Thrift Shop continues support for community

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Christina Doucette, Thrift Shop chairperson, is one of several volunteers who help manage the base thrift shop. Currently, all proceeds from the thrift shop are directed towards the OSC, which then provides contributions to charities including Operation Warmheart, Air Force Village, Minot Music Boosters and Minot AFB Youth Center, among others. The OSC also offers annual scholarships to high school students, college students, and spouses of military personnel. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Jose Hernandez)

5th Medical Group evaluates response procedures

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Members of 5th Medical Group’s decontamination team prepare to move a simulated patient over to a decontamination area during an exercise here Sept. 22. During the mass casualty exercise, personnel from the various factions of the 5th MDG responded setting up patient treatment areas throughout the entire medical building, each holding different responsibilities. The 5th MDG conducts exercises like these to test the readiness and effectiveness of medical contingency response plan procedures. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Jose L. Hernandez)

5th Medical Group evaluates response procedures

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Members of 5th Medical Group’s decontamination team execute cleaning procedures on a simulated patient during an exercise here Sept. 22. During the mass casualty exercise, personnel from the various factions of the 5th MDG responded setting up patient treatment areas throughout the entire medical building, each holding different responsibilities. The 5th MDG conducts exercises like these to test the readiness and effectiveness of medical contingency response plan procedures. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Jose L. Hernandez)

5th Medical Group evaluates response procedures

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- 5th Medical Group personnel took part in an exercise here Sept. 22, which involved a simulated terrorist attack with the use of a chemical agent at a designated location. Personnel from the various factions of the 5th MDG responded setting up patient treatment areas throughout the entire medical building, each holding different responsibilities, among them a decontamination zone to treat infected patients. The 5th MDG conducts exercises like these to test the readiness and effectiveness of medical contingency response plan procedures. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Jose L. Hernandez)

5th Medical Group evaluates response procedures

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Members of the 5th Medical Group’s medical triage team, load patients into an ambulance during a mass casualty exercise here Sept. 22. The 5th MDG conducts exercises like these to test the readiness and effectiveness of medical contingency response plan procedures. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Stephanie Ashley)

5th Medical Group evaluates response procedures

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Airman 1st Class James Brigance, 5th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician, conducts decontamination procedures on a simulated patient during a mass casualty exercise here Sept.22. The 5th Medical Group conducts exercises like these to test the readiness and effectiveness of medical contingency response plan procedures. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Jose L. Hernandez)