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Minot Air Force Base welcomes Airmen home from Bomber Task Force deployment

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —Airmen from Minot returned home from their most recent Bomber Task Force deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on March 6, 2024. The task force, given the name 23rd...

Minot AFB Curlers One of a Kind

All Military Curling League That “funny” sport is proving to be great fun for Minot Air Force Base personnel.“We have a special position as the only recognized military curling league in the United States,” said...

5 BW Annual Awards 2023

Do you guys want a pop?

A group text between my husband, Derek, our friend Ben, and me has been ongoing for more than a decade now. Ben, a born-and-raised hotdisher, is one of the most Minot people I know—and I...

A Risky Splash

Several years ago, I was the key instigator of an incident that still wakes me up some nights. Not in a cold sweat or turn-on-the-light fear, but rather with a chuckle and a laugh. However,...

Celebrating local foods…

Excitement is mounting and those of us involved in the North Dakota Farmers’ Market & Growers Association, are counting down the days until the local foods conference. This celebration of all things local foods is...

PCS…It’s Part of the Lifestyle

Every year about this time I start to hear about my friends at Minot AFB getting orders for another position at another base. As much as it is part of the lifestyle of a military...

Flosi takes his place as the 20th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) —Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi was formally installed March 8 as the 20th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.In remarks after the formal “Change of Responsibility” ceremony in...

Public Invited to Easter Egg Hunt at Chimney Park State Historic Site, Medora

Medora, N.D. – The public is invited to the 82nd annual Harry Roberts Memorial Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30, 1 p.m. MT, at Chimney Park in Medora. This free event is for children...