New shoppette opens at Minot AFB
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Col. Michael Spencer, 91st Missile Wing vice commander (left), Trini Saucedo, Army and Air Force Exchange Service area manager (left center), Mae Padgett, AAFES general manager (center), Gwen Rowell, AAFES facility manager (right center), and Col. Steven Basham, 5th Bomb Wing vice commander (right), cut the ribbon during the grand opening ceremony for the new base shoppette here Dec. 19. The new, state-of-the-art $17 million facility is more than 19, 000 square feet and includes 24-hour operation, a replacement of the existing AAFES service station and an AAFES-operated car wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cassandra Jones)