Base to privatize utility infrastructure

The management of the base's electrical distribution infrastructure is slated to be privatized in late spring of 2012. Verendrye Electric Cooperative, Inc. based in Velva, N.D., was recently selected as the managing company, having signed a contract to assume responsibility for the maintenance,

WIC program: An investment for healthier families

Taking care of service members and their families is essential for mission success and it enhances morale ensuring overall health and well-being. One program that provides help to both civilian and military families is the WIC program which was established to provide assistance to pregnant,

Standardizing the art of loading

What to do in FPCON DELTA

Many take living on a secured installation for granted. With security forces patrolling all areas of the base, no one ever expects anything bad to happen - but that doesn't mean that it won't.Take for example the Fort Hood, Texas shooting. This incident is an example of a mass shooting that took

American300 Tour inspires Minot Airmen

A constant threat to deployed service members is enemy attack. While deployed, at any given moment, injury or death may occur. Before the current Iraq and Afghanistan wars, amputees had no choice but to retire from the military. Now, with the constant improvement of prosthetic limbs, military