Minot Air Force Base News

Col. Joel Westa had been hand-picked to lead the 5th Bomb Wing out of the wilderness.

As chairwoman of the Prairie Warrior Association Auction for 22 of its 23 years, Betty Fedorchak has helped raise more than $400,000 to benefit military members and programs at Minot Air Force Base.

The military's top officer in charge of nuclear weapons issued a warning Thursday about the state of the nation's nuclear programs, saying that new nuclear weapons need to be developed and lamenting the declining numbers of nuclear experts and scientists.

Gen. C. Robert Kehler, Air Force Space Command commander, addresses members of the 341st Missile Wing during an all-call Nov.

The landscape in and around Minot has been quickly changing over the past several years as development has been booming.

As of Dec. 1, 20th Air Force, with its headquarters at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., will come under Air Force Global Strike Command, along with its units: - 91st Missile Wing at Minot AFB - 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren AFB - 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom AFB, Mont.

Paul and Katherine Lee of Melbourne will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov.

A Minot Air Force Base man is among three people suing military contractors, alleging the companies exposed them to toxic fumes in Iraq.

Three North Dakota men who were stationed with the military in Iraq are suing military contractors Halliburton Co.

Veterans Day will be observed in the Butte American Legion Hall Wednesday with a potluck supper served from 6 to 7 p.m. A program will follow.

The Minot Area Chamber of Commerce is the in-town drop-off site for homebaked cookies, cards and other items for the annual Airmen's Christmas Cookie Collection.

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE Lawrence Johnson, an engineer with the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, will be honored later this month by the Association of Energy Engineers for his national expertise in geothermal heating and cooling systems, and work in groundbreaking energy conservation at the Minot base.

A new commander is on the job at the Minot Air Force Base. Col. Douglas Cox has replaced Col.

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE: The commander of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., was relieved of command Oct.

Chief Master Sgt. Luamata P. Faiai Jr. has retired from the U.S. Air Force after more than 30 years of faithful, dedicated military service.

The commander of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., was relieved of command Oct.

The military says the commander at the Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota has been relieved of his command.The Air Force told The Associated Press on Friday it lost confidence in Col.

Minot Air Force Base has two of the three legs of the strategic nuclear triad, and the men and women of the base play a critical part in the command's mission, said Lt.

Air Force personnel and others who drive past Minot Air Force Base will have to slow down starting Thursday as the speed limit will be reduced from 70 mph to 55 mph, according to officials from the state's transportation department.

15, 2009 Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The RF-A exercise provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and bilateral training from a simulated forward operating base.