It doesn’t matter if you are a brand new Airman starting your first assignment or sneaking up to that 20 year mark as an Air Force family, being the new one in town always just plain stinks. You have to find your way around town by relying on the GPS, discover what...
Back in the “old days,” base newspapers used to be the main form of communication to Airmen and their families. Before cell phones and social media captured attention, scandal and complaints, people used to scour the weekly newspaper, put out by Public Affairs, to...
Major Julianne Legierse, Pediatric Element Leader of the Clinical Operations at Minot AFB Clinic, had an idea that is becoming a reality. She and the Pediatric Team at the base clinic have put their heads, hearts and time into planning and pulling off the first ever...
In the past two years of living in North Dakota nothing has touched my heart quite like the small town of Medora. It just popped out of nowhere in the vast prairie land of North Dakota as it creeps into the Badlands and thus creates a magical landscape that I will...
Baseball is a classic part of an American summer, and the Hot Tots do their part to continue this enjoyable pastime right here in Minot. In their first season in the wood bat Northwoods League, the Minot Hot Tots have taken this small community by storm. Under new...
On this Memorial Day, carrying on an honoring tradition spanning more than a decade, people all over the world have participated in specific “hero workout of the day,” or WOD, to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. A renowned hero WOD is named “The Murph”...
They have done it! 26.2 miles is now checked off and completed by a group of hardcore Airmen athletes. The Minot AFB Running Group, primarily led by Chaplain Mark Bradshaw, 5th Bomb Wing, completed their goals of finishing the Fargo Marathon. While this race was not...
PCS season is here again. The familiar comings and goings are what makes the military function. In a lifestyle where nothing is constant, the fact that life will change is the one thing that is for sure. This year marks a different sort of change for the 91 Security...
Oh Canada! It’s another country, another government and a foreign place. But it doesn’t always feel like it. For those of you looking to take that first exciting trip out of the USA this summer and get that nonexistent stamp in your passport- I was sad to find they...
The end of the school year can bring a whirlwind of activities for parents. While the month of December is known to be the busiest, May comes in a close second for moms and dads of school-aged kids. But even though the month is jam-packed with end-of-year parties,...