AERO-RED FORTE

The23rd Bomb Squadronis aUnited States Air Forceunit, assigned to the5th Bomb Wing. It is stationed atMinot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The mission of thesquadronis to fly theBoeing B-52H Stratofortressstrategic bomber. The men and women of the "Bomber Barons" stand ready to project global power on a daily basis in both conventional and nuclear warfare. The squadron is one of the oldest in the United States Air Force, dating to 16 June 1917, when it was organized atKelly Field, Texas. It deployed to England as part of theAmerican Expeditionary Forces, being engaged as an aircraft repair squadron duringWorld War I. The squadron saw combat duringWorld War II, and became part of theStrategic Air Command(SAC) during theCold War.