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  • Memorial marks lives lost 70 years ago at RAF Alconbury

    Nineteen members of the "Mighty Eighth" Air Force's 95th Bombardment Group, United States Army Air Force, who lost their lives 70 years ago where honored during the dedication of a memorial plaque in their honor at Alconbury Airfield May 27. The event commemorated the day when, at about 8:30 p.m.

  • Eighth Air Force commander applauds hard-working Minot Airmen

    Maj. Gen. Stephen Wilson, Eighth Air Force commander, recently visited Minot AFB Sept. 28 to 29 to show support for the outstanding flood and non-flood related work Airmen here have accomplished within the past year. With more than 1,100 Airmen evacuating their homes due to the flood, the men and

  • Minot Airman’s heroism hidden by humility

    During his deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, a Minot Air Force Base Airman led his team during numerous direct and indirect fire engagements with Taliban insurgents while assisting his Marine counterparts in retaking the city of Now Zad, which had been under Taliban

  • Airman's quick action helps save lives from fire

    What started as a typical weekday evening for a Barksdale Air Force Airman who works a night job as a pizza deliveryman, turned out be a night of courage that brought out the warrior spirit in him and helped save lives.On Sept. 8, while making a delivery to an apartment complex in Shreveport, La.,

  • Eighth Air Force celebrates Air Force birthday

    Members of the Eighth Air Force Headquarters, 608th Air and Space Operations Center and 608th Air Communications Squadron performed a reveille ceremony at the Cyber Innovation Center in celebration of the Air Force's 64th birthday Sept. 16. Sixty-four years ago, President Harry Truman signed the

  • Senior leaders: B-2 has bright future ahead

    Senior leaders from across the Air Force visited Whiteman Air Force Base last week to discuss the future of the B-2 Spirit bomber.The General Officer Steering Group for B-2 Sustainment met on base Sept. 8 and discussed the challenges and solutions for keeping the B-2 fleet healthy and operational

  • 'Mighty Eighth' competes in third annual Red River Dragon Boat Festival

    The "Mighty Eighth" was one of 27 teams competing in the third annual Red River Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat races Sept. 10 in downtown Shreveport, La. The festival provided fun for the whole family and featured the races with 41-foot-long dragon boats that hold 21 team members paddling to the

  • Eighth Air Force, Barksdale Airmen remember Sept. 11, 2001

    The tenth anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack in United States history will be marked Sept. 11, 2011.On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers took control of four passenger aircrafts, crashing two of them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and another into

  • Black Eyed Peas, Duhamel raise funds for Minot recovery

    The popular hip hop group Black Eyed Peas and Hollywood actor and native Josh Duhamel traveled to Minot to perform at Minot Rising a benefit concert to raise recovery funds for the flood-stricken city at the North Dakota State Fairgrounds Sept. 3.The night of celebrity-filled fun comforted many

  • Eighth Air Force commander visits Barksdale Airmen

    2nd Bomb Wing Airmen received a visit from "The Mighty Eighth" commander, as he toured Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 31.The new Eighth Air Force commander, Maj. Gen. Stephen Wilson, visited the base, to meet with Airmen and hear their stories."I wanted to meet the Airmen and hear and