Theodore Roosevelt

A bison eats grass at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, June 4, 2025. For centuries, bison and humans coexisted on the Great Plains, with bison providing food, clothing, shelter and tools to the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

A free-roaming horse eats grass at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, June 3, 2025. Theodore Roosevelt National Park is one of the few national parks where visitors can observe free-roaming horses. The horses’ presence represents Theodore Roosevelt's experiences in North Dakota during the open-range ranching era. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Bison eat grass at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, June 5, 2025. To honor the significance of North Dakota in Theodore Roosevelt's life and the pivotal role it played in cultivating his conservation ethics, Theodore Roosevelt National Park was established. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Airmen admire the landscape during a hike at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, June 3, 2025. Numerous indigenous peoples, including the Mandan, Hidatsa and Crow, inhabited and utilized the badlands long before the cattle ranching era in the late 19th century. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Vincent Padilla)

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

A bison stands at the edge of a cliff over the Painted Canyon Trail at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, June 5, 2025.at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, June 5, 2025. For centuries, bison and humans coexisted on the Great Plains, with bison providing food, clothing, shelter and tools to the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Airman 1st Class Vincent Padilla, 5th Bomb Wing public affairs specialist, admires the landscape during a hike on the Painted Canyon Trail at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, June 5, 2025. Theodore Roosevelt fell in love with the rugged landscape of the badlands during his first visit in 1883 and became interested in the new business of cattle ranching. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

Recharge, reflect and explore: A call to airmen to visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Published Aug. 11, 2025
5th Bomb Wing

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, ND -- A bison eats grass at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, June 4, 2025. For centuries, bison and humans coexisted on the Great Plains, with bison providing food, clothing, shelter and tools to the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)