Global Strike Command

A B-52H Stratofortress takes off during Exercise Combat Hammer at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 9, 2016. (Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong/Air Force)

B-52s drop bombs in Florida for exercise Combat Hammer

By Oriana Pawlyk on February 11, 2016 Air Force, Airframes, Global Strike Command, Photos

At a time when B-52 heavy bombers are frequent flyers over the Korean peninsula (see: North Korea shenanigans) it’s nice to know that they’re keeping ready. Six B-52 Stratofortresses from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, took part in Exercise Combat Hammer, an annual air-to-ground combat training exercise which tests bombing capability, according to a release from Minot. “We exercise to ensure we are able to hit a target that the Air Force tells us to hit, with weapons they tell us to use, at a time they want it to be hit,” Maj. Ryan Cox, 5th Operations Support Squadron chief of wing…

Expenses for Flood-related Storage to be Reimbursed

By Markeshia Ricks on July 5, 2011 Uncategorized

Displaced Minot Air Force Base airmen and their families can expense up 180 days of storage fees that they might have incurred because of the historic flooding of the Souris River that occurred in McHenry, Renville and Ward counties, according base public affairs. Col. James Dawkins Jr., 5th Bomb Wing commander, authorized the reimbursement of property storage and short-distance move expenses incurred by Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and their families June 29. Dawkins’ order applies to displaced active duty military and dependents whose permanent residence is located within evacuation areas. Additional storage or moving costs exceeding the allotted…

Number of Flood Displaced Minot Airmen Grows

By Markeshia Ricks on June 28, 2011 Uncategorized

The number of Global Strike Command airmen and their families that have been displaced by flood waters in Minot has grown to more than 1,000, according to Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs. The airmen and their families were forced to flee the area when the waters of the Souris River began spilling over its banks June 20. This is the second time in June that the airmen at Minot have been forced out by flooding. The floodwaters are expected to reach their highest levels in history and the base is offering emergency shelter to displaced base affiliated Department of…

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