Components
The 5 BW is part of the Air Force Global Strike Command's Eighth Air Force and is the host unit at Minot Air Force Base. Its current command staff consists of Colonel James C. Dawkins, Jr., Wing Commander; and Chief Master Sergeant Kevin J. Jergella, Wing Command Chief. The wing includes a total force of approximately 3,200 military members as well as 420 civilian employees.
The 5 BW consists of the following groups:
- 5th Operations Group: 16 July 1949 – 16 June 1952 (detached 12 November 1949 – 10 February 1951); 1 September 1991–present. (Colonel Troy "VB" VanBemmelen, current Commander)
- 23d Bomb Squadron
- 69th Bomb Squadron
- 5th Operations Support Squadron
- 5th Maintenance Group (Colonel Eric Froehlich, current Commander)
- 5th Munitions Squadron
- 5th Maintenance Squadron
- 5th Maintenance Operations Squadron
- 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 5th Medical Group (Colonel Karlan Hoggan, current Commander)
- 5th Medical Operations Squadron
- 5th Medical Support Squadron
- 5th Mission Support Group (Lt. Col. Randall Morris, current Commander)
- 5th Civil Engineer Squadron
- 5th Communications Squadron
- 5th Force Support Squadron
- 5th Security Forces Squadron
- 5th Contracting Squadron
- 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron
As the host unit at Minot, the 5 BW also controls the special staff functions of the inspector general, wing plans, the chaplain, staff judge advocate, arms control, command post, public affairs, history and safety. The 5th Comptroller Squadron also reports directly to the 5 BW commander.
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