MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, NORTH DAKOTA --An Airman wakes up with excruciating pain in a tooth. They attempt to work through it, but it cripples their ability to perform, which has impeded their effectiveness and the shop they work for. Thankfully the group of highly...
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --The United States Air Force’s spending budget for the fiscal year of 2022 was 156.3 billion dollars. With such a tremendous amount of money and countless responsibilities to fulfill, the Air Force needs well-trained officials to ethically...
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --Wingman. Leader. Warrior. These are the words that U.S. Air Force Captain Michael Thrasher, a director of operations for the 5th Security Forces Squadron, lives by. Thrasher is responsible for providing security to the people, assets, and...
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) month recognizes and honors the heritage of individuals of AAPI descent.1st Lt. Aaron Chen, 742nd Missile Squadron Nuclear and Missiles Operations officer, and his mother immigrated from...
It’s the time of the year that is definitely not one of my favorites. You all call it PCS season, while those of us who have gotten to know and work with those who are headed down the road to a different base and community just refer to June and July as “that time of...
Colonel Patrick H. Baum91st Maintenance GroupCommander In order to understand the essential functions of each group in the Missile Wing and get an in-depth life and career perspective from Team Minot’s senior leaders, the Northern Sentry is running a series of...
Girl Scout cookie boxes serve as a backdrop for Troop Leader Sarah and Cookie Manager Jourdan Carrell in 2023. Did you know that prior to the late 1980s the military was actually allowed to dictate more about military spouses’ lives? Yep, that’s right. Though not...
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. - After being laid off from his job in late 2020, Senior Airman Jesse Yang, aerospace ground engineer technician for the 5th Maintenance Group, decided to speak with one of his old mentors who ultimately convinced him to join the Air Force....
On 5 April, as most of North Dakota looked forward to quickly rising temperatures taking the area in to the 50s and 60s, the men and women of 91st Missile Wing had a very different take: concern. North Dakota is prone to cold weather, heavy snow and high winds. These...
Thanks to Woodland Resort, our Outdoors Report sponsor, for helping keep readers up-to-date on happenings throughout the region. For complete details about fishing Devils Lake and its array of recreational opportunities visit their website, (www.woodlandresort.com),...
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