Mass with Fr. Gregory Crane, Bishop Ryan’s School Chaplain, in the Chapel of Divine Mercy. Education. It means more than schooling in a classroom setting. Education is discovering, asking questions, and training up a child in ways that will serve them later in life....
It Started As An IdeaThe Northern Sentry does not have a lot of staff, well four to be exact. Ted Bolton owns the Northern Sentry, I am in Marketing & Sales, Erin Beene is our on base reporter and Nikki Greening is our Creative Director/Graphics. Each week we are...
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --It was a winter day like any other at Minot AFB: cold, snowing and rife with ice covering roads and walkways. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Thompson, 5th Security Forces Squadron response team leader, was starting his afternoon shift...
Previous 5BW CC, Col. Walters will pin on the rank of Brigadier General later this year. Announced last month, former 91MW CC Col. Menuey will become a Brigadier General. With double the amount of Wing Commanders on this base compared to most Air Force bases, Minot...
The energy is in the air. The daylight is making itself known longer and longer. The home stretch is approaching. Feel it. Say it. Winter is coming to a close, well sort of. Even though it is officially winter for another month, and the cold is likely here for months...
Soon enough, the 2023 Nuclear Surety Inspection at Minot AFB will be over. We have been hearing about preparation for the Nuclear Surety Inspection in our Military Affairs Committee meetings. From what we hear in those short briefings, a lot of time and effort has...
What makes something “The Best”? Is it the service, the attitude, the work ethic? You get to decide! The Northern Sentry is kicking off the brand new Best Of Minot AFB Awards. We want to highlight the places that the Minot AF base community treasures, but we need your...
Barksdale Air Force Base, La. --The Commander and Command Chief, Air Force Global Strike Command, held two virtual town halls on Jan. 30 with AFGSC leadership teams and Airmen from the nuclear enterprise to discuss concerns from Airmen about the “Malmstrom Initiative...
Ed Zilli On the short elevator ride to the 7th floor of the Parker Center, I reflected on the article that I would be writing about Edward John Zilli, a D Day veteran who soon would turn 100 years young. Quickly I did the math. February 8th of 2023, he would turn 100....
Minotauros, Northern Sentry Honor CMSgt Brad Tavares Brad and Leanne Tavares It was natural for Keith Dzialo that when he drew his brother-in-law, Brad Tavares’ name, the gift had to include hockey. Brad’s family are big hockey fans. Brad’s son, Jacoby, plays...