The place was absolutely crazy. The noise was deafening. The packed stadium went wild as the baseball soared over the centerfield fence at the old Metrodome in Minneapolis. Put four on the board for the Minnesota Twins! It was a World Series game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Twins first baseman Kent Hrbek sent the […]

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —It was just an ordinary day for U.S. Air Force Capt. Erik Walker, 742nd Missile Squadron instructor on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.Walker just dropped his son off for his first day of school when he drove by a stopped car on the side of the road. At first glance, nothing […]

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —Until recently, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) crew chiefs performing maintenance on the ground used headsets wired into the B-52H Stratofortress to communicate with the crew inside. The wires raised a number of concerns, to include mobility and the price of replacing the wires. “Today’s Airmen need to be more […]

Awards Presented by 5th Bomb Wing Deputy Commander Col Benjamin Jensen Airmen Against Drunk Driving gave out their volunteer of the month awards, recognizing outstanding service by 3 AADD Volunteers. MSgt Shelby Bird, President of the Minot AFB Chapter of AADD was also on hand as the following volunteers received special recognition, as well as […]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month is designed to unify women and men across the world who have been victims of domestic violence. It is important to recognize that domestic violence impacts millions of people, and it’s not only women who are victims; many men suffer domestic violence as well. According to the Report on Child Abuse […]

Chief Mike Reid, Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, has a history of cooking up great Bar B Que. “Yep, it was good. I have a background of catering” says Chief Reid, and so it was a natural to apply that skill to an event to raise money so the Chiefs can donate to Professional Development events “like […]

It was an exciting day at Dakota Elementary on September 27! As part of their “Engaging Families” initiatives, the staff organized a visit from Tom Ross, the Mayor of Minot for the first-grade classrooms. Each month the students are given a word of the month to learn and develop a new skill. For the month […]

I saw a Viking fight! They had actual, armored axes, swords, shields–and everything else a Viking would have. I saw this Viking fight at Norsk Høstfest 2023. Anyway, let’s get to the basics. Høstfest is an annual Scandinavian celebration every year. It’s hosted at the State Fairgrounds. It was a great time. There’s lots of […]

Autumn is in full swing with great programming at Minot Air Force Base. As we adjust to shorter days and decreasing temperatures, the School Liaison Office serves as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for Yellowfin Bus Transportation and is excited to prepare for our winter bussing season. Winter bussing at Minot Air Force Base is […]

If you haven’t noticed yet, you should know I am a BIG fan of a good FSS event. I love the feeling of being with our community having fun and enjoying what the FSS squadron has put together for us. During a meeting with Matt Balas, the Deputy Director of FSS, he was able to […]

The Minot Lions Club will be hosting their 7th Annual Dining in the Dark event on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at the Northwest Arts Center on the Minot State University campus. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for the event are $60 per person and can be purchased at https://givebutter.com/U4PsFJ. The deadline to purchase […]

Let’s start with Norsk Høstfest…what a great celebration! I can’t say enough about the hundreds of volunteers that were able to get Høstfest back on track. The time I spent at Høstfest was highlighted by smiles of friends and acquaintances, quite a few of whom I hadn’t seen in quite a while. Everyone was certainly […]

On Wednesday my young assistant and myself were on our delivery route going through Minot when we saw something we don’t normally experience in Minot. It was a high speed chase involving a late model sedan and three, four and finally seven Ward County Sheriff’s Department vehicles. This happened about 4 p.m., on Wednesday, just […]

“I’m not from around here. What should I know? What’s your favorite stuff in town? Tell me the secrets.” These sentences seem to roll off my tongue in a rapid fire fashion. For a person who never wanted to move, or start over—I’ve become something of an expert at being, “not from around here.” Nearly […]

Most fishermen: What’s the forecast?Answer: Wind 15-20 and a 30% chance of rain.Most fishermen: Yuk. Let’s go another day.Muskie fisherman: What’s the forecast?Answer: Wind 25-35 with higher gusts possible, 80% chance of rain/snow with accumulations of 15-20 inches possible, moon phase favorable.Muskie fisherman: Well, that settles it. Let’s go! It happens. More often than you […]

It has been looming. The possible threat of a government shutdown is an ultimatum that gets more serious with each passing day. Congress’s inability to finalize a budget by the end of September may thrust the federal government again into a position where no budget has been agreed upon, therefore many employees of U.S government […]

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —Recently, Team Minot welcomed its newest deputy commanders. U.S. Air Force Col. Benjamin Jensen and U.S. Air Force Col. George L. Chapman assumed deputy commander duties for the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing respectively. Jensen most recently served as Chief of the Bomber Requirements Division at Air Force […]

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — Class is in session. The 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 22, is an Air Education and Training Command detachment with its host command at Sheppard AFB, Texas. Det. 22 delivers aircraft maintenance training to Airmen assigned to the 5th Maintenance Group. “We have a really big focus on empowering people […]

At 57 Randy Albrecht officially retired, the first time. However, you need not spend a lot of time around Mr. Albrecht to know that one of those “sit by the lake fishing with your feet up” retirements was not going to work. His lake is home located on the shores of Lake Sakakawea near the […]

The Defense Department provides broad opportunities for service members and civilians alike, but more can be done to increase the diversity of those holding DOD positions, including Hispanic citizens, said the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness.  “The department offers a variety of career opportunities in and out of uniform that span from astronomy, […]