Back to Home School Never Looked So Good!
Operation Homefront’s Back-To-School Supplies Brigade invaded the Minot AFB Youth Center to celebrate the new school year and to ensure that the new school year marches in on the right foot. Twenty-nine different organizations, which included schools and colleges, on and off base, arrived to show their support for the Minot Air Force Base Airmen […]
Robotic Processes Automation Roadshow visits Minot AFB
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — Minot AFB hosted its first Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Roadshow for Airmen August 6-9.During the four-day training, Airmen were given a crash course on automation technology. The purpose of the roadshow was to encourage Airmen to think critically about what improvements can be made in their everyday processes. Airmen […]
DOD releases Exceptional Family Member Program survey results
WASHINGTON —The Defense Department has released the results of its first Exceptional Family Member Program survey as part of ongoing efforts to ensure the program provides comprehensive support to military families with special medical or educational needs. The survey, conducted by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family […]
New Air Force Warrant Officer Selectees Skew Older, Higher-Ranked
The first new Air Force warrant officer selectees in more than half a century are mostly men in their mid- to late-30s and at the rank of master sergeant and above, according to data provided to Air & Space Forces Magazine. Last week, the Air Force announced 78 selectees to attend the newly created Warrant […]
North Dakota Military Gallery Architectural Design Development Drawings Unanimously Approved
BISMARCK, N.D. – In a significant milestone for the North Dakota National Guard, the Capitol Grounds Planning Commission unanimously approved the architectural design development drawings for a new military gallery addition on Tuesday, Aug. 6. This will be located on the south side of the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum. The approved design […]
Budget Talk
The City of Minot is in budget season. Since March, city staff have been working on the preliminary 2025 budget passed by the council earlier this week. There is still work to be done before we give our final approval the first week of October. City Manager Harold Stewart and his team have remained true […]
What About Those Bagpipes
FSS Employee Says “It Takes a Lot of Wind” For John Richard Young, a Wisconsin native living in Minot since 2012 who earned a Multimedia Studies Degree with a Minor in Music Performance at Minot State University, he took on the bagpipes some 5 years ago in 2018. The road to playing bagpipes went directly […]
The Clock is Ticking…
This past week I had numerous inquiries from families who have arrived in North Dakota, either PCS’ing in from another base, or they have arrived in Minot for their very first assignment. Both of the above scenarios are pretty common in August, and I really, really encourage these new arrivals to start taking advantage of […]
It’s Better Outside: How I Soothe End of Summer Woes
“Boys, look at me. Hold still and just listen. Get your shoes on, we’re going outside.” It seemed like I’d spent the entire morning playing referee between my sons. The requests for intervention were relentless—“Is it my turn now?” “He’s touching me!” “Can I have that?” “He’s bothering me on purpose.” “Can I have a […]
The best in the west…
On July 28, we attended the Medora Musical with our grandchildren. It’s always fun to get away from the monotony of our every-day routines to enjoy some taffy, ice cream and the musical. Since that Sunday night, a number of people have commented about the musical after we tell them that we had attended. The […]
