Team Minot hosts eighth consecutive Back-to-School Supplies Brigade for students

Backpacks sit on a table for the Back-to-School Supplies Brigade at the Youth Center on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 8, 2025. During the event, the families that registered to receive a free backpack chose one to fill with school supplies and take home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

Team Minot hosts eighth consecutive Back-to-School Supplies Brigade for students

(from left to right) U.S. Air Force Col. Jimmy Schlabach, 91st Missile Wing commander, Monica Schlabach, Schlabach’s spouse, and Natalie Lamarand, spouse of U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse Lamarand, 5th Bomb Wing commander, check off families during the Back-to-School Supplies Brigade at the Youth Center on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 8, 2025. This year, over 200 families registered to receive a backpack for the upcoming school year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

Team Minot hosts eighth consecutive Back-to-School Supplies Brigade for students

Operation Homefront cutouts sit on a table during the Back-to-School Supplies Brigade at the Youth Center on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 8, 2025. The Back-to-School Brigade is a nationwide campaign by Operation Homefront that collects and distributes school supplies to eligible service member dependents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

Team Minot hosts eighth consecutive Back-to-School Supplies Brigade for students

Military families interact with on-base and off-base organizations during the Back-to-School Supplies Brigade at the Youth Center on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 8, 2025. Through Operation Homefront’s Back-to-School Supplies Brigade, military children receive free back-to-school supplies to jump start the school year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

Team Minot hosts eighth consecutive Back-to-School Supplies Brigade for students

Lynda LaFond, Minot Air Force Base Environmental’s natural and cultural resources manager, hands out nature-themed stickers to children during the Back-to-School Supplies Brigade at the Youth Center on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 8, 2025. This year is the eighth consecutive year Minot AFB hosted the Back-to-School Supplies Brigade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

Team Minot hosts eighth consecutive Back-to-School Supplies Brigade for students

(from left to right) U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Timothy Boggess, 91st Security Forces Squadron operations superintendent, U.S. Air Force Col. Jimmy Schlabach, 91st Missile Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Becky Thomas, 91MW command CMSgt, pose for a photo at the Youth Center on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 8, 2025. During the Back-to-School Supplies Brigade, on-base and off-base families with military dependent children from kindergarten to 12th grade received a free backpack and school supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)

Team Minot hosts eighth consecutive Back-to-School Supplies Brigade for students

Published Aug. 11, 2025
By Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Backpacks sit on a table for the Back-to-School Supplies Brigade at the Youth Center on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 8, 2025. During the event, the families that registered to receive a free backpack chose one to fill with school supplies and take home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)