MINOT AFB, North Dakota, July 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Kyle Wilson, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Chief Master Sgt. Becky Thomas assumed responsibility as the command chief of the 91st Missile Wing during a ceremony here, July 19. In her role as the 91st MW command chief, Thomas will serve as the primary advisor to U.S. Air Force Col. James Schlabach, 91st MW commander, on matters concerning readiness, professional growth, health  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Abigail Kinder, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs On the cold morning of December 19, 1963, six F-106 Delta Darts departed from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., on a routine training mission that would end in tragedy. The aircraft were operated by pilots assigned to the 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, an Air Combat Command unit responsible for protecting the United States' northern border from So  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release: A North Dakota man was sentenced Tuesday for a firearms' trafficking scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson. U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler sentenced Juan Antonio Duran, 29, of Watford City, North Dakota, to 80 months in prison. In January, Duran plea  more

SPACE BASE DELTA I, Colorado, July 26 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez, Space Base Delta 1 Schriever Space Force Base, Colo. -- In a groundbreaking NASA study set against the remote backdrop of North Dakota, U.S. Space Force Spc. 4 William Wallace, 4th Space Operations Squadron payload engineer, played a pivotal role in advancing the science community's understanding of extraterrestrial agriculture. Holding a Bachelor of Science  more

STUTTGART, Germany, July 25 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson ACCRA, Ghana - U.S. Army Sgt. Brielle Marman, a dental assistant with the North Dakota National Guard, was promoted to the rank of staff sergeant during a special ceremony at 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana. The promotion was officiated by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, the commanding general of U.S.  more