Top 10 things Minot leadership wants you to know Published March 12, 2020 By Public Affairs 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- While COVID-19 does not currently affect any members or families of Minot Air Base Force, North Dakota, the nuclear deterrence mission is a continuous one. 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing personnel are prepared to continue to meet and exceed our objective of global strike capabilities, regardless of circumstance. 1. Overall risk to Team Minot personnel is LOW, but Minot AFB is taking appropriate measures to keep our service members, civilians and families safe. People experiencing flu-like symptoms like fever and coughing should CALL their primary care manager before they seek treatment. You can call the appointment line at 701-723-5633 or the Tricare 24-hour Nurse Advice Line 1-800-874-2273. Our medical teams will walk through what to do next. Proper hygiene procedures, such as hand washing, are the biggest deterrent to spreading viruses. Preventative measures are important to maintaining 100 percent mission readiness. 2. Team Minot is taking prudent measures to protect personnel and ensure mission accomplishment. Proper hygiene can reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other viruses. The military community is resilient, in good health and has a physically strong population which will assist in reducing the spread. 3. Force health protection is a top priority, and we will continue to ensure that Air Force personnel have the most up-to-date information on appropriate measures to prevent potential spread of the virus. 4. We are taking proactive steps to encourage all Department of Air Force personnel to follow Force Health Protection and CDC guidance to avoid contracting or spreading respiratory illnesses like the flu or COVID-19. We have contingency plans in place and are taking steps to educate and safeguard our military and civilian personnel, family members and base communities in preventing wide spread outbreak. 5. Inbound service members and families coming from a country that has a Level 2 and 3 Travel Health Notice, as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, must reach out to their unit’s commander, superintendent or first sergeant prior to arrival to Minot AFB for additional reporting instructions. 6. When traveling onto base, you should hold up your ID card to show the back barcode to the Security Forces member working. The guard will scan you in and proceed to let you on base. This new process will help us reduce the amount of contact between one another. 7. Social distancing is highly recommended by the CDC, which means maintaining a “six foot rule” from others. Team Minot commanders will have the latitude to implement existing telework agreements and alternate work schedules, or create new telework agreements. Commanders and supervisors have a great amount of flexibility to take care of their Airmen. 8. Children who become sick in the Family Child Care Facilities or Child Development Center will be removed from other children and returned home. If COVID-19 infections take place in or around Minot, the availability of childcare could diminish to prevent spread of the illness to healthy children. This is the time to ensure your Family Care Plan is up to date and plan accordingly if any changes need to be made. 9. There’s no indication of schools closing right now. We work closely with Minot School District to ensure the safety of our children. Around the world so far, school age children have shown a resistance to COVID-19. 10. With official travel restrictions changing daily, the Secretary of Defense placed a stop movement to and from level 3 CDC countries effective March 13, 2020. This policy is in effect for 60 days or until new guidance is released. We recommend people look up current DoD travel advisories and limit all non-essential travel to include exercises and TDYs. You can find the latest DoD guidance for official and un-official travel at https://www.fcg.pentagon.mil/fcg.cfm. This is an ongoing situation and Minot leadership will continue to push updated information via our base website at www.minot.af.mil, Team Minot app and our social media sites.