MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, ND -- Leaders from the 91st Missile Wing and 5th Bomb Wing join Staff Sgt. Lucian Rockwell, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and his wife Jennifer during ribbon cutting ceremony at the grand opening of the new Base Exchange facility here July 2. The new facility is 86,000 square feet and state-of-the-art in every way, from better lighting to vastly improved store layouts. 2009 was a year that brought progress and a renewed emphasis on safe, secure and reliable nuclear operations. The 91st Missile Wing transitioned to Air Force Global Strike Command with the 5th Bomb Wing scheduled to follow suit in 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Gallardo)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Major Gen. Keith Thurgood, Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) commander, discusses some of the features of the new store with Trini Saucedo, North Central Region Manager for AAFES, at the distinguished visitors preview of the new AAFES facility here, July 1. This new facility is 86,000 square feet and state-of-the-art in every way, from better lighting to vastly improved store layouts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Ballard)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, ND -- Alisha Olson, Base Exchange concessionaire, prepares to make a demonstration for customers of the new BX facility right after the ribbon cutting ceremony at the grand opening of the new BX here July 2. This new facility is 86,000 square feet and state-of-the-art in every way, from better lighting to vastly improved store layouts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Gallardo)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, ND -- Loss Prevention Managers shows security camera system to some of the children and their parents attending the ribbon cutting ceremony at the grand opening of the new Base Exchange facility here July 2. This new facility is 86,000 square feet and state-of-the-art in every way, from better lighting to vastly improved store layouts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Gallardo)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, ND -- Customers receive a haircut minutes after the ribbon cutting ceremony at the grand opening of the new Base Exchange facility here July 2. This new facility is 86,000 square feet and state-of-the-art in every way, from better lighting to vastly improved store layouts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Gallardo)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Major Gen. Keith Thurgood, Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) commander, gives a speech at the opening of the new Base Exchange here July 1. The new facility is 86,000 square feet and state-of-the-art in every way, from better lighting to vastly improved store layouts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Ballard)