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An alert vehicle sits in the alternate parking area during a minimum-interval takeoff exercise on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 15, 2014. Exercises like these are integral to maintaining mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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A B-52H Stratofortress taxis down the taxi-way during a minimum-interval takeoff exercise on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 15, 2014. The 5th Bomb Wing routinely conducts training operations and exercises to ensure its forces can perform their mission at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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Members of the 5th Security Forces Squadron provide security during a minimum-interval takeoff exercise on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 15, 2014. The 5th Bomb Wing routinely conducts training operations and exercises to ensure its forces can perform their mission at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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A B-52H engine starts during a minimum-interval takeoff exercise on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 15, 2014. Exercises like these are integral to maintaining mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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B-52H Stratofortresses sits in the alternate parking area during a minimum-interval takeoff exercise on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 15, 2014. The 5th Bomb Wing routinely conducts training operations and exercises to ensure its forces can perform their mission at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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Airmen watch as a B-52H engine starts during a minimum-interval takeoff exercise on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 15, 2014. The 5th Bomb Wing routinely conducts training operations and exercises to ensure its forces can perform their mission at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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Aircrew members run to their aircraft during a minimum-interval takeoff exercise on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 15, 2014. Exercises like these are integral to maintaining mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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Published Aug. 20, 2014
By Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Minot Air Force Base conducted a B-52H Stratofortress alert response and quick taxi exercise, Aug. 15, 2014. The 5th Bomb Wing routinely conducts training operations and exercises to ensure its forces can perform their mission at any time. Though the runway is under construction, Minot AFB remains capable of conducting their nuclear bomber mission. Personnel from the 2nd BW and 307th BW at Barksdale AFB, La., also participated in the exercise.