PCS & Personal Property Prep
A major stressor during a PCS is what to do and how to schedule the moving of your personal property. Personal property resources are available at https://www.militaryonesource.mil under the “Moving & PCS” section. Online tools include the Defense Personal Property Program (DPS), https://dps.move.mil/, where you can upload your orders, ship household goods, manage unaccompanied baggage, […]
Calling First Time Car Buyers: Tips & Tricks for Financial Success
Everyone has to start somewhere in the game of life. Every adult has been a first-time buyer with little to no credit. Venturing out into life can be confusing and really stressful for some. Adulting is not an easy business and the first few steps a person makes in their financial journey can be the […]
Minot AFB SFS officer receives top level award
The North Dakota Air National Guard’s (NDANG), 119th Wing, known as the “Happy Hooligans,” recognized the organization’s top officers, noncommissioned officers and Airmen of the Year last month, during a ceremony at the Hilton Garden Inn, Fargo, N.D. Airmen were nominated for the awards based on their military and civic service throughout 2022. The Outstanding […]
Let The Events Start: Downtown Minot Schedules a Busy Summer
Even though winter held on a little longer than what we would have wished for, they recent days of 50 plus, and even 60 plus degree weather has given us hope that warm summer days and evenings will soon be the norm. Events in MayMay 13 the Downtown Business and Professional Association will sponsor Mimosas […]
Jr Journalism: Our Visit to Assiniboine Park Zoo
Recently, our family visited Winnipeg. Winnipeg is the capital of Manitoba, Canada. We had a lot of fun! Our favorite thing that we did in Winnipeg was visit the Assiniboine Park Zoo. The Zoo is open year-round. It was a bit chilly the day we went, about 20F, so we wore our snowsuits to stay […]
Weather Forecaster Ensures Mission Success
Airmen of Minot: Senior Airman Christina Long, 5 OSS MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — From frozen rain to scorching heat, Team Minot has a wide variety of different environmental challenges. Senior Airman Christina Long, 5th Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, is the Airman responsible for making sense of the constantly changing North Dakota weather. […]
Conversation with Col & Mrs. McCarty
That Minuteman Missile. Its role is pretty important on a global scale. Because of this, the three Groups in the 91st Missile Wing complete their daily mission: “to defend the nation with a combat-ready nuclear force.” The Wing consists of the 91st Operations Group, 91st Maintenance Group and 91st Security Forces Group. In order to […]
Air Force recognizes Lance P. Sijan Award winners
The Air Force recognized the Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award recipients from 2019 to 2022 during an award ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, April 3. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., spoke about the prestigious award, highlighting the accomplishments of the Airmen who embody Sijan’s leadership and character in performance and […]
AFSVC announces winners of best dining facilities
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of the 2023 John L. Hennessy Trophy Awards for best dining facilities across the Department of the Air Force. The annual awards program, established in 1957 and managed by AFSVC, recognizes the top dining facility operations in each of two […]
Jr. Journalism: Skate Night at the Youth Center
Once every month the Youth Center on base has a skate night. I like to go to it and ride around in circles on my roller skates. Some of my classmates also go, so I have fun with them. There they turn off the lights and turn on the disco lights which makes it fun […]
