Get the Scoop About the Thrift Shop
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Who doesn’t love to shop and help their community at the same time? The base Thrift Shop is your perfect one stop shopping for finding fun little treasures and great prices on gently used items. Have you ever wondered what happens to the money made from the Thrift […]
Team Minot kicks off LGBTQI+ Pride Month
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —Pride Month takes place each June, giving Americans a time to celebrate the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and intersex (LGBTQI+) individuals to society. During this month, the significant contributions made to the Air Force by LGBTQI+ service members are acknowledged and honored by the Department of the […]
Bomber Task Force 24-3 underway in Europe
RAF FAIRFORD, England —Four U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron began flying missions in support of Bomber Task Force 24-3 at RAF Fairford, England, May 24, 2024. The B-52 strategic bomber aircraft assigned to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived as part of a routine deployment to […]
First Ever Day Out at the Printers
This is a unique and rare opportunity to witness firsthand how a newspaper goes from ideas and words to becoming an actual printed publication. You are invited to learn the steps involved and receive a brand new edition of the Northern Sentry fresh off the press! This opportunity also comes with the option to take […]
A Taste of the Mediterranean
I had no intention of getting lunch when I walked into the BX around noon last Wednesday. Truth is I simply needed to wash my hands. That when you tend to find great things, when you not really looking! That’s how I found my beautiful wife 47 years ago, but that’s a story for another […]
Embrace Your Past, Love Your Present
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] “There’s no one else here from your year, so we moved your seat assignment with us,” my mother-in-law said when my husband and I walked into our high school’s Old Gym. Even though the “New Gym” is nearly thirty years old, the space in question will forever be […]
Worried on the West End…
Back in the 1990s when I lived in Langdon, I made frequent trips to Winnipeg, sometimes twice a week and most often took care of business, ate meals, stayed in hotels and attended football games in Winnipeg’s west end. Apparently, that part of town has changed dramatically since the ‘90s and nobody seems to know […]
Tour, Trolley & Treats
The Northern Sentry has been printed in Garrison, North Dakota, for as long as most of us can remember. There are records of the Northern Sentry being printed in Minot as part of the Minot Daily News, and at another local print shop, but BHG, now NorDak North, has been printing, assembling, and shipping the […]
B-52s Land in UK to Kick Off Another Bomber Task Force
B-52 Stratofortess bombers kicked off yet another Bomber Task Force deployment May 20, with the first aircraft touching down at RAF Fairford, U.K., the Pentagon said. The bomber task force “will provide numerous training and operational opportunities alongside NATO allies and regional partners,” Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder told reporters […]
New Leader of the Pack – Lt. Col. Lusson Takes Command of 742d
For Lt. Col. Jacob Lusson, his third year started with a couple of moves. One geographical, as he now has the Commander’s office on the main floor of the 91st Missile Wing building, moving upstairs from his office of 2 years, and his position as Operations Officer of the 740th Missile Squadron. Career wise his […]
