MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – During a White House speech to the nation on Thursday, Dec. 18, President Donald J. Trump announced that about 1.45 million U.S. service members will receive a one-time, tax-free payment of $1,776 ahead of Christmas. The payment, described by the administration as a ...

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – On the second stop of their first field visit as the new command team for U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. Navy Adm. Rich Correll, commander, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. JoAnn Naumann, command senior enlisted leader, got a firsthand look at the airmen and mission at ...

WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Tuesday, Dec. 9, that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Irvin Ellingson, 25, of Dahlen, killed during World War II, was accounted for on June 17, 2025. Dahlen is in Nelson County in eastern North Dakota. According to the Defense ...

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – Lt. Gen. Jason Armagost recently assumed the role as deputy commander of Air Force Global Strike Command and deputy commander of Air Forces Strategic-Air, U.S. Strategic Command, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, according to AFGSC information. ...