North Dakota National Guard Hosts Military Retiree Weekend
Finding your village as a military spouse
A New ND Law Can Cut Your Tax by Half
First Sergeant’s Corner: Caring
Call It Giving Back
Family Child Care
Celebrates Month of the Military Child
Family Child Care providers offer valuable in-home child care services to Minot AFB families and these professionals actively celebrated Month of the Military Child!Individually, many showcased decorative home displays donning purple paint, family pictures, and that dandelion message of resilience that we’ve all grown to love. Some dyed purple shirts and others baked purple treats […]
Blizzard Haley Snow Removal Efforts
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —Recently, April 12-14, 2022, people at Minot Air Force Base and the surrounding North Dakota communities witnessed a massive amount of snow during the historic late-winter storm, Blizzard Haley.The blizzard bombarded Minot AFB for over 48 consecutive hours, leaving the area with a whopping initial 36 inches of snowfall. The […]
AFGSC Outstanding Airmen of the Year recognized
Air Force Global Strike Command recently named its Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2021, commending the top enlisted Strikers across the command.This past Monday, these six Airmen were recognized by Gen. Anthony Cotton, AFGSC commander, and Chief MSgt Melvina Smith, AFGSC command chief, during a Medallion Ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base.Huge congratulations to:Airman […]
E-3s from Tinker AFB relocated to Minot AFB
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — E-3 Sentries from Tinker Air Force Base relocated to Minot Air Force Base due to severe weather in the area of central Oklahoma.The four aircraft and air crews moved to Minot Air Force Base as a part of normal weather relocation plans to mitigate the possibility of damage during […]
5th Medical Group Pharmacy
Implements New
Feature to Better Serve Patients
The 5th Medical Group Pharmacy is happy to announce that they will have a new text feature to let you know exactly when medications are ready for pick-up. During the check-in process simply alert the pharmacy staff that you would like to receive a text message when the medication is ready, and their team will […]
Discover Minot Excursion:
Find Out Why You Might
NOT Hate it Here
The “Minot Meltdown” (not referring to the massive snow melt) is that familiar moment of dread and overwhelming despair that washes over many Airmen and their family members when they receive orders to the 5th Bomb Wing or the 91st Missile Wing. You know what I’m talking about. Deemed as one of the least ideal […]
A Mother’s Day Tribute: Military Moms
Mother’s Day weekend is here again. It’s the time of year where moms everywhere get extra love, hugs and ‘maybe’ a little extra time to sleep. While this Sunday is a day to celebrate all moms everywhere, here at the Northern Sentry, we would like to give a special shout-out to our active duty mothers […]
The North Dakota Outdoors are Calling— Finally!
The sun is shining, the grass is attempting to get greener and all of Minot AFB is aching to get out and enjoy some warmth! The Minot Outdoor Recreation Center is here to assist. Last Friday, the ODRC hosted an Open House to show off all the equipment they rent, the trips they plan and […]
Month of the Military Child Highlight – Sensation Siblings
Melanie and Briella Kilgore. Peaks & Valley Photography Photo
New Mom Support Group Flourishes
Ask any mother, the transition to mom-life can be a difficult one plagued with uncertainty, loneliness, new emotions and confusion. The demands of early parenthood are challenging no matter where one lives, but in a place like Minot with the extended winters and extreme cold, new mothers and fathers can often find it difficult to […]
Minot Command Post
wins Best Nuclear Command Post in AFGSC
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —The 5th Bomb Wing Command Post was awarded the 2021 Air Force Global Strike Command Large Nuclear Command Post of the Year and 8th Air Force Nuclear Deterrence Operations Team of the Year at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.Command Post is the central command point for mission operations on […]
Minot Air Force Base commemorates new combat arms training facility
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —On April 22, 2022, Minot Air Force Base leadership, Sen. John Hoeven, the Mayor of Minot, Shaun Sipma, and multiple other distinguished individuals attended the official opening of the new, fully indoor, combat arms range at Minot Air Force Base.Minot Air Force Base is home to over 1,000 first-term security […]
Spark Tank: Launches Innovative Ideas
There is a specialized place here on Minot Air Force Base that is designed to help Airmen discover and develop new concepts to assist in their workspaces. Snuggled in the back end of the Arts & Crafts Center is a top-of-the-line room filled with white board walls, computers, rapid prototyping technology, a 3D printer and […]
The Easter Winter Storm- One for the Decade
AFGSC Commander visits Team Minot
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — Air Force Global Strike commander leadership visted Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 6-7 to spend time with Airmen and see the missions of the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing first hand. Gen. Tim Ray, AFGSC commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Charles Hoffman, AFGSC command chief, […]
Flash Fire Hero
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — In the dead of night, a lonely truck’s headlights swept across a quiet housing community. The lights fall upon a house unlike the others. Slowing down, he saw it, a yellow and orange light flickering inside of the house, a plume of gray smoke escaping from a window. “I […]
“A Celebration For Ellie”
Hello to Members and Friends of the Taube Museum of Art, Our names are Priyanka and Abhinn. We are kindly writing to invite and request your support for our upcoming fundraising event “A Celebration For Ellie”. Our daughter Elina, who we called Ellie, was such a joy in our lives! She was happy and healthy. […]
Disabled Veterans, Certain Caregivers Can Shop In-Store at the Minot AFB Exchange Starting Jan. 1
Minot AFB – The Minot AFB Exchange will welcome home disabled Veterans, Purple Heart recipients and certain caregivers with in-store shopping privileges beginning Jan. 1. Army & Air Force Exchange Service shopping privileges will expand to all Veterans with service-connected disabilities, Veterans who are Purple Heart recipients, Veterans who are former prisoners of war and […]
Mental health triggers of deployment
Depression is a common and serious illness that negatively effects how a person feels, thinks and acts, according to the American Psychiatric Association. Although more than 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression, some are still hesitant to admit they struggle with it because of the stigma it carries. When someone is predisposed to depression, […]