Submitted Photo U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Timothy Boggess, 91st Security Forces Squadron operations superintendent; U.S. Air Force Col. Jimmy Schlabach, 91st Missile Wing commander; and Chief Master Sgt. Becky Thomas, 91st Missile Wing command chief master sergeant; pose for a photo at the Youth Center on Minot Air Force Base, Friday, Aug. 8. During the Back-to-School Supplies Brigade, on-base and off-base families with military dependent children from kindergarten to 12th grade received a free backpack and school supplies.

Submitted Photo U.S. Air Force Col. Jimmy Schlabach, 91st Missile Wing commander; Monica Schlabach, Schlabach’s spouse; and Natalie Lamarand, spouse of U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse Lamarand, 5th Bomb Wing commander, from left to right, check off families during the Back-to-School Supplies Brigade at the Youth Center on Minot Air Force Base, Friday, Aug. 8. This year, more than 200 families registered to receive a backpack for the upcoming school year.

Submitted Photo Backpacks sit on a table for the Back-to-School Supplies Brigade at the Youth Center on Minot Air Force Base, Friday, Aug. 8. During the event, families that registered to receive a free backpack chose one to fill with school supplies and take home. U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum.