B-52 bombers conclude month-long deployment
US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers recently concluded a month-long deployment to the United Kingdom as part of Bomber Task Force Europe. The bombers, part of the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, left their forward deployed base at Royal Air Force Fairford and returned to Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota on 21 September. They […]
#X294 Retired
With a service history of over nine years, including seven years at Minot Air Force Base, Deny has ended his career and now will retire to a good home, one that knows him well. Senior Airmen Ryan Gutshall has been part of Deny’s life for the past two and a half years, including eight months […]
Downtown Minot Rolls Out Red Carpet
Many of the traditional celebration events were put on hold during the two years of COVID protocol, and the Downtown Fall Festival was one of those casualties in 2019 and 2020. Retuning in 2021 with a more limited schedule of events, the downtown area was once again crowded with people ready to enjoy a fall […]
US, partners conduct Middle East BTF through air, land and sea
AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar – United States ground and naval units, as well as coalition and regional partner air forces executed a Bomber Task Force mission across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 4, 2022. During the BTF, two B-52H Stratofortresses, assigned to the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, conducted theater […]
Connecting Minot’s Women through Inspirational Alignment
What does it mean to be a female in the workplace in Minot? The founding members of Minot Women Connect make it their mission to offer professional development for women in the area that reflects the hurdles women may encounter in the workplace. The group, founded in 2017, was learned about from a similar organization […]
It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Car Wash
For Gabe Holt and his partner Alex Lopez, acquiring enough room for the commercial footprint of Magic City Car Wash would take some time. “We needed to purchase and develop five lots. Two of them on the east side and three residential lots on the west side” of the Magic City Car Wash location, and […]
Air Force EOD Team of the Year Grand Finale competition
MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind. – The winners of three competitive regional events designed to test and enhance the readiness capabilities of explosive ordnance disposal teams across the Air Force settled the score with Hill AFB earning the inaugural Air Force EOD National Team of the Year title this past week in Indiana. Three previously-held […]
Trains, Trains and …Trains
The city of Minot has a rich history with trains and the railroad. In fact, it was the railroad that created the town itself. According to the City of Minot website, “Minot came into existence in 1886, when Jim Hill’s Great Northern Railroad ended its push through the state for the winter, after having trouble […]
Bacon Inspired Food Paired
with Local Beer… Yes Please!
Who loves bacon-infused meals and the deep smoky flavors of locally brewed beers? I am going to assume that the majority of readers just raised their hands. So for those of you that did, the Roosevelt Park Zoo has something just for you and the hundreds of other bacon lovers in Minot! Did I lose […]
B-52 OT, WPS, and Ops squadrons collaborate during
Test and Weapons School Roadshow at Minot AFB
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron recently integrated with the 340th Weapons Squadron, 69th Bomb Squadron, and 23rd Bomb Squadron during the B-52 Test and Weapons School Roadshow at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 5-8, 2022. Four sorties were executed during the event to validate Tactics, Techniques, and […]
