Senate confirms Allvin to be Air Force’s 23rd chief of staff
WASHINGTON (AFNS) —The U.S. Senate confirmed Gen. David W. Allvin Nov. 2 to be the 23rd Air Force chief of staff, partially breaking through a blockade on all military confirmations to install the decorated commander, strategist and pilot as the service’s highest-ranking officer and uniformed leader.The vote was 95 to 1. Speaking moments after his […]
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Technology is great…when it works! Whether it’s old or new, a vehicle, building, equipment, or tool, the object will not function properly unless all the parts are doing their job. People are needed to maintain technology and they are required to plan, prepare, and execute a given vision. Two years from now, the final preparations […]
The Wallet
It was born in upstate New York, lived half its life there, the other half in Florida and died in Minot, North Dakota!!What did you ask? My wallet. I had been aware of its severe state of decline for some time and tried to replace it for at least 4 months prior to its ultimate […]
Minuteman III test provides vital data before termination
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. —Space Launch Delta 30 safely terminated an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean at 12:06 a.m. Pacific Time Nov. 1, due to an anomaly during a test launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.An anomaly is any unexpected event during the test. Since anomalies may arise […]
Veterans Remembrance Short Funding
Rosehill Memorial Cemetery, in Minot, is physically set to receive over one thousand wreaths to remember veterans this fall, however, nearly four hundred wreaths still require sponsorship as of Monday. Volunteers from community organizations, including the Magic City Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, staked in 650 holders last month to place wreaths at gravesites in […]
5th Bomb Wing carries out Exercise Prairie Vigilance 24-1
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, ND —The 5th Bomb Wing Warbirds carried out Exercise Prairie Vigilance (PV) 24-1 Oct. 23 to Oct. 27, at Minot AFB.PV is an annual training exercise designed to test the Wing’s ability to conduct strategic bomber readiness operations while ensuring its units are able to maintain their proficiency in a heightened […]
Minot Leaders See ‘Extremely Real’ Threat from China for Both Bombers and ICBMs
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The threat posed by the People’s Republic of China is “extremely real” and “tangible,” key operational leaders from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., said Oct. 30, pointing to China’s moves to improve its military in response to the U.S.’s robust bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile fleets. Col. Daniel […]
Every Child Deserves A Little Christmas- Toys For Tots Delivers Smiles
For 75 years the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve has been the guiding light of the Toys for Tots program, locally serving over 3,000 families by delivering toys to make the Christmas dreams of less fortunate children come true. Shaun Lewellyn, now the local coordinator for Ward, Renville and Mountrail counties, is responsible for collecting enough […]
Gus the Magpie…
As a writer, this piece of information is, well, really stepping outside the box. It’s about an Australian magpie who took Melbourne by storm. Many of us know that Australians love their animals and one example is they worked feverishly to save as many koalas as they could following devastating fires that happened west of […]
And Introducing, Alberta Clipper
Mr. Alberta Clipper blew through on Monday, bringing dropping temperatures, double digit wind gusts, and our first real taste of North Dakota wind chill. I must say that the past two weather events, last week’s winter storm and this week’s Alberta Clipper, have given us an introduction as to what we can expect this winter; […]
