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  • Airman Michael Hanselman (left), and Airman 1st Class Benjamin Lee (right), both 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron, put together Thanksgiving Day baskets at the First Sergeant’s Food Pantry Tuesday. The baskets include a complete Thanksgiving Day dinner and will be distributed by the First Sergeants Nov. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Wesley Wright)

    Operation Warmheart, Angel Tree offer help to Airmen

    Operation Warmheart, a year-round program designed to assist airmen and their families, is gearing up for the holidays. Warmheart is managed by the First Sergeants Council and supported by volunteers. The Officer's Spouses Club, the Enlisted Spouses Club, the Top-3, the Air Force Sergeants Association are just a few of the many private
  • MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Airman 1st Class Ismael Rodriguez, 5th Maintenance Squadron jet engine mechanic, unfastens bolts to a generator connected to the engine of a B-52H Stratofortress here Tuesday during a phase inspection. The B-52 usually goes through twelve days of repairs during the inspection before its ready to fly again.(U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Christopher Boitz)

    Ready for inspection

  • MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Senior Airman Edwin Acosta Jr., 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron, checks the oxygen levels in the confined space before allowing entry after the simulated electronic missile launch conducted at Mike 11 Nov. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Laws)

    91st Space Wing set to launch ... almost

    Airmen from the 91st Space Wing put their 99 percent alert rate to the test Wednesday during a simulated electronic missile launch. The simulated electronic launch tested the proper operation of the Minuteman III weapons system here Tuesday and Wednesday. "It [SELM] ensures the proper command and control over our missiles we have here at Minot Air

  • CFC benefits base youth center

    The Combined Federal Campaign, which began Oct. 1 and will run until Nov. 15, helps many charitable organizations worldwide. The CFC is the only authorized solicitation of employees in the federal workplace on behalf of charitable organizations. In 2005, federal employees around the world raised more than $268 million for charitable causes. From
  • MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Airman 1st Class David Quelland, 5th Communications Squadron radar maintenance journeyman, swithches out a battery on a radar at the end of the flightline Oct. 27. Airman Quelland is switching out the battery as part of an upgrade to the airport surveillance radar system that assists the radar and approach controllers directly responsible for the safe and expeditious movement of air traffic here, Minot International Airport and 10 surrounding satellite airports. When the radar is incorporated into the RAPCON’s air traffic equipment, it allows for real-time tracking and monitoring of all air traffic encompassing 4,800 square miles from Minot up to 23,000 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Boitz)

    5th CS tackle big project

    Members of the 5th Communications Squadron recently replaced a 600-pound antenna drive motor assembly and rotary coupler that will ensure safe air traffic control operations at Minot Air Force Base, Minot International Airport and 10 surrounding satellite airports throughout the upcoming winter months. Working through the weekend to avoid

  • On-base bus schedule begins November 20

    This year's on-base school bus service schedule changes when it begins Nov. 20 and lasts until March 16, 2007. This year's funding for the on-base school bus service is approximately $77,000 less than last year's budget.  As a result, the service was reduced by approximately 30 school days. Even with fewer days, this year's bus service will cost
  • Senior Airman Andrew Close, 5th Communications Squadron, shovels snow in front of the 5th CS dorms during a snowfall on October 30. The base recived about three inches of snow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sharida Bishop)

    First fall

  • Staff Sgt. Chad Young, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron utilities craftsman, helps erect an Alaskan tent during the Eagle Flag exercise held at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, N.J., from Oct. 12 to 20. Airmen erected more than 40 tents during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Danny Moanahan)

    Warbirds return to nest from Eagle Flag exercise

    LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING STATION, N.J. - Approximately 150 Team Minot Airmen returned from a successful one-week deployment Oct. 20 after fighting the Global War on Terrorism and providing humanitarian relief in the country of Chimera in the southwest Karde region. Many have never heard of the country, nor the continent and there is a reason
  • Bill Large, from the 5th Medical Support Squadron, auctions off a quilt called "Hearts for a Cure" during the quilt auction for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month event at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 24, while the makers of the quilt -- Rebecca Ament and Lt. Col. Anne Heinly, 5th Medical Operations Squadron commander -- hold it up. All proceeds from the auction, which raised almost $4,000, were donated to breast cancer research through the Combined Federal Campaign. The event, themed "Voices of Breast Cancer, Inspiring Hope, Supporting a Cure, included a health fair and the personal testimony of several breast cancer survivors from the base community. Photo By: Airman First Class Cassandra Butler

    Minot event supports breast cancer research

    About 200 Airmen and family members gathered here to raise awareness of breast cancer during an event in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Oct. 24. The event, titled "Voices of Breast Cancer: Inspiring Hope, Supporting a Cure," included a health fair, lunch, the touching testimony of several cancer survivors, and a spirited auction
  • Minot Air Force Base, N.D. --- Tom Schrader a meteorologist with a local television station explains the how the difference between high and low pressure areas affect the formation of storms during a visit to the fourth grade class at Dakota Elementary school here. Mr. Schrader visits on-base students annually to talk to them about meteorology and dispel some of the myths about what actions to take during inclement weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt James Bressendorff)

    Weather watchers

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