Minot AFB Celebrates New Bomber Facility

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Minot Air Force Base is celebrating the completion of a $36 million B-52 bomber maintenance facility.

The Minot Daily News reports the 80,000-square-foot building is the base's first facility capable of fully enclosing two bombers at one time. The project also involved extending the adjacent apron and paving a new parking lot for personnel.

The project began in October 2012 and wrapped up last December. The base's 5th Maintenance Group scheduled a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday.