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 […]
Team Minot completes Exercise Prairie Vigilance
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB, North Dakota and the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana participated in Exercise Prairie Vigilance 24-3 here, April 6-12, 2024. PV is a routine training mission that enhances the safety, security and reliability of the bomber leg of the U.S. […]
Minot Task Force 21 Announces Full Speaker Line Up for April Nuclear Triad Symposium
Minot Area Chamber EDC (MACEDC) Task Force 21 is pleased to announce the full speaker line up for the North Dakota Nuclear Triad Symposium on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The symposium will focus on sustaining credible nuclear deterrence amidst growing challenges while speakers cover the state of nuclear deterrence, threats from the Chinese and Russian […]
Assignment Incentive Pay to be authorized for Airmen, Guardians stationed at extremely cold locations
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) —Effective April 1, the Department of the Air Force approved a new incentive pay for Airmen and Guardians assigned to qualifying bases in the U.S. where the temperature is expected to drop below minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit.Cold Weather Assignment Incentive Pay is a single lump sum payment given to Airmen and Guardians […]
DHN Central pharmacies work ‘around the clock’ after worldwide outage
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, – Pharmacies across Defense Health Network Central have been working around the clock to fill prescriptions and care for patients after a Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare spurred an enterprise-wide, claims-processing outage. With the issue still ongoing, Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, DHN Central director and 59th Medical Wing commander, […]
Minot Task Force 21 to Host Nuclear Triad Symposium in North Dakota
Minot Area Chamber EDC (MACEDC) Task Force 21 announced they will host a nuclear triad symposium in Minot, North Dakota Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The symposium will focus on sustaining credible nuclear deterrence amidst growing challenges while speakers cover modernization including the Sentinel and B-52 projects, the state of nuclear deterrence, and our adversaries. The […]
New class of Striker Airmen Coders graduate from AFGSC Cyber Innovation Center
BOSSIER CITY, La. —A group of Striker Airmen from across Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) recently celebrated graduating from the command’s Striker Airmen Coder (SAC) program in Bossier City, Louisiana. The team was the sixth cohort of Airmen to finish the six-month program, administered by the Cyber Innovation Center through a partnership intermediary agreement […]
2024 DAF Art Contest opens for 2D, 3D artists
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) —The 2024 Department of the Air Force Art Contest opened March 1 and runs through April 30.Any authorized patrons of DAF morale, welfare and recreation programs and facilities – beginning at age six – can participate in the contest. Following the success of last year’s introduction of three-dimensional art, […]
Study Shows Higher Rates of Some Cancers in ICBM Personnel
The Air Force found increased rates of breast and prostate cancers in service members who worked on nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles compared to the general population, according to a preliminary study of data publicly released on March 13. “What we don’t know is whether these rates specifically for breast and prostate are due to increased […]