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 AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Respectful. Leader. Hard-worker. These are some of the words 5th Munitions Squadron leaders use to describe Airman 1st Class Josh DeSpain, 5th MUNS conventional maintenance crew member. “He’s the kind of Airman you want working for you,” said Staff Sgt. Sahtara Wehe, 5th Munitions Squadron productions ...

Nov 9, 2021 · The 5th BW provided personnel and equipment via the Stafford Act to assist the city in levee construction and evacuation efforts. The newest 5th BW unit, the 705th Munitions Squadron, activated in Dec. 2011, replacing the 17th Munitions Squadron, an …

From Oct. 2, 2023, through Oct. 4, 2023, the 5th Munitions Squadron conducted Operation Tundra Swan, a 5th MUNS exercise created to implement the Agile Combat Employment and Multi Capable Airmen concepts to focus on training efforts in scenarios where,

The 5th MUNS consists of 225 Airmen and is responsible for assembling, testing and inspecting conventional munitions for the 5th Bomb Wing’s B-52H Stratofortresses.

Minot AFB is located in Ward County, North Dakota, just north of Minot. The host unit on base is the 5th Bomb Wing of the Global Strike Command, and is responsible for the B-52H bombers in the 23rd and 69th Bomb Squadrons. Another major unit on base is the 91st Missile Wing, also of the Global Strike Command.

The 5th MUNS consists of 225 Airmen and is responsible for assembling, testing and inspecting conventional munitions for the 5th Bomb Wing’s B-52H Stratofortresses.

Airmen from the 5th Munitions Squadron are responsible for maintaining and repairing various equipment at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. An armament systems maintainer’s duties include inspecting, repairing and maintaining the B-52H Stratofortress’ munitions,

- Updated Combat Ammunition System; processed 3K muns expenditures--achieved zero erroneous transactions. - Wrangled 1 SOW weekly flying schedule; processed 2.3K deviations/gen'd 4.2K sorties--critical to wg's 71.6% FSE rt.

The 5th Munitions Squadron is responsible for assembling, testing and inspecting conventional munitions for the 5th Bomb Wing’s B-52H Stratofortresses. (U.S. Air...