force Support Squadron missile chef, prepares quesadillas at a missile alert facility in North Dakota, June 25, 2018. Owen is one of many Airmen who work in the missile complex More
Airmen with the 91st Security Forces Group complete push-ups, pull-ups and a rope climb during the Tactical Response Force tryouts at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 18, 2018. Tryouts were 15-hours lon More
First Lt. Ryann Anderson, 705th Munitions Squadron section commander, takes on the battle ropes during the 2018 Alpha Warrior U.S. Air Force Regional Competition at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 20, 2018. Th More
Airmen from the 54th Helicopter Squadron take off in two UH-1N Hueys from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 20, 2019. The Airmen conducted a thorough inspection of the aircraft before the flight. (U.S. More
Airmen from the 91st Security Forces Group’s Global Strike Challenge team, aim at their targets during combat arms training and maintenance at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 18, 2012. Minot airmen from both More
Staff Sgt. Haven Cherry, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, dons his protective gear, during a field training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 20, 2013. The purpose More
Senior Airman Arthur Moody, 91st Missile Security Forces member, and Senior Airman Derrick Besser, 791st Missile Security Forces member, tactically move through a shoot house during the 91st Security Support Sq More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III talks with Airmen during a visit to the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 5, 2015. While visiting the base, Welsh met with More
Senior Airman Tanise Leitch, 5th Force Support Squadron food services journeyman, prepares a salad during the first Iron Chef Global Strike Challenge competition in the Jimmy Doolittle Center at Minot Air Force More
Senior Airmen Eddy Boror and Brandon Talaro, 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron convoy response force members, maneuver toward a resource during training at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 28, 2016. Respo More
Senior Airman Brandon Thompson, 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron defender, provides security during a recapture and recovery exercise at the missile complex, N.D., Nov. 16, 2016. During the simulated scen More
Staff Sgt. Isaac Purseglove, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron electro-mechanical team supervisor, describes a security pit to Maj. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Material Command director of logistics, civil en More
Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Flora, 5 Security Force Squadron First Sgt., speaks at iMagicon comic book convention in Minot, N.D., April 28, 2017. iMagicon is an annual event that celebrates comic books, gaming an More
Members from the 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron convoy response force help children gear up at Operation Heroes at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 3, 2017. Operation Heroes is an annual event that also More
Senior Airman Courtney Sire, Fitness Assessment Cell physical training leader, measures an Airman’s height during a fitness assessment at the McAdoo Fitness Center on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 29, 2017. More