The Minot AFB Resident Council is a forum for military members and their families residing in privatized housing on the installation to discuss health & safety concerns, identify potential community improvements, present viable solutions, and establish and maintain positive interactions between residents, wing leadership, Minot AFB Homes, and the Military Housing Office. The Resident Council […]

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) —Promising to lead the Total Force with “humility and resolve,” Gen. David W. Allvin was ceremoniously welcomed into his role as the 23rd Air Force Chief of Staff Nov.17 during a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews.Allvin was joined by his wife, Gina, their three children, as well as former chief […]

Highest Honors (3.667-4.000+) SENIORS: Gabriel Alexander, Peyton Beeter, Connor Harvey, Brekken Johannes, Gwynnie Johnson, Blake Kaylor, Arwen LaVallie, Katelyn O’Farrell, Coy Okeson, Chuka Osuala, Gianmarco Renda, Chinelo Udekwe, Tyanna WeeksJUNIORS: Emma Brandt, Tyler Burns, Leah Charley, Teagan Coonrod, Rylie Deeter, Olivia Demars, Violet Demars, Boden Erck, Eva Hernandez, Alena Johannsen, Ruby Lormejuste, Jett Lundeen, Taylor […]

Safety reminders for Minot Air Force Base Parents and Guardians during parent drop off and pick up at Minot AFB Schools during Winter Busing: The bus lanes and areas are designated for the safe drop off and pick up of students at each school.At Memorial Middle School – Minot AFB, the main parking lot in […]

The Taube Museum of Art is happy to present, the Holiday Twilight Tour of Homes for 2023. It will be held on December 2 from 3pm-7pm, with tastefully decorated homes and cultural destinations for you to enjoy and delight in every detail. Enjoy a day of dazzling fun with your $16 ticket. Tickets are available […]

Team Minot leadership wishes you the happiest of holiday seasons! Join Team Minot in celebrating the holiday season downtown, but first, a little more about them. Colonel Daniel Hoadley is commander of the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base. He ensures the wing’s combat readiness and is responsible for operations involving the wing’s fleet […]

The LGM-35A Sentinel program to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is “struggling” due to the breadth of its scope and the fact that it has been so long since the Air Force has done a wholesale ICBM replacement—making cost estimation iffy—Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Nov. 13. Speaking at the Center for […]

Are you ready to begin the most Wonderful Time of Year? Downtown Minot is not wasting a single minute of the Holiday Season by hosting a magnificent celebration on the first official day of the Christmas Season -otherwise known as Black Friday- the day after Thanksgiving. November 24 this year will be one for the […]

Those who have spent time in the military or worked for the Defense Department, know what a challenge coin is. They’ve been an American military tradition for a century, meant to instill unit pride and reward hard work and excellence. The coins are not large, usually small enough to fit in the palm of an […]

The Brass Band of Minot is getting in the holiday mood with a concert titled “the Music of the Holidays” on Sunday, November 20th at 4:00 PM at Minot State University’s Anne Nicole Nelson Hall. The Brass Band of Minot is North Dakota’s only British-style brass band and provides audiences with the opportunity to experience […]

A little over a year and a half ago, the Roosevelt Park Zoo welcomed three striped, little bundles of joy. The Zoo happily announced the birth of the three tiger cubs in March 2022. The three cubs, Viktoria, Luka, and Dmitri are nearly grown now and will soon be headed out into the world. The […]

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. —Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2023 at the multi-month competition’s capstone event Nov. 8. Global Strike Challenge is the world’s premier bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile operations and maintenance, helicopter operations and security forces competition with units from Air Force Global Strike Command, […]

Deer hunting is one of North Dakota’s most long-lasting traditions. Every November is marked by thousands of hunters taking to the hills and coulees and other favored terrain in search of deer. However, for many, harvesting a deer is not the only measure of success. Participating in a tradition is. I remember my first deer […]

Sunday was an absolute great day, except for the wind. Looking up I even saw a few flocks of geese headed north. Think of how confusing it is for them. Snow before Halloween and 50 degree temps around Thanksgiving. Who would have thunk? (thunk is one of those slang words that works in cases like […]

When I moved to Langdon in 1995, the company that owned the newspaper put me up in a hotel until I could find a place to live. It didn’t take but a couple of weeks and I found a decent apartment that wasn’t too expensive and it was close to work so I took the […]

In a way, Jim Hillstead’s story about military service is much the same as other veterans, but in another way, it is completely different. Hillstead, who is 103 and lives quietly with his son Kelly in Kenmare, took on a significant military role when he was drafted into the Army in World War II in […]

It was June 6th 1944, D-Day…. As part of the US Army’s 4th Infantry Division (known as the Ivy Division), Sgt Edward John Zilli had crossed the Atlantic on the Queen Mary, landed in Scotland, rode a blacked out train to a small village in England, had several months of additional field training, and now […]

Air Force members are part of the “uniformed services”, but everyone has a unique experience during their time of service. Specifically, for enlisted Airmen, we can all relate to our rite of passage at Lackland AFB, including our joyous march down the “Bomb Run” during graduation weekend. From that location, we all dispersed into our […]

Military service is both a sacrifice and a privilege. Service members of all branches and their families are honored every Veterans Day as a thank-you for keeping America protected against foreign invaders. The US Armed Forces technically erupted during the country’s birth in 1776; however, the US Air Force has been honoring its members since […]