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Master Sgt. Daniel Anderson, of the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, evaluates diagnostic data on a laptop connected to a Bear Power Unit (BPU) generator at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, North More

Sgt. Christopher Granston, right, an observer controller/trainer with 1st Battalion, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Task Force Renegade, 5th Armored Brigade, Division West, evaluates a crew from the Nort More

In keeping with their combat readiness requirements, airmen participate in the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance course to learn skills vital for defending themselves and their fellow airmen downrange. Airme More

In keeping with their combat readiness requirements, armen participate in the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance course to learn skills vital for defending themselves and their fellow airmen downrange. Airmen More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Dan Job, center, the command sergeant major of North Dakota National Guard, passes the unit colors to Maj. Gen. David A. Sprynczynatyk, left, the adjutant general of North Dakota dur More

North Dakota National Guard relay team members 1st Lt. Blake Hillerson, right, taps Spc. Conrad Roberts as they make the relay exchange during the Chief National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships held at Camp More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Meyers, a 119th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance mechanic, creates a byproduct of sparks as he uses a grinder to remove bolts from a pickup box in the at the No More

The 5th Civil Engineer Squadron is worked to clear up base roads here, March 12. With the large snow storm that came through last weekend, the snow removal process takes the collective work of all to complete.

The 119th Security Forces Squadron members go through a personnel out-processing line, from right to left, Staff Sgt. Jens Gylland, Airman 1st Class Lucas Brendemuhl and Senior Airman Lacey Bunkelman, March 13, More

Sgt 1st Class Christopher Peterson, Culbertson, Mont., of the 818th Engineer Company (Sapper), kisses his daughter Belle. Almost a year after the community hosted a send-off in their honor, more than 90 soldier More

Family and friends await the return of U.S Soldiers with the 818th Engineer Company (Sapper), North Dakota National Guard in Bismark, N.D., March 22, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Bill Prokopyk/Released)

Senior Airman Julie Harris, 5th Medical Support Squadron lab technician, looks at a blood specimen at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 3, 2013. Medical laboratory specialists at the 5th Medical Group help phys More

Staff Sgt. Christopher Giles, non-lethal weapons instructor with the 319th Security Forces Squadron, trains a flight how to form a “squad echelon right” on April 9, 2013, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. A s More

The 91st Missile Wing’s Missile Maintenance Teams of Minot Air Force Base are responsible for maintenance performed at the launch facility on the top three components of the Minuteman III Intercontinental Balli More

Brig. Gen. Mark Westergren, director of Intelligence for United States Air Force Strategic Command, tours the U-01 missile trainer during a tour here, April 12. Gen. Westergren visited multiple units during his More

Senior airmen Kamuela and Kimo Kalilikane are identical twins assigned to the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Kameula is a team chief assigned to the Facilities Maintenance secti More

Staff Sgt. Camesha Rives, 319th Force Support Squadron, has been a VA for more than two years. She first decided to become a VA while stationed Ghedi Air Base, Italy, a small installation of less than 200 milit More

U.S. soldier with the North Dakota Army National Guard Spc. Kathryn Zeltinger, of the 188th Army Band, plays the piccolo April 21 during a concert at West Fargo High School, West Fargo, N.D. (U.S. Air National More

U.S. Army Spc. Bryan Sholts, left, and Spc. Alex Preszler, both with the 191st Military Police Company, North Dakota Army National Guard, man a traffic control point in Fargo, N.D., April 22, 2013, to restrict More

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Shelly Sizer, of Bismarck, N.D., will become the new state command chief warrant officer for the North Dakota National Guard during a May 4, 2013, change of responsibility ceremony in Bismarck.

U.S. Army Pfc. Summer Kristianson, left, and Sgt. Shannon Welsh, center, both with the 191st Military Police Company, North Dakota Army National Guard, talk with a police officer while directing traffic during More

Master Sgt. Derek Power, 319th Medical Operations Squadron Mental Health flight chief, organizes booklets on stress management on April 25, 2013, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Power and the mental health More

A contractor working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, brings in a bulldozer to help build a temporary levee along 2nd Street in Fargo, N.D., to help protect the city from flooding due to More

First Sgt. Joshua D. Entzel (center), of Bismarck, N.D., places a streamer on the guidon for the North Dakota Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment during an April 28 ceremon More

Paul Machajewski, Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District contractor lead for the Red River of the North flood fight, monitors a temporary emergency levee along 2nd Street in Fargo, N.D., April 29, 2013. (U.S. A More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, the North Dakota adjutant general, speaks during a ceremony for the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, N.D., April More

U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Flegel of the 815th Engineer Company (Horizontal), North Dakota Army National Guard, performs routine maintenance on a light medium tactical vehicle at a light quick reaction force team loca More

Timothy Murphy, left, and Paul Machajewski, Corps of Engineers St. Paul District employee supporting the FARGO, N.D., Red River of the North flood fight, meet for the first time at a park in Fargo, N.D., April More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, presents Chief Warrant Officer 5 David Jundt with the Legion of Merit for his 42 years of service, during Jundt's retirement ceremony at t More

Airman 1st Class Marcell Willis, 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment apprentice, inspects the durability of a gas mask, May 6, 2013, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Due to rec More

(Right) Airman 1st Class Alexys Ramkishun, 319th Medical Operation Squadron emergency medical technician, hands information pamphlets to her fellow paramedic, Airman 1st Class Alexandria McGuire, outside an amb More

Airman 1st Class Domingo Perez Jr., 5th Security Forces Squadron response force team member, uses a reflective mirror to inspect the undercarriage of a vehicle at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 13, 2013. The p More

Tech. Sgt. Emily Wilczek, airman dormitory leader, left, competes against Master Sgt. Scott Freed, 319th Air Base Wing Safety Office, in the slow race portion of the Motorcycle Rally and Safety Fair as part of More

Fire safety training at Fraine Barracks.

A B-52H Stratofortress is seen in flight as another taxis onto the runway during a training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 21, 2013. Air Force Global Strike Command routinely conducts training oper More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, right, the adjutant general of North Dakota, discusses a 91st Missile Wing (MW) complex exercise with Air Force Col. Ron Vercher, the commander of the 91st MW, as airmen More

U.S. Air Force security members with the 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron and the 219th Security Forces Squadron advance to prevent a simulated assault on a missile launch facility during an exercise at th More

U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Cullen, right foreground, the commander of the 91st Security Forces Group, North Dakota National Guard, addresses Airmen with the 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron and the 219th Se More

Staff Sgt. Thomas C. Sullivan Jr., 319th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, carefully places a medical sample back into a test tube rack May 22, 2013, at the medical laboratory on Grand Forks Air F More

Rachel Clarke, the associate executive director of the Fargo, N.D., YWCA, adjusts a laptop computer so her son, Wyatt (in hat) and his class of fellow preschoolers at the YWCA Cass Clay can see U.S. Air Force M More

The North Dakota National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team renders the cannon salute at the Memorial Day Ceremony at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, in Mandan, N.D., on May 27, 2013. (U.S. Army National G More

Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, presents Col. Alexis Mezynski, 5th Bomb Wing commander, with the Brigadier General Fredrick W. Castle Award for Outstanding Bomb Wing at Mi More

Airman 1st Class Taylor Simmons, 319th Communications Squadron, inspects a computer motherboard at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., on May 30, 2013. Cyber transport systems technicians such as Simmons are resp More

Airmen of the 5th Maintenance Group bid farewell to the lineage of the 5th Maintenance Operations Squadron during an inactivation ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 31, 2013. The squadron was comprised More

An Air Force Reserve aircrew flying a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, takes off to begin its anti-mosquito egg spray mission on June 6, 2013, on Grand Fo More

On his way to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington, D.C., military veteran Sgt. Chuck Lewis travels near Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., June 13, 2013. Lewis began a 3,300-mile journey across the More

Josephine Anderson places Col. Jerry Anderson's new rank on his uniform during his promotion ceremony to colonel. Josephine, Col. Jerry Anderson's daughter, as well as the rest of his family joined him at his p More

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to airmen with the 5th Bomb Wing and the 91st Missile Wing during a town hall meeting at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Ju More

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to airmen with the 5th Bomb Wing and the 91st Missile Wing during a town hall meeting at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 17, More

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, left, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with a security forces Airman at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 17, 2013. Dempsey visited the base to observe operation More

Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is pictured at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 17, 2013. Dempsey visited Minot to observe the Air Force Nuclear Triad operations and visit with th More

Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, takes a photo with Air Force Security Forces at Minot AFB, N.D., Jun 17, 2013. Dempsey visited Minot to observe the Air Force Nuclear Triad operat More

Airmen from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron wash a B-52H Stratofortess at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 19, 2013. The B-52s are washed routinely every 180 days to prevent corrosion and every 30 days in More

Col. Paul Bauman, 319th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. David Duncan, 319th ABW command chief, grout tile in a renovation project that the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron is completing in the 319th More

A B-52H Stratofortress deploys a parachute after landