Minot Air Force Base welcomes Airmen home from Bomber Task Force deployment
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —Airmen from Minot returned home from their most recent Bomber Task Force deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on March 6, 2024. The task force, given the name 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), composed of approximately 280 Airmen and six B-52H Stratofortresses, was tasked to accomplish 36 strategic deterrence […]
Minot AFB Curlers One of a Kind
All Military Curling League That “funny” sport is proving to be great fun for Minot Air Force Base personnel.“We have a special position as the only recognized military curling league in the United States,” said Wesley Mason, MAFB league coordinator for the Minot Curling Club. “We are kind of unique.” There is no arguing that, […]
5 BW Annual Awards 2023
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Do you guys want a pop?
A group text between my husband, Derek, our friend Ben, and me has been ongoing for more than a decade now. Ben, a born-and-raised hotdisher, is one of the most Minot people I know—and I mean that in the best way possible. In our group chat, we typically coordinate weekly Sunday dinner plans. Sprinkled among […]
A Risky Splash
Several years ago, I was the key instigator of an incident that still wakes me up some nights. Not in a cold sweat or turn-on-the-light fear, but rather with a chuckle and a laugh. However, the incident which I am about to reveal placed me in a situation so precarious that I might never have […]
Celebrating local foods…
Excitement is mounting and those of us involved in the North Dakota Farmers’ Market & Growers Association, are counting down the days until the local foods conference. This celebration of all things local foods is how a small, but determined group of individuals set out to make sure this year’s conference is something special. We […]
PCS…It’s Part of the Lifestyle
Every year about this time I start to hear about my friends at Minot AFB getting orders for another position at another base. As much as it is part of the lifestyle of a military family, it still becomes one of those scenarios; “What scenarios? You ask?”Well, I have developed an attitude of “Don’t ask […]
Flosi takes his place as the 20th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) —Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi was formally installed March 8 as the 20th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.In remarks after the formal “Change of Responsibility” ceremony in which he assumed the job from retiring Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, Flosi emphasized both […]
Public Invited to Easter Egg Hunt at Chimney Park State Historic Site, Medora
Medora, N.D. – The public is invited to the 82nd annual Harry Roberts Memorial Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30, 1 p.m. MT, at Chimney Park in Medora. This free event is for children ages 12 and under. Thousands of eggs will be hidden within Chimney Park. Children should bring their own collection basket […]
