5th Munitions Squadron brings the boom during Operation Tundra Swan
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —Practice how you play. From Oct. 2, 2023, through Oct. 4, 2023, the 5th Munitions Squadron conducted Operation Tundra Swan, a 5th MUNS exercise created to implement the Agile Combat Employment and Multi Capable Airmen concepts to focus on training efforts in scenarios where producing ordnance with limited resources from […]
VCSAF visits Minot AFB
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —Gen. David Allvin, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, visited Team Minot October 11, 2023. Allvin and his team toured Minot AFB to learn processes that make Minot operational and to get an in-depth understanding of the base’s nuclear deterrence mission. While here, Allvin met with 5th Bomb […]
Prairie Warrior Bowl Kicks Off Military Appreciation
This Saturday come on out to witness the MSU Beavers take on the UMN Duluth Bulldogs in this year’s Prairie Warrior Bowl! This military inspired football game will offer FREE game tickets to Military members (active duty or retired) as well as to local first responders. Keli Rosselli-Sullivan, Workforce Development/Military Liaison at Minot Area Chamber […]
Just for the Littles: Halloween Treat Trail
Octobers in North Dakota usher in burnt and dazzling colored sunsets, crisp winds, and the anticipation (or dread) of the long winter ahead; but on the other hand, October also brings along something much more mouth watering too: slews of colored CANDY in all shapes and sizes! It’s Halloween time, and while that means, ghosts, […]
A Bird in the Hand
Sometimes what seems to be a small, insignificant slice of life has a much greater meaning than first realized. I offer the following example. A few days ago, I noticed my dog was paying an unusual amount of attention to a small pond in my backyard. Curious, I went outside to see what had captured […]
My Best Advice on Winter Gear
It’s mid-October. For some, this means carving pumpkins, putting chili in the crockpot, or eying Christmas décor. For me, mid-October means answering newcomers’ biggest question about Minot: What kind of outdoor gear do I actually need for a Minot winter? Once temps fall to freezing, the questions start pouring in. They come via email, DMs, […]
Dickinson State University…
Dickinson State University was recently in the news for all of the wrong reasons. Five majors have been eliminated and several faculty laid off because of it. Students who were interviewed on TV were obviously upset about this and they have every right to be.For those of us looking in the from the outside; we […]
OK, Where is It?
Where is it? It has to be here somewhere. After all the ranger told us that the oldest tree in North Dakota, a Cottonwood tree, was located on the banks of the Missouri River inside the Cross Ranch State Park. Hey, just letting you know that my column today was written as I overlook the […]
