Operation Homefront Success

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Milt Arneson, Home Depot executive and Amy Palmer, Operation Homefront chief operating officer, pose with the Team Minot First Sergeants who volunteered in support of Operation Homefront here Dec. 15. Operation Homefront was a charitable initiative headed by the Home Depot Foundation, in coordination with Minot AFB’s Operation Warm Heart and General Electric, which donated more than 130 appliances to Team Minot Airmen and their families affected by the historic Souris River flood. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Desiree Esposito)

Operation Homefront Success

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Col. James Dawkins, 5th Bomb Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Jurgella, 5th BW command chief, sign an Operation Homefront thank you banner here Dec. 15. This is part of Operation Homefront, a charitable initiative, headed by the Home Depot Foundation, in coordination with Minot AFB’s Operation Warm Heart and General Electric, to donate more than 130 appliances to Team Minot Airmen and their families affected by the historic Souris River flood. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Desiree Esposito)

A New START

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Staff Sgt. Wesley Baptiste, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile maintenance instructor and Airman Daniel Peryer, 91st MMXS missile maintenance apprentice, perform a simulated missile reduction in accordance with the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, here Nov. 29. New START is a treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation to reduce the number of strategic nuclear missile launchers. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Desiree Esposito)

A New START

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Staff Sgt. Wesley Baptiste, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile maintenance instructor and Airman Daniel Peryer, 91st MMXS missile maintenance apprentice, perform a simulated missile reduction in accordance with the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, here Nov. 29. New START is a treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation to reduce the number of strategic nuclear missile launchers. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Desiree Esposito)

War fighter improvement continues

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Members of the 91st Security Forces Group tactical response team, engage in exercise clearing scenarios here Nov. 3. TRF is one of the most physically demanding jobs that security forces personnel can be a part of here. The 91st SFG has continued its ongoing effort of physical assessments designed to help their Airmen maintain full capability of their bodies throughout their Air Force careers. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ashley N. Avecilla)

Black Eyed Peas, Duhamel raise funds for recovery

MINOT, N.D. -- The Black Eyed Peas perform for nearly 16,000 people at the North Dakota State Fairgrounds, as part of an event orchestrated by actor and Minot native, Josh Duhamel, to support the flood relief, here Sept. 3. More than 200 Minot AFB Airmen volunteered to set up the electrifying evening, as a night of celebrity-filled fun comforted many Minot residents and Airmen who are still recovering from the tragic flood’s aftermath that displaced one-fourth of the city. All concert proceeds will go to the Minot Area Community Foundation’s Minot Area Recovery Fund to assist victims in Minot and surrounding flood affected communities. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Jesse Lopez)