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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 ...
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Minot (/ ˈ m aɪ n ɒ t / ⓘ MY-not) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, United States, [8] in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the Air Force base approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of the city.
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. Also, stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, and operating the B-52H is a third unit, the 307th Bomb Wing, which is part of the Air Force Reserve Command. [2] [3]
A missile crew member closing the blast door at Missile Alert Facility B-1, Minot AFB. On 25 June 1968, the wing moved to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. There it was redesignated the 91st Strategic Missile Wing and absorbed the mission, personnel, and LGM-30A Minuteman I missiles of the inactivating 455th Strategic Missile Wing.
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.
The near-desolate towns of Drady and Saron are also near Minot. Important cities in the region for which Minot is the trading center include Bottineau, Garrison, New Town, Rugby, Stanley, and Velva. Cities in the "Greater Minot" area, including unincorporated(~) cities. Minot AFB (5,521) + Ruthville (191) Burlington (1,102) + Brookside; Surrey ...