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  2. Minot Air Force Base - Wikipedia

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    Minot Air Force Base (/ ˈ m aɪ n ɒ t / ⓘ MY-not; IATA: MIB, ICAO: KMIB, FAA LID: MIB) is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation in Ward County, North Dakota, thirteen miles (20 km) north of the city of Minot via U.S. Route 83. In the 2020 census, the base was counted as a CDP with a total population of 5,017, down from 5,521 in 2010 ...

  3. 91st Missile Wing - Wikipedia

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    The 91st Missile Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command Twentieth Air Force. It is stationed at Minot Air Force Base , North Dakota as a tenant unit. The 91 MW is one of the Air Force's three intercontinental ballistic missile wings.

  4. List of United States Air Force installations - Wikipedia

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    It is both a military organization and a university, much of which is set up like most other Air Force bases, but the Superintendent, Commandant, Dean of Faculty and cadet wing are set up like a civilian university. The 306th Flying Training Group operates a variety of light training aircraft and gliders. [65] [66] Vance Air Force Base: Enid ...

  5. 91st Security Forces Group - Wikipedia

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    These units are the largest Security Forces contingent at Minot Air Force Base, being primarily responsible for maintaining the security of the Minuteman III missile silos in the surrounding area. When added together with the 5th Security Forces Squadron, Minot AFB has more Security Forces Airmen than any other installation in the Department of ...

  6. Minot Air Force Station - Wikipedia

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    It was closed in 1979. A portion of the property was reopened in 1984 as the Minot Communications Site and served until 1997. Minot Air Force Station was the first major Air Force installation in North Dakota, even predating the two "large" bases, Minot Air Force Base and Grand Forks Air Force Base.

  7. 5th Bomb Wing - Wikipedia

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    It is stationed at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The wing is also the host unit at Minot. The wing is also the host unit at Minot. The 5 BW is one of only two active duty Boeing B-52H Stratofortress wings in the United States Air Force , the other being the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base , Louisiana.

  8. 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident

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    On 29 August 2007, six AGM-129 ACM cruise missiles, each loaded with a W80-1 variable yield nuclear warhead, were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force (USAF) B-52H heavy bomber at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and transported to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. The nuclear warheads in the missiles were supposed to have ...

  9. 23rd Bomb Squadron - Wikipedia

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    The 23rd Bomb Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing.It is stationed at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.The mission of the squadron is to fly the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber.