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Shake-up at Minot AFB

Two Commanders, Four Subordinates Fired MINOT – Citing “a loss of confidence in their ability to complete their assigned duties, Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, commander of the 8th Air Force, relieved two Minot AFB commanders with official confirmation of who coming Tuesday morning. Relieved are Col. Gregory Mayer, commander of the 5th Mission Support Group, […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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February 28, 2023

Foster Care in Minot

Nexus-Path By Erin Beene “There is a tremendous shortage of foster homes within the state of North Dakota. There is always a list for children waiting to be placed in a safe, but temporary, home” said Becky Edwards, Social Worker at Nexus-Path Family Healing. According to the company’s website, Nexus-Path stands out from a state […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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February 26, 2023

MAFB Included as Air Force Expands Cancer Review

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force's review of cancers among its nuclear missile corps will include all personnel who worked on, guarded, supported or operated the nation's ground-based warheads, Air Force Global Strike Command announced Wednesday. Nine officers who had worked as missileers — the airmen who launch the warheads […]

by AP - The Dakotan

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February 22, 2023

Minot Security Forces Airman saves a life

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Thompson, 5th Security Forces Squadron response team leader, provided life-saving emergency response to a fellow Airman after an accidental cut led to a severed artery. Thompson arrived at the Magic City Gate one afternoon to begin his shift and, due to icy conditions […]

by The Dakotan

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February 10, 2023

Minot Air Force Base Economic Impact

Report Reveals $595 Million in 2022 Minot – The Budget Office of the 5th Bomb Wing Comptroller presented its annual economic impact analysis report for Minot Air Force Base at a meeting of the MACEDC Military Affairs Committee on Thursday, February 2. The group revealed that the total economic impact of MAFB in 2022 was […]

by The Dakotan

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February 2, 2023

Air Force opposes Chinese-owned corn plant for North Dakota

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press The U.S. Air Force has told North Dakota leaders that it believes a Chinese company's plans to build a wet corn milling plant near its Grand Forks base poses a "significant threat to national security," prompting city officials to say they'll move to stop a project once touted as an […]

by AP - The Dakotan

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February 2, 2023

Air Force Opposes Fufeng Land Purchase

Grand Forks Sale Poses ‘Significant Threat to National Security’ WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven issued the following statement after receiving a letter from the U.S. Air Force asserting its official position on the Fufeng project in Grand Forks. Last year, Fufeng Group, a Chinese food manufacturer, purchased 370 acres of land […]

by The Dakotan

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January 31, 2023

Burlington Man Sentenced to Two Years

Final defendant in fake military gear scheme PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The third and final defendant in an illegal scheme to supply $20 million worth of substandard counterfeit clothing and gear made in China to the U.S. military has been sentenced to two years in prison, federal prosecutors said. Terry Roe, 49, of Burlington, North […]

by AP - The Dakotan

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October 21, 2022

Immigrants Lead Pledge

Two Airmen from the Minot Air Force Base Lead Pledge at Council Meeting lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com MINOT – Immigrants expressed their reverence for the United States by leading its pledge of allegiance in Minot. As part of his tradition of having people from the community lead the pledge before city council meetings, Mayor Tom Ross had two […]

by Lydia Hoverson

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September 11, 2022

N.D. Adjutant General Announces New State Command Sergeant Major

BISMARCK — Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann announced today that Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Binstock was selected as the next North Dakota Army National Guard state command sergeant major (SCSM). Binstock succeeds Command Sgt. Maj. Derek Heck, who has served in the position since December 2019. Binstock will formally assume SCSM duties in a change of […]

by The Dakotan

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August 8, 2022

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Shake-up at Minot AFB

Foster Care in Minot

MAFB Included as Air Force Expands Cancer Review

Minot Security Forces Airman saves a life

Minot Air Force Base Economic Impact

Air Force opposes Chinese-owned corn plant for North Dakota

Air Force Opposes Fufeng Land Purchase

Burlington Man Sentenced to Two Years

Immigrants Lead Pledge

N.D. Adjutant General Announces New State Command Sergeant Major

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