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Flight test evaluates B-52 adaptive seat cushion

Editor’s Note: Minot Air Force Base’s 5th Bomb Wing and Barksdale AFB’s 2nd Bomb Wing have B-52 bombers. BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – Air Force Global Strike Command/A5N – Commercial Capabilities and Integration and Transition Division, the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), and industry partners recently completed a flight test to evaluate an adaptive seat cushion for the B-52H Stratofortress designed to reduce fatigue and improve aircrew performance during long-duration missions. Aircrew from the 49th TES installed three Kalogon Smart Cushions aboard a B-52H ...

New year brings special hikes, Hiking Challenge

BISMARCK — Ring in the new year on state park trails with a special Last Day Hike on Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Cross Ranch State Park and First Day Hikes on Thursday, Jan. 1, at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park and Fort Stevenson State Park. North Dakota Parks and Recreation also announced the launch of its 2026 Hiking Challenge on Monday, Dec. 29, within the Outer Spatial app, encouraging residents and visitors to explore the state’s natural beauty through all four seasons. The guided Last Day Hike at Cross Ranch begins at 4 p.m. along the scenic Missouri River. Participants of ...

Embrace North Dakota’s early winter

Early winter in North Dakota is unlike anything else – a time of transition, not just in the weather, but in mindset. The landscape quiets. The urgency of fall – hunting seasons, harvest, migration – fades and the brown turns white. Christmas and the holidays add to the stress. After the ...

BLM finalizes updated Sage-Grouse plans

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management has announced updated plans that enhance conservation of Greater sage-grouse habitat while balancing access to public lands for responsible energy and mineral development across the Dakotas, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and California, Utah and Wyoming. “We are strengthening American energy security while ensuring the sage-grouse continues to thrive,” said Acting Bureau of Land Management Director Bill Groffy. “Healthy sagebrush country powers our communities, sustains wildlife and supports the economies that make the West strong.” ...

Legislation reauthorizes Wildlife Crossings Program

BISMARCK – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer, R-ND, chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., EPW T&I ranking member; John Curtis, R-Utah; and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation to reauthorize the Wildlife Crossings Program. According to a news release from Cramer’s office, the program provides grants for infrastructure improvements designed to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions. States and tribes can apply for grants to create safe paths for wildlife to cross roads and highways, often in ...

North Dakota Outdoors: Taking a closer look at ND winter fishing rules

One of the long-standing goals of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department is to keep hunting and fishing regulations as simple and straightforward as possible, all while ensuring the protection of the resource for future generations. That balance isn’t always easy. But before taking a ...