Just Playing Around-See You Saturdays!

The Minot Air Force Base theater has fallen on some tough times the last couple of years. Once the entertainment mecca of the Minot Air Force Base, the projection booth and auditorium have been stripped of their move projection equipment, victims of a rule that no longer allows ticketed movies in the facility. But today […]
A Place for Empowerment, Growth, and Entertainment

Nestled into the northeast corner of 21 Central Ave E. in downtown Minot is a business that focuses on providing entertainment and empowerment for ages 21 and over. It is called Up Your Axe and it is sure to become your new favorite hang out. Owners, Matthew Maldonado and Eric Theomke, opened the axe throwing […]
Town Hall Meeting

Team Minot –Col Daniel Hoadley, Col Kenneth McGhee, and City of Minot Mayor, Tom Ross cordially invite you to the Minot AFB Town Hall on Thursday, May 16th, 6:00 P.M. at the Jimmy Doolittle Center. Personnel with base access are welcome and encouraged to attend.You can submit questions you would like to be addressed using […]
Celebrating our Minot AFB High School Graduates: Purple Cords

Our high school military connected graduates know at the core what it is like to experience change. From multiple moves to leaving friendships to attending different schools, these students are resilient with a unique perspective many are unable to grasp. We want to celebrate our military connected high school graduates by sharing a purple cord […]
MOMC Highlight: Wesley Hoadley

Despite the hierarchical rank structure of the Air Force, all military kids live similar “Military Kid” lifestyles. They move. They lose friends. They experience new things. They say temporary goodbyes to a parent. While every military kid has a unique story to tell, they also have the solidarity of shared experiences that bring them closer […]
MAFB’s Newest Chief: CMSgt Melissa Turner, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

The illustrious rank of Chief Master Sergeant takes many years of selfless service, dedication to the profession and patience. This year only 506 members were selected across the Air Force. One of those newly pinned on chief master sergeants from Minot AFB is CMSgt Melissa Casey Turner, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. When CMSgt Turner walked […]
MAFB’s Newest Chiefs: CMSgt Select Heather Malensek, 5th Comptroller Squadron

Like so many Chief Master Sergeants, Heather Malensek said there were doubts about reaching this level, “I thought when I first started out that I would be a Chief someday, and then not. But when I reached Senior Master Sergeant, well it meant that I was the senior enlisted leader for the squadron. Working for […]
MAFB’s Newest Chief: CMSgt Nicholas Roberts, 91st Missile Security Operations Squadron

Senior non-commissioned officers lead teams and shape the future force, exerting tremendous influence across all levels of the Air Force. Throughout my career I have been fortunate and privileged to serve with many phenomenal men and women in these top three enlisted grades who emanate these Little Brown Book characteristics. During my two squadron commands […]
MOMC Highlight: Abigail Miller

Many kids of service members have no other frame of reference for life outside the military world. But then there are others who had the glimpse of “regular” life before a parent joined the Air Force. Twelve year old Abigail Miller, who likes to be called Abi, remembers her life several years ago when her […]
2816 To Make Historic Visit To Minot

The Final Spike Steam Tour will depart Calgary on April 14, the one-year anniversary of the merger of CP and Kansas City Southern. Along the way the 2816 and CPKC business train will be on display in Moose Jaw, Sask.; Minot, N.D.; St. Paul, Minn.; Bensenville, Ill.; Davenport, Iowa; Kansas City, Mo.; Shreveport, La.; Laredo, […]