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Military

Program brings rescues to visit Minot AFB airmen

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – For many airmen, an assignment to Minot Air Force Base is their first time away from home. Ariel Zamora, an airman dorm leader, or ADL, said she wanted to organize a volunteer event for the airmen to help them be more comfortable. Zamora said many airmen aren’t ...

Dorm leaders hold blanket drive

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Felicia Dole, an assistant airman dorm leader at Minot Air Force Base, had a spare blanket she was planning on throwing away, but she had the idea to donate it to For Belle’s Sake, a local rescue where she adopted her cats. According to Dole, the shelter is at ...

ND delegation attends missile test launch

Minot Area Chamber EDC Task Force 21 led a delegation of North Dakota leaders on a strategic military engagement with Minot Air Force Base and Air Force Global Strike Command as airmen and Navy aircrew test launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Nov. 5 ...

DAV Chapter 4 honors volunteers

Rex Sisco was named the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 4 Volunteer of the Year at the Minot chapter’s awards dinner on Veterans Day on Monday. In addition to his DAV hours, Sisco has volunteered extensively with other nonprofit organizations within the community. According to DAV ...

‘Thankful nation’ honors veterans

The Old Armory of the Minot Municipal Auditorium was filled with veterans and thankful citizens at 11 a.m. on Monday to honor those who served in the U.S. military. Eight area veterans were honored with the presentation of Quilts of Valor. Following an opening prayer from Minot Air Force Base ...