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	Minot Air Force Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The scope of operations grew as the Air Force assigned bombers to Minot in 1961.
		The 5th Bomb Wing is the host unit at Minot AFB; its commander is the base commander, and the unit is responsible for all base services, such as the Library, the Officer's Club, etc. The primary mission of the 5th Bomb Wing is to maintain and operate B-52H Stratofortress bombers.
		Minot AFB is one of two bases with B-52s, the other is Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minot_AFB,_North_Dakota (690 words)

	Andersen AFB
		Andersen Air Force Base opened as North Field in 1944, and was primarily used as a B-29 staging base in the Pacific during WWII.
		As operations diminished in Southeast Asia, HQ Eighth Air Force moved to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, and the 3d Air Division was reactivated at Andersen on 1 January 1975.
		On 1 October 1994, the 633d Air Base Wing was inactivated and the 36th Air Base Wing was activated in keeping with the Air Force Chief of Staff''s policy of keeping the most highly decorated and longest serving Air Force units on active duty.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/andersen.htm (4494 words)

	Encyclopedia: Minot Air Force Base
		An Air Force Base (AFB) is a term used to designate a military base of a number of air forces, including the United States Air Force (USAF) and the South African Air Force (SAAF).
		Minot today, seen from North Hill Minot, population 36,567, is a city located in north central North Dakota, USA.
		Minot is the fourth largest city in the state and is the trading centre of a large portion of northern North Dakota, southeastern Saskatchewan, and southwestern Manitoba.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Minot-Air-Force-Base (1183 words)

	In the early 1950s (Site not responding. Last check: 0000-00-00)
		The first permanent Strategic Air Command unit assigned to Minot AFB was the 4136th Strategic Wing in September 1958 and within six months, the 906th Air Refueling Squadron was activated and assigned to the 4136th.
		The scope of operations grew as the Air Force assigned the 525th Bombardment Squadron to the 4136th.
		As Minot's mission changed, the SAGE center was deactivated in May 1963 and eventually housed numerous base agencies and today is known as the Professional Results In Daily Endeavors Building.
	www.minot.af.mil /base/history/Default.htm (1265 words)

	Mike's K. I. Sawyer Tribute
		The Strategic Air Command became operational as a tenant unit with the assignment of a KC-135 Air Refueling Squadron and soon was replaced by the 46th Air Refueling Squadron.
		The Sault St. Marie Air Defense Sector (SAGE) continued in operation until September 1963 and in January 1964 control of the base was passed from the Air Defense Command to the Strategic Air Command leaving the 410th Bomb Wing as the host unit to date.
		The nineteen B-52H's from the 410th Bomb Wing were relocated to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and became part of the 2nd and 5th Bomb Wings.
	members.fortunecity.com /kisawyer (1663 words)

	Minot Air Force Base -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 0000-00-00)
		Minot AFB is one of two bases with B-52s, the other is (Click link for more info and facts about Barksdale Air Force Base) Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
		There are 2,112 households out of which 68.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.5% are (Two people who are married to each other) married couples living together, 3.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 8.0% are non-families.
		Out of the total population, 5.2% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/minot_air_force_base.htm (479 words)

	Fire at Minot destroys missile alert facility - 30/11/00 (Site not responding. Last check: 0000-00-00)
		Also, the fire burned only on Air Force property and no civilian property was endangered.
		Both civilian and Air Force fire departments arrived on scene, but the fire rapidly spread throughout the facility.
		The facility, constructed in the early 1960s and estimated to be worth between $2.5 to $3 million, is expected to be a total loss.
	cndyorks.gn.apc.org /caab/articles/minot.htm (461 words)

	1968-Minot Air Force Base, UFO Hovers, Seen by B-52 crew, UFO Casebook Files
		MINOT AIR FORCE BASE - Project Blue Book case dated October 24, 1968, when missile crews, control personnel and maintenance personnel observed a UFO in the vicinity of the base.
		The air visual from the B-52 could be the star Vega, which was on the horizon at the time, or it could be a light on the ground, or possibly a plasma.
		This is a classic Blue Book case where dozens of Air Force personnel who see B-52s and stars nightly have their testimony doubted.
	ufocasebook.com /minotafbufo1968.html (982 words)

	Byron Dorgan, Senator for North Dakota: Minot Air Force Base Is Well Positioned, dorgan Tells Base Retention Group (Site not responding. Last check: 0000-00-00)
		âOverall the Base is in a far better position than it was during the last BRAC round, in 1995,â Dorgan said at a meeting at with the Base Support Group and the Minot Chamber of Commerce.
		Dorgan told the group that the importance to the Air Force of the missile and B-52 missions at Minot Air Force Base is an enormous strength in favor of retaining the base.
		He said the base, along with Grand Forks Air Force Base and the Happy Hooligans in Fargo, are heading into the final months of BRAC in a very positive position.
	dorgan.senate.gov /newsroom/record.cfm?id=231205 (374 words)

