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More Than A 3-Day Weekend -Memorial Day Memories

More Than A 3-Day Weekend -Memorial Day Memories

The flower petals fall gracefully to the river below. The Souris river is running faster than usual this spring, but still the vibrant rose petals begin their trip down the river. It’s my first Memorial day in Minot and all I have is a sheet of paper from my news...

How To Say Goodbye & Good Luck

How To Say Goodbye & Good Luck

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...

The Good Badlands

The Good Badlands

I’ve visited, photographed, and written about the Badlands many times, yet always feel the efforts are inadequate. That’s the effect the Badlands has on me. Others too. The myriad of misarranged rugged buttes, variety of vegetation and wildlife, and stunning scenery...

Women of Wisdom Symposium

Women of Wisdom Symposium

On March 15, from 1530-1730, the Women Inspiring Next Generations Organization hosted a Women of Wisdom (WOW) Symposium where guest speakers such as 5th Bomb Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Tori Jones, 742nd Missile Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Amanda Filiowich, Maj....

Downtown Minot Excursion: Magic City Discovery Center, April 25

Downtown Minot Excursion: Magic City Discovery Center, April 25

The quarterly Discover Minot Excursion is a fun event put on by the Northern Sentry to help Minot AFB residents explore the city of Minot and get a little taste of why they may not hate it here after-all. The Excursion includes a bus ride from Minot AFB into Minot and...

New resident dietician keeps MinotAirmen healthy, focused, active

New resident dietician keeps Minot
Airmen healthy, focused, active

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --A dietitian’s work centers on food and its role in maintaining people’s health. Julie Yi, health promotion dietician with the 5th Medical Group, is Team Minot’s first resident dietician in over three years. By joining the team, she can...

Six leaders fired from Air Force nuclear base in North Dakota

Six leaders fired from Air Force nuclear base in North Dakota

Six leaders — including two commanders and four of their subordinates — were fired from a key Air Force nuclear base inNorth Dakota without explanation Monday. Col. Gregory Mayer, who ran the 5th Mission Support Group at Minot Air Force Base; Maj. Jonathan Welch, the...

Month of the Military Child (MOMC) Working Group

Month of the Military Child (MOMC) Working Group

April is the perfect month to usher in Spring but it is also a great time to “Purple Up” for military connected students! The Month of the Military Child (MOMC) is celebrated in April and is a time to show our support for military connected students across the United...

A Hard Place to Leave

A Hard Place to Leave

Not all of us have lived in a location that we find undesirable. But if you have, you may have borrowed a quote from a song by Mac Davis that talks about “happiness seeing Lubbock in your rear view mirror.” It may be true that heading south because you can’t go north...

2022 Year In Review

2022 Year In Review

5th Bomb Wing LRGF Wins AFGSC Best Fuel Flight American Petroleum Institute Award Senior Airman Conley, 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, analyzes fuel samples for impurities on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 27, 2022. Analyzing...

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