Col. Schlabach joins Dakota Elementary faculity and family during "clap in".

A student enrolled in Dakota Elementary jumps in excitement outside of the campus during the Month of the Military Child “clap in” at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 11, 2025. Dakota Elementary invited parents and staff to welcome the children to school with a standing ovation as they entered the building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Vincent Padilla)

Col. Schlabach joins Dakota Elementary faculity and family during "clap in".

U.S. Air Force Col. Jimmy Schlabach, 91st Missile Wing commander, greets children at the entrance of Dakota Elementary on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 11, 2025. Faculty and parents gathered outside the building to celebrate Month of the Military Child. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Vincent Padilla)

Col. Schlabach joins Dakota Elementary faculity and family during "clap in".

Senior Airman Agniezska Keczkowska-Martinez, assigned to the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron, drops her daughter off at Dakota Elementary School on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 11, 2025. Dakota Elementary invited parents and staff to welcome the children to school with a standing ovation as they entered the building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Vincent Padilla)

Col. Schlabach joins Dakota Elementary faculity and family during "clap in".

Col. Schlabach joins Dakota Elementary faculty and families during clap-in for students

Published April 13, 2025

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- A student enrolled in Dakota Elementary jumps in excitement outside of the campus during the Month of the Military Child “clap in” at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 11, 2025. Dakota Elementary invited parents and staff to welcome the children to school with a standing ovation as they entered the building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Vincent Padilla)