Community Defender Look-Back
In the ever-changing Air Force, new programs and initiatives sometimes come and go based on needs of the base and military mission. Community Defender is a new concept the 5th Security Forces Squadron came up with back in Summer 2022 to bring a resource that connects the base community to the base security professionals directly. […]
Snow Shoveling Airman Donates $350 to AFAS
The Minot winters can be known for their absolute ruthlessness and almost suffocating bitterness. But those words describe the temperatures, not the spirit of one Minot AFB Airman. SrA Jacob Willette, 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron, proved that although temperatures plummet, there is still room for kindness and selfless hard work. During the blizzard which […]
Meaningful MLK Day Celebration
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Team Minot’s African American Heritage Council hosted a booth at the Base Exchange at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, January 16, 2023. The booth offered a history of MLK’s accomplishments, free trinkets and a place where you could write what his legacy means to you. U.S. […]
Kevin Black Leads Minot Area Chamber EDC Board
Goals Include Providing More Opportunities for Minot AFB Personnel Kevin Black started Creedence Energy with two of his cousins in 2014. He smiles when he recalls the early days, when he said they could only pay two salaries. “It was simple: one of the cousins couldn’t get a paycheck,” Black said in a recent interview […]
Military Appreciation Game Night
Minot Area Chamber EDC Military Affairs Committee has partnered with Minot State University to host the Military Appreciation Game Night at MAYSA Arena Saturday, January 21, 2023. The Minot State men’s hockey team will host the University of Mary with the puck drop at 7:30 p.m. Presenting sponsor Town & Country Credit Union will cover […]
A View From Our Side: The Old Farmer’s Almanac
The recent weather pattern of dense fog and mist have certainly left some amazing photographic opportunities. The lack of wind has given us ample time to get out with our cameras and cell phones and capture scenes of ice coated trees, bushes, and other structures such as towers and even electrical lines. But did you […]
Upside Down Under: Does technology make us lazy?…
After going through a couple of major technological changes in my journalism career as well as other changes observed, I have to wonder if it’s is making us lazy? And since the pandemic, work at home has become “a thing.” People who have the right jobs don’t even go to work anymore. They stay at […]
