Costume Contest Winners Don’t Disappoint
Every year we look forward to our Facebook notifications being filled with smiling kids, scary adults and unique costumes from our annual Halloween costume contest! We get amazing submissions from all over the base community. This year was no different. In years past, the winner has been chosen by the Northern Sentry staff, but for […]
The Holidays are Here?
Halloween is barely behind us. In fact, there are still lingering spooky decorations to be seen around base housing. But despite the calendar displaying barely November, it feels like the Holiday season is encroaching quickly, extremely quickly.Arguably, Minot weather around this time of year does lend itself to snuggly sweaters and hot cocoa. The desire […]
Yes Sir!…She’s From Around Here
One of our most popular articles this past summer was about DeAnn Fylling, a Minot native who is a member of the 188th Army Band, or the North Dakota Army National Guard. Although dated from this summer, we thought the story would be a nice addition to our Tribute to Service Insert. We hope you […]
FCC Provider of the Month
What do you enjoy most about being an FCC Provider?The thing I enjoy most about being a provider is the relationships I build with the families in my care. It’s a blessing to be trusted to care for their children and it’s so fun to watch the kids grow and celebrate their accomplishments! What are […]
Winter Bussing 2024-2025
Winter Busing began November 4th, 2024, and as the Contracting Officer Representative, there are a few notes I would like to share with our community:
Me? I Didn’t Do Anything Special~ George Franklin’s Military Career Spans Two Wars
A young George Franklin started his military career in September of 1944 at Fort Snelling. Across the Atlantic Ocean Allied troops had reached Paris, and in the Pacific U.S. troops had landed in the Philippines. From Fort Snelling George was shipped to Texas for training. His next stop was Fort Mead, Maryland “and soon after […]
Now Their Air Force, Not Mine
Life after military retirement presents itself in many ways. Some feel the relief of pressure released, others feel sadness of a part of themselves suddenly missing. For Chief Master Sergeant (Ret.) Ernest “Kacky” Crider, it is a little bit of both that hit at different times. Kacky had a long military career both in the […]
Is Veterans Day Important to Those Still Serving?
Veterans Day is a day set aside as a time to thank and pay tribute to those Americans who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Veterans Day (not to be confused with Armed Forces Day which is usually in May) is always on November 11th. It is there to commemorate the small percentage […]
Turret Gunner Recalls ‘Black Thursday’ October 14, 1943
Art Linrud, Velva ND, was one of the World War II veterans who remembered Black Thursday, October 14, 1943, the day of the bombing mission to Schweinfurt, Germany. He was engineer and top turret gunner on B-17 Flying Fortress No. 42-3436. It was one of the relatively few planes without a nickname painted on its […]
A Legacy of Service and Community at Minot AFB
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Bruce Christianson’s personality fills a room. A conversation with him is bound to be full of intriguing anecdotes, laughter, and the energy of a man decades his junior. But while he is powerful in presence, Christianson remains humble and unassuming about his significant impact on Minot and Minot […]