	Online NewsHour: Adultery in the U.S. Air Force -- May 14, 1997
		The air combat command, with its predecessor, the strategic air command, was very puritanical, and people would get hammered for offenses in the strategic air command that would get dealt with administratively or other manners in other branches of the Air Force.
		The fact remains the Air Force is not consistently prosecuting this case, these types of cases, and it's time for the Air Force to realize that and to--and for the taxpayers to see how the tax dollars are being used in the military justice system.
		The Air Force gave her a world class graduate education of flying airplanes, combat training for flying the B-52, gave her a commission, and gave her the wings that so many people want to have and so few people get.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/military/jan-june97/flinn_5-14.html (2553 words)

	ipedia.com: United States Air Force Article (Site not responding. Last check: 0000-00-00)
		The Secretary of the Air Force is Dr. James G. Roche.
		The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is General (Gen) John P. Jumper.
		The Korean War saw the Far Eastern Air Force losing its main airbase in Kimpo, South Korea, and forced to provide close air support to the defenders of the Pusan pocket from bases in Japan.
	www.ipedia.com /united_states_air_force.html (914 words)

	Regulatory Intelligence Data: MINOT AIR FORCE BASE TEMPORARILY HOSTS CIVILIAN AIR TRAVEL@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 0000-00-00)
		MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AFPN) -- Minot Air Force Base is partnering with the city of Minot to allow travelers to continue arriving and departing from Minot while city's airport runways are under construction.
		Construction on the runways at Minot International Airport necessitates civilian airline travel be routed to Minot AFB for 15 to 30 days, starting Sept. 5.
		Through an agreement signed Aug. 14 between the city of Minot and the U.S. Air Force, departing civilian passengers will check in at Minot International Airport no less than an hour before their...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:32375595&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (226 words)

	Minot AFB - United States Nuclear Forces
		As Minot's mission changed, the SAGE center was deactivated in May 1963 and eventually housed numerous base agencies.
		Minot became a Strategic Air Command base on July 1, 1962, pending the imminent activation of Minuteman I-B missile launchers.
		Ten miles of divided highway separate Minot, the base, from Minot, the town, population 37,000.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/facility/minot.htm (946 words)

	Eyeballing the Minot Air Force Base
		Minot AFB, located 12 miles north of the town of Minot and about 100 miles north of Bismarck, is host to bombers and missiles.
		The Minuteman III missiles at Minot are subordinate to the 91st Space Wing (formerly Missile Wing) of the 20th Air Force, Air Force Space Command.
		The 150 Minuteman III missiles (with 450 W78 warheads) controlled from Minot are dispersed over 8,500 square miles in an arc from south of the base to within a mile or two of the Canadian border.
	cryptome.sabotage.org /minot-eyeball.htm (557 words)

	LGM-30 Minuteman III ICBM - United States Nuclear Forces
		Both the missile and basing components incorporated significant advances beyond the relatively slow-reacting, liquid-fueled, remotely-controlled intercontinental ballistic missiles of the previous generation.
		For a downsized force of 500 single reentry vehicle Minuteman III to continue to be an effective deterrent force, the guidance replacement program will improve the needed accuracy and supportability that is inherent in a smaller missile force.
		Air Force taking steps to ensure Minuteman reliability Released: Jun 30, 1998 (AFNS) The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's Minuteman III Guidance Replacement Program [GRP] is intended to extend the service life of the Minuteman III missile systems through the year 2025.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/usa/icbm/lgm-30_3.htm (1263 words)

	Minot State University - Center for Extended Learning
		The deadline for civilians to register for Full Term and Term I courses for Spring 2006 at Minot Air Force Base is Wednesday, December 7, 2005.
		Civilian students registering for classes on Minot Air Force Base are subject to a background check, required and completed by the military before enrollment is official.
		Upon completion of the background check, you may go to the Minot Air Force Base Visitor's Center between the hours of 7:30 am and 3:30 pm, Monday -Friday, January 9-13, 2006, and a pass will be issued to you for the semester or Term I. You MUST have with you at all times:
	warp6.cs.misu.nodak.edu /cel/mafb_access.shtml (191 words)

	5th Bomb Wing
		Operational control, command jurisdiction and administrative responsibilities of the wing are exercised by Eighth Air Force located at Barksdale AFB, La. The chain of command extends to the Air Combat Command and Headquarters United States Air Force.
		Eleven active-duty Air Force bases were affected by force structure, realignment and management actions during 1995, the Air Force announced 30 June 1995.
		Minot’s B-52H’s have become as much a part of the Navy’s mine-laying and anti-shipping strategy and the Army’s ground warfare as it has as a standoff platform for launching conventional cruise missiles.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/agency/5bw.htm (898 words)

	Minot Air Force Base, ND - North Dakota Florists, buy flowers from your local full service retail flower shops and ...
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		It is vitally important that you provide Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota Florists with accurate, detailed information regarding the name and address of the person to whom you are sending flowers.
		When placing an order for Delivery in Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, it is usually wise to keep the order simple, the less specific you are in your request, the less room for error.
	www.flowershopnetwork.com /directory/NorthDakotaFlorists/Minot-Air-Force-Base.php (1093 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Audit finds missile 'duds' (Site not responding. Last check: 0000-00-00)
		The Air Force Audit Agency blames that on poor training by officials at Hill's Ogden Air Logistics Center and at Air Force Space Command.
		The Air Force said another three motors were found in places not expected, and "several" others were listed as mission-ready but had in fact been used in test firings years before and no longer existed.
		The Air Force had ordered new rocket engines, guidance systems or booster rockets for missiles it planned to use in test flights with older equipment anyway — which it said would waste the $63 million in improvements ordered.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,415016317,00.html (925 words)

	Minot Visioning : Our Vision (Site not responding. Last check: 0000-00-00)
		The Visioning Initiative is a citizen-driven long-range strategic plan for the greater Minot and Ward County region.
		Minot Air Force Base Growth/Retention - One new mission for the Base will be identified, promoted and support will be secured by 2001 and new missions will be added incrementally thereafter to remain competitive.
		Vision Task Force members made 64 presentations with 2,420 in attendance on the draft Vision to community organizations between December 11, 1998 and the January 21, 1999 Town Hall meeting.
	visioning.minotchamber.org /ourvision (985 words)

	minot air force base (Site not responding. Last check: 0000-00-00)
		Contrary to some of the rumors you may have heard, Minot is one of the best kept secrets in the Air Force.
		Minot Air Force Base, ND Radar Short Range Base Reflectivity Local forecast by "City, St" or zip code Search by city or zip code.
		air force senior noncommissioned officer induction ceremony
	air-force.blind9.com /minot-air-force-base.html (350 words)

	Minot Public Schools - MAFB School Board (Site not responding. Last check: 0000-00-00)
		John Peck II came to Minot Air Force Base in August of 2000 and is assigned to the 5th Security Forces Squadron.
		Steve came to the Minot Air Force Base in 1997 from Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, and is assigned to the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron.
		He enlisted in the Air Force in 1968 and has been assigned to numerous bases in the states and overseas.
	www.minot.k12.nd.us /index.php?page=234 (447 words)

	Robert Joseph Hymel, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force
		Hours later, Hymel learned from the Pentagon that her husband, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Hymel, 55, was one of those killed in the September 11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon.
		The funeral is for retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Hymel, 55, a victim of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
		The B-52 crews based at U Tapao in Thailand were in the midst of an intense bombing campaign of North Vietnam known as Linebacker II, ordered by President Richard Nixon to force the communist government to resume negotiations.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /rjhymel.htm (3284 words)

	Air Force Reserve Command Public Access Web Page (Site not responding. Last check: 0000-00-00)
		Sergeant Delgado, a loadmaster assigned to the 433rd Airlift Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, participated in the humanitarian relief effort Oct.
		In the backdrop is a C-17 flown and maintained by Air Mobility Command’s 62nd Airlift Wing and the Air Force Reserve Command's 446th AW at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The C-17 was christened the "Spirit of Rhein-Main" during the ceremony.
		Active-duty Airmen from the 436th Airlift Wing and reservists from Air Force Reserve Command’s 512th AW left Dover AFB at 4:30 p.m.
	www.afrc.af.mil (1228 words)

	Air Force Reserve Jet Car Races Plane at Minot Air Force Base
		The backup pilot is Bill Braack, who recently retired as a flight engineer with the Air Force Reserve.
		In addition to handling roughly 30 percent of the work of the U.S. Air Force, members of the Air Force Reserve fulfill a vital role in American life.
		The Air Force Reserve is proud to support the Jet Car and its unique place in American aviation.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2005/08/04/139456.html (574 words)

	Minot Air Force Base (Site not responding. Last check: 0000-00-00)
		One of only two B-52 bomber bases in the country, and a base for the operation of the surrounding ICBM missile field.
		There are 5,000 acres, and 5,600 workers at the base.
		The Minuteman III missile field covers 8,000 square miles of mostly public land with 150 silos.
	ludb.clui.org /ex/i/ND3130 (48 words)

	TCC - Links: US Air Force
		Air Mobility Command (AMC) [HQ Scott Air Force Base, Illinois]
		The San Vito Solar Observatory is a component of the 55th Space Weather Squadron, Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA), Schriever AFB, Colorado.
		The threat of ground attacks on the U.S. Air Force.
	home.wanadoo.nl /tcc/links/af_us.html (547 words)

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