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The official website for Minot Air Force Base, where only the best come North.
The city of Minot, North Dakota, sold the Air Force on becoming a site for a new base in 1954; the groundbreaking took place July 12, 1955, and construction started shortly after. The base started out as a Air Defense Command Base and the first unit was the 32nd Fighter Group, activated on Feb. 7, 1957.
Minot AFB is the only dual-wing nuclear capable base in the Air Force, hosting two legs of the Strategic Triad. The 5th Bomb Wing operates 26 B-52 aircraft, and the 91st Missile Wing operates 150 ICBM sites.
Welcome to the official website of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. This site is provided as a public service through the cooperative efforts of Minot Air Force Base (5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs) and Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs.
The host wing on Minot Air Force Base, the 5th Bomb Wing operates the B-52H Stratofortress aircraft to provide global strike and combat-support capabilities to geographic commanders.
Minot is headquarters for the 91st Missile Wing, one of the Air Force's three operational missile units. Minuteman missiles allow the wing to achieve its mission: to defend the nation with a combat-ready nuclear force.
Whether you like to fish or hunt, or you're an outdoor or winter sport enthusiast, you'll find facilities and surroundings of Minot and North Dakota to suit your taste. The host unit, the 5th Bomb Wing, is one of two B-52H Stratofortress bomber bases in the Air Force.
Members of Team Minot grab food during the Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) closing ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Oct. 10, 2024. Volunteers from the Hispanic Allies Council prepared food representing their different cultures.
The official website for Minot Air Force Base, where only the best come North.
Minot Air Force Base Main Directory (701) 723-7979; Minot AFB Public Affairs (701) 723-6212