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Military

Drills, skills, life-saving thrills part of medical group’s training day

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Each Wednesday morning, the 5th Medical Group (5 MDG) at Minot Air Force Base closes its doors for two hours — not as a break, but as an opportunity to strengthen the skills that keep airmen and their families safe. The weekly training, held from 7:30-9:30 a.m., ...

Bomber Barons conclude exercise Red Flag 25-2

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – The “Bomber Barons” of the 23rd Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base concluded exercise Red Flag 25-2 on March 21. This iteration of the advanced aerial combat training exercise, which takes place annually at Nellis AFB, Nevada, featured five B-52H ...

Missing man table on display

The missing man table, honoring Vietnam veterans, is again on display at Pizza Ranch in Minot. The restaurant is encouraging customers to participate in the annual Minot Wreaths Across America program in remembrance of the 198 North Dakota Vietnam Fallen Heroes during this year’s 50th ...

Vietnam veteran sees action with infantry unit

PARSHALL – Charles Foote, a Vietnam veteran from Parshall, was going to college in Spearfish, South Dakota, when he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps 56 years ago. After training, he went to Vietnam. Cletus Charles Foote, who goes by his middle name, Charles, is among a number of members ...

To those who fought

During my tenure in the Vietnam War, I was privileged to serve proudly with a full-blood Hidatsa-Mandan Native American, Cletus Charles Foote, from the Mandan, Hidatsa Arikara (MHA) Nation. A U.S. Marine Corps volunteer, Cletus quickly established himself as a first-class warrior. ...