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  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal team keeps skills sharp at Minot AFB

    Senior Airman Arthur Pancoast, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Journeyman, (left), and Capt. Natalie Petro, EOD flight commander, (right), prepare a shape charge to be detonated remotely at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2025. The event aimed to train new

  • 5th CES: Installation powerhouse

    Airmen from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron often brave hazardous situations when accomplishing seemingly-simple tasks such as changing a light bulb, 50 feet in the air.

  • 5th CES firefighters host 9/11 memorial climb

    Firefighters with the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron hosted a 9/11 memorial climb in honor of those who lost their lives on 9/11. The firefighters climbed 110 flights of stairs representing each floor of the twin towers.

  • EOD trains to maintain readiness

    Airmen with the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal completed a reconnaissance training mission at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., March 28, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Alyssa M. Akers)