5th Bomb Wing
| 5th Bomb Wing | |
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A 5th Bomb Wing Boeing B-52 taxis past the Minot AFB tower
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| Active | 1949–present |
| Country |
 United States of America
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| Branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Role | Bomber |
| Part of |
Air Force Global Strike Command Eighth Air Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Minot Air Force Base |
| Nickname(s) | the Warbirds |
| Motto(s) | "Kiai o ka lewa" Hawaiian: Guardians of the Upper Realms |
| Equipment | B-52H Stratofortress |
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| Decorations | see "Lineage and Honors" section below |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel Jason Armagost. |
| Notable commanders |
Brigadier General Robert F. Travis, Brigadier General Edwin B. Broadhurst, Brigadier General William R. Hodges, Brigadier General Ralph Pasini |
| Insignia | |
| 5th Bomb Wing emblem (approved 12 August 1954) |  |
The 5th Bomb Wing (5 BW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command's Eighth Air Force. It is stationed at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The wing is also the host unit at Minot. The 5 BW is one of only two Boeing B-52H Stratofortress wings in the United States Air Force, the other being the 2d Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
Its 5th Operations Group is a successor organization of the 5th Group (Composite), one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II.
On 7 December 1941, the 5th Bombardment Group suffered the loss of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-18 Bolo bombers when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, but it sent two B-17s to search vainly for the Japanese task force. After the attack, the group patrolled the waters off the Hawaiian Islands until November 1942, taking part in the Battle of Midway (3–6 June 1942). Active for over 60 years, the 5 BW was a component wing of Strategic Air Command's heavy bomber deterrent force throughout the Cold War.
The 5 BW is part of the Air Force Global Strike Command's Eighth Air Force and is the host unit at Minot. Its current command staff consists of Colonel Jason Armagost., Wing Commander; and Chief Master Sergeant Kevin J. Jurgella., Wing Command Chief. The wing includes a total force of approximately 3,640 military members as well as 420 civilian employees.
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