A government shutdown is creating new challenges for families on Minot Air Force Base. Yellowfin, the company responsible for student transportation, has paused most of its winter busing due to a lapse in federal funding. Only routes already covered — including high[...]
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On This Day | They Were Right On Target
ARMY men all over the world are interested in the tremendous progress recently made in aviation, and all the nations that maintain large standing armies are experimenting with dirigible balloons and aeroplanes. At every [...]Read More... from On This Day | They[...]
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On This Day | Making Noise at the New Air Force Base
MINOT AFB, N.D., October 6 — With supersonic F-106 fighter-interceptor now operational 24 hours a day at Minot Air Force Base, the Sound of Security—the sonic boom—is apt to be heard most anytime. The [...]Read More... from On This Day | Making[...]
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On This Day | Federal Government Prefers Supporting Local Businesses
Minot AFB prefers to buy in North Dakota, Captain L. Kendall said, and added that “selling to the Air Force is good business.” The dollar value of goods and services bought and paid for [...]Read More... from On This Day | Federal[...]
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Roughly 600 civilian employees on Minot Air Force Base furloughed during shutdown
A government shutdown might feel distant until it reaches your own backyard — and for Minot Air Force Base, it just did. Around 600 civilian employees are being furloughed, pausing much of the day-to-day work that keeps the base running. Essential operations[...]
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Task Force 21 Brings National Security Leaders Together for 14th Annual Nuclear Triad Symposium
Minot Area Chamber EDC (MACEDC) Task Force 21 once again placed Minot, North Dakota, at the center of the nation’s defense dialogue when it hosted the 14th Annual Nuclear Triad Symposium in Washington, D.C. Nearly 200 attendees were given the opportunity to[...]
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First Minuteman III missile silo taken offline in Wyoming
One of the nation’s aging Minuteman III missile silos has officially been taken offline, marking the first visible step toward the Air Force’s massive Sentinel modernization program. The shift, beginning at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, will eventually bring new[...]
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Wyoming could be the ‘guinea pig’ as U.S. modernizes its nuclear weapons
Wyoming is set to become the test ground for America’s next generation of nuclear missiles, but the rollout is already years behind schedule and billions over budget. The Sentinel program, meant to replace Cold War-era Minuteman III missiles, will bring sweeping construction,[...]
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Minot AFB modernizes fleet with up-armored Ford F-350s for enhanced security
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — Minot Air Force Base will receive up-armored Ford F-350 patrol trucks over the next two years as part of a phased replacement of its Humvees and BearCats. The transition marks a modernization effort aimed at enhancing[...]
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Armstrong: New ND Air National Guard detachment to support B-52 operations at Minot Air Force Base
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong today announced that military leaders have agreed to establish a second North Dakota Air National Guard detachment to support operations at Minot Air Force Base. The B-52 Operational Classic Association detachment was approved by U.S. Air[...]
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Today’s ICBMs may operate until 2050, GAO says
The Air Force’s plan to replace the aging Minuteman III missiles is faltering so badly that officials may keep the 1970s-era system in service until 2050. A new GAO report points to soaring costs, flawed infrastructure plans, and staffing shortages as drivers[...]
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Second B-21 will fly by year’s end, Sentinel Program Pivoting to New Silos
The U.S. military’s nuclear modernization push is advancing on two fronts. A second B-21 Raider bomber is expected to fly before year’s end, marking progress toward building up to 100 of the stealth aircraft—and possibly more. At the same time, the Sentinel[...]
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NTSB says B-52 bomber nearly hit two different planes in North Dakota last month
Two near misses over Minot last month are raising tough questions about aviation safety at smaller airports. A preliminary NTSB report shows a B-52 bomber, fresh from a State Fair flyover, came dangerously close to both a Delta flight with 80 passengers[...]
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Project leaders hold Minot townhall on Sentinel progress
Modernizing a nuclear arsenal isn’t just about weapons—it’s about people, communities, and trust. At a town hall in Minot, Air Force leaders laid out the scope of the Sentinel missile replacement project, a decades-long effort to replace the aging Minuteman system. Residents[...]
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On This Day | Minuteman Reverses a Trend
The Minuteman weapon system is the result of a major effort to reverse a historical trend toward more costly and more complicated weapons. Minuteman is being developed by Air Research and Development Command (AF [...]Read More... from On This Day | Minuteman[...]
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On This Day | On Alert in Minot
Life in today’s ‘combat zone’ of the Cold War — the alert facility or ‘pad,’ is a life of waiting, constantly poised and ready around the clock to react should an alert be sounded. [...]Read More... from On This Day | On[...]