MAFB 5th Bomb Wing heads overseas

Members of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base have officially headed to the Middle East for combat.

More than 400 wing members headed to the region as part of Operation Inherent Resolve.

B-52 Stratofortresses Bombers from Minot have also headed overseas for the first time in 12 years.

The 23rd Bomb Squadron will lead the 5th Bomb Wing in their mission.

Operation Inherent Resolve is the United States’ mission against the Islamic State, primarily in Iraq and Syria.

Photo courtesy: Maj. Jamie Humphries, Minot Air Force Base