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March 25, 2025
Drills, skills and life-saving thrills: inside the 5th Medical Group’s training day

Each Wednesday morning, the 5th Medical Group (5 MDG) at Minot AFB closes its doors for two hours—not as a break, but as an opportunity to strengthen the skills that keep Airmen and their families safe.The weekly training, held from 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., focuses on a rotating set of essential
March 24, 2025
Bomber Barons conclude exercise Red Flag 25-2

The “Bomber Barons” of the 23rd Bomb Squadron concluded exercise Red Flag 25-2 here, March 21.This iteration of the advanced aerial combat training exercise, which takes place annually at Nellis AFB, featured five B-52H Stratofortress bombers from the 23BS. The bombers deployed from Minot AFB, North
March 18, 2025
From dusk until dawn: Red Flag 25-2 operations continue through the night

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron taxis on the flightline during Red Flag 25-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 11, 2025. Exercises such as Red Flag deter potential adversaries by demonstrating the ability to deploy long range strike forces and deliver
Oct. 21, 2024
B-2 bomber undergoes key maintenance overhaul in record time

In a big win for U.S. Air Force readiness, the “Spirit of Nebraska” a B-2 bomber, returned to operations 91 days ahead of schedule, after completing programmed depot maintenance (PDM) at USAF Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., on Oct. 15, 2024.
Sept. 6, 2024
Raiders dominate the battlespace, defend the future

The 28th Security Forces Squadron held a multi-faceted field training exercise, dubbed “Cerberus Defender”, simulating a deployed environment with support from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron and 28th Medical Group, July 15-26, 2024.
April 30, 2024
Global Strike Command wins CE Readiness Challenge X

A team of AFGSC civil engineers hoisted the Readiness Challenge X winner’s trophy April 26 after a grueling six-day competition that tested 12 teams in more than 25 engineering skills ranging from firefighting to runway repair.
April 22, 2024
Team Whiteman demonstrates readiness during Spirit Vigilance

The 509th and 131st Bomb Wings capped off the most recent iteration of exercise Spirit Vigilance by performing a mass fly-off of 12 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, April 15 at Whiteman AFB. Spirit Vigilance is one of a series of routine exercises held by AFGSC bases across the enterprise that focus on
Dec. 3, 2022
New 'Spirit Realm’ B-2 Spirit software factory keeps fleet operational — enabling combat relevancy for years to come

A new software factory using the Department of Defense reference design has pushed the aircraft’s evolution further forward.
Nov. 18, 2022
B-1B Lancers Perform Live Fire Weapons Training

B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing participated in a Weapons System Evaluation Program at the Utah Test and Training Range from October 31 to November 9, 2022. WSEP is a formal evaluation of a squadron’s ability to conduct air-to-surface live fire missions. It’s a critical program that analyzes
Sept. 27, 2021
2nd Munitions Squadron blows away the competition

The Air Force Global Strike Challenge exercise is designed to enhance readiness, teamwork, mission pride and competitive spirit.

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