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Dyess Total Force maintenance team drives BTF success in Norway

U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Andres Hernandez, 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron heavy aircraft integrated avionics apprentice, smiles during a Bomber Task Force Europe deployment at Ørland Air Base, Norway, Aug. 14, 2025. Comprised of both active-duty and reserve personnel, this Total Force maintenance team's expertise is critical to ensuring the B-1B Lancer's remain mission-ready. The task force reflects how real-world operations reinforce peace through presence, precision and purpose. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tambri Cason)

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North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven’s staff delegation visits Minot

Josh Carter (center), national security advisor for North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven, receives a briefing from U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse Lamarand, 5th Bomb Wing commander (right), and U.S. Air Force Col. Jimmy Schlabach, 91st Missile Wing commander (left), during a staff delegation visit to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 18, 2025. The brief covered information about Minot AFB and its vital mission of deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

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North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven’s staff delegation visits Minot

The staff delegation (STAFFDEL) from the office of North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven and Team Minot leadership brief in the 5th Bomb Wing headquarters building on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 18, 2025. A STAFFDEL is a group of staff members from a committee or personal office of a member of Congress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

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North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven’s staff delegation visits Minot

A nameplate for Josh Carter, national security advisor for North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven, is displayed on a table at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 18, 2025. Carter and other members of Sen. Hoeven’s staff delegation visited Minot Air Force Base to gain insight into Team Minot’s key role in the nation’s nuclear deterrence mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

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U.S., Allied aircraft fly together over Riga, Latvia – demonstrate readiness and unity

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft and Allied fighter jets flew in formation over the Monument of Freedom in Riga, Latvia, Aug. 19, 2025. The Bomber Task Force Europe exercise demonstrated NATO air forces’ ability to operate together anywhere, anytime. (Courtesy Photo)

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U.S., Allied aircraft fly together over Riga, Latvia – demonstrate readiness and unity

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft and Allied fighter jets flew in formation over the Monument of Freedom in Riga, Latvia, Aug. 19, 2025. The Bomber Task Force Europe exercise demonstrated NATO air forces’ ability to operate together anywhere, anytime. (Courtesy Photo)

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U.S., Allied aircraft fly together over Riga, Latvia – demonstrate readiness and unity

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft and Allied fighter jets flew in formation over the Monument of Freedom in Riga, Latvia, Aug. 19, 2025. The Bomber Task Force Europe exercise demonstrated NATO air forces’ ability to operate together anywhere, anytime. (Courtesy Photo)

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U.S., Allied aircraft fly together over Riga, Latvia – demonstrate readiness and unity

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft and Allied fighter jets flew in formation over the Monument of Freedom in Riga, Latvia, Aug. 19, 2025. The Bomber Task Force Europe exercise demonstrated NATO air forces’ ability to operate together anywhere, anytime. (Courtesy Photo)

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U.S., Allied aircraft fly together over Riga, Latvia – demonstrate readiness and unity

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft and Allied fighter jets flew in formation over the Monument of Freedom in Riga, Latvia, Aug. 19, 2025. The Bomber Task Force Europe exercise demonstrated NATO air forces’ ability to operate together anywhere, anytime. (Courtesy Photo)

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U.S., Allied aircraft fly together over Riga, Latvia – demonstrate readiness and unity

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft and Allied fighter jets flew in formation over the Monument of Freedom in Riga, Latvia, Aug. 19, 2025. The Bomber Task Force Europe exercise demonstrated NATO air forces’ ability to operate together anywhere, anytime. (Courtesy Photo)

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U.S., Allied aircraft fly together over Riga, Latvia – demonstrate readiness and unity

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft and Allied fighter jets flew in formation over the Monument of Freedom in Riga, Latvia, Aug. 19, 2025. The Bomber Task Force Europe exercise demonstrated NATO air forces’ ability to operate together anywhere, anytime. (Courtesy Photo)

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Defense Health Agency Chief Visits the 5MDG

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicole Leon- Perez, a medical technician with the 5th Medical Group on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, received a coin from U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tanya Johnson, Defense Health Agency senior enlisted leader, during an Aug.13, 2025 visit.

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Defense Health Agency Chief Visits the 5MDG

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tanya Johnson, Defense Health Agency senior enlisted leader, receives a dental lab briefing from U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Carpe, 5th Medical Group dental assistant on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota on Aug.13, 2025.

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Defense Health Agency Chief Visits the 5MDG

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tanya Johnson, Defense Health Agency senior enlisted leader, met with Airmen from the Bioenvironmental Engineering flight at the 5th Medical Group on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota on Aug.13, 2025. Johnson got a firsthand look at daily operations that contribute to the wing’s medical readiness mission.

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Defense Health Agency Chief Visits the 5MDG

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tanya Johnson, Defense Health Agency senior enlisted leader, obtains a blood sample from a patient during a training day at the 5th Medical Group on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota on Aug.13, 2025. The DHA administers the TRICARE Health Plan providing worldwide medical, dental, and pharmacy programs to more than 9.5 million uniformed service members, retirees, and their families.

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Military Working Dogs - training the nose that knows

Senior Airman Demonte Blackmon, 5th Security Forces Squadron (5SFS) military working dog (MWD) handler, and MMagoo, a 5SFS MWD, conduct training lane procedures at the Law Enforcement Training Grounds in Minot, North Dakota, Aug. 13, 2025. Training lanes are MWD procedures which train the dogs on how to identify explosives by smell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

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Military Working Dogs - training the nose that knows

Djego, 5th Security Forces Squadron military working dog (MWD), smells a sample of an improvised explosive device at the Law Enforcement Training Grounds in Minot, North Dakota, Aug. 13, 2025. The training imprints the MWD with the smell of improvised explosive devices such as triacetone triperoxide, erythritol tetranitrate and hexamethylene triperoxide diamine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

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Military Working Dogs - training the nose that knows

Kolbe Bach, Minot Police Department officer, serves as a bite decoy for Pepino, 5th Security Forces Squadron (5SFS) military working dog, at Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota, Aug. 12, 2025. Minot Air Force Base’s 5SFS and the Minot PD conducted water confidence training for the dogs, getting them familiarized with chasing a target into water if necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

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Military Working Dogs - training the nose that knows

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Arnett, 5th Security Forces Squadron (5SFS) military working dog handler, and Pepino, 5SFS military working dog (MWD), train on tracking scenarios at Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota, Aug. 12, 2025. The 5SFS MWD handlers trained with their dogs to reinforce job-related behaviors, ensuring the dogs respond appropriately to any scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

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Military Working Dogs - training the nose that knows

U.S. Army Capt. Joshua Middleton (right), veterinary commanding officer, instructs Senior Airmen Joseph Silva (left) and Alexandria Molloy (center), both 5th Security Forces Squadron (5SFS) military working dog (MWD) handlers, on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) procedures for dogs on a canine manikin at Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota, Aug. 12, 2025. The non-veterinary 5SFS MWD handlers were taught emergency care techniques to mitigate casualties in the field, including the lives of their dogs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

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