Shaquille O’Neal, former professional basketball player, poses with a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., September 8, 2015. O’Neal spoke to Airmen at the base theater about his father, a former Army drill sergeant, and how the military’s values shaped his success. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

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Shaquille O’Neal, former professional basketball player, signs a name plaque held by 2nd Lt. Tyler Roten, 5th Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight commander, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., September 8, 2015. O’Neal spoke to Airmen at the base theater about his father, a former Army drill sergeant, and how the military’s values shaped his success. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

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Shaquille O’Neal, former professional basketball player, is greeted by Airmen from the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., September 8, 2015. As a part of their base visit, O’Neal, Dale Brown, former college basketball coach, and Kevin Cramer, congressman, toured a B-52H Stratofortress, the Uniform 1 missile training facility, McAdoo Fitness Center, the base theater and Rockers Bar and Grill to meet with and speak to Minot personnel and families. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

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Dale Brown, former college basketball coach, is greeted by Airmen from the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., September 8, 2015. As a part of their base visit, Brown, Shaquille O’Neal, former professional basketball player, and Kevin Cramer, congressman, toured a B-52H Stratofortress, the Uniform 1 missile training facility, McAdoo Fitness Center, the base theater and Rockers Bar and Grill to meet with and speak to Minot personnel and families. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

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Shaquille O’Neal, former professional basketball player, looks through a book of procedures in the underground portion of the Uniform 1 missile training facility at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., September 8, 2015. O’Neal visited the Uniform 1 missile training facility and toured above and below-ground portions of the facility to watch Airmen train. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

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Dale Brown, former college basketball coach, speaks to Airmen at the base theater at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., September 8, 2015. Brown and Shaquille O’Neal, former professional basketball player, spoke to Airmen at the base theater about overcoming challenges in life and the true meaning of being successful. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

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Shaquille O’Neal, former professional basketball player, speaks to Airmen at the base theater at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., September 8, 2015. O’Neal and Dale Brown, former college basketball coach, spoke to Airmen at the base theater about overcoming challenges in life and the true meaning of being successful. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

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Shaquille O’Neal, former professional basketball player, speaks to children at McAdoo Fitness Center at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., September 8, 2015. As a part of their base visit O’Neal, Dale Brown, former college basketball coach, and Kevin Cramer, congressman, toured a B-52H Stratofortress, the Uniform 1 missile training facility, McAdoo Fitness Center, the base theater and Rockers Bar and Grill to meet with Minot personnel and families. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

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Shaq Attack

Published Sept. 14, 2015
By Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong
Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Shaquille O'Neal, former professional basketball player, Dale Brown, former college basketball coach, and Kevin Cramer, congressman, visited Minot Air Force Base, N.D., September 8, 2015. As a part of their base visit, O'Neal, Brown and Cramer toured a B-52H Stratofortress, the Uniform 1 missile training facility, McAdoo Fitness Center, the base theater and Rockers Bar and Grill to meet with Minot personnel and families. Brown and O'Neal spoke to Airmen at the base theater about overcoming challenges in life and the true meaning of being successful. O'Neal spoke about his father, a former Army drill sergeant, and how the military's values shaped his success. O'Neal's last stop was McAdoo Fitness Center to speak to kindergarten through 12th grade children about following their aspirations. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)