April 18, 2018 5th FSS: feeding the fight Controlled and methodical chaos fills the dining facility as Airmen rush to the lines of food. This is a familiar setting for the staff, keeping with the tempo by serving fresh food to about 500 Airmen each day.
April 13, 2018 Speak up for sexual assault Every 98 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. Approximately 481,000 Americans are sexually assaulted every year. Of those, 18,900 occur within the Armed Forces, according to the Rape Abuse & Incest National Network website.
March 8, 2018 The hidden gems of AFRC Did you know that year-round, the Airman and Family Readiness Center at Minot Air Force Base has several free services for Airmen and their dependents? Some people don’t take advantage of these opportunities, but there are two services in particular which go even more underutilized. · Car
Feb. 26, 2018 5th OSS: packing parachutes, saving lives Airmen from the 5th Operations Support Squadron parachute shop pack back-automatic and drag parachutes at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The aircrew flight equipment flight is responsible for maintaining and inspecting all life-saving equipment on the B-52H Stratofortress prior to each mission,
Feb. 2, 2018 Why WIC: linking families to nutrition She sat in the doctor’s office, 26 weeks pregnant with her second child. Time seemed to stand still as the doctor walked in and gave her a diagnosis she never expected: cancer.