RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers have arrived in Europe as part of a routine Bomber Task Force-Europe deployment, underscoring the U.S.’ shared commitment to regional security and NATO’s collective defense. Throughout the deployment, ...
Quentin Jelsing of Rugby had just turned 18 when he decided to enlist to fight in World War II. His son, Terry Jelsing, said “right after graduation, the war was on.” Terry Jelsing spoke at the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibit in the Rugby Public Library, telling his father’s story on Thursday, Jan. 30. The exhibit will be featured until Saturday, Feb. 22. During its feature there will be speakers, workshops and participants invited to read several books which will be reviewed. Deploying to France right after D-Day, Quentin Jelsing’s unit saw its bout of conflict ...
BISMARCK – A North Dakota House bill that would name a bridge in Bottineau for Navy veteran Carl Woods passed the state House of Representatives 93-0 this week and now moves on to the state Senate. Lt. Cmdr. Woods died Sept. 28, 1965, when the plane he was piloting went down in North ...
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – The plains of North Dakota stretch out in a vast expanse of rolling hills interrupted only by the occasional cluster of trees, covered in snow and ice or grass swaying in the wind, depending on the time of year. Though seemingly bare, this land is rooted in a vital ...
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – For the past 37 years the Transporter Erector (TE) has been a fundamental piece of equipment for operational readiness of the Minuteman III (MMIII) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system. These vital pieces of equipment are responsible for transporting MMIII across vast distances, utilizing public roads to reach strategic locations, and ensuring precise emplacement or removal at launch facilities. Due to maintenance requirements becoming harder to meet with the older model, these units will be replaced with newer, modernized equipment. The 91st ...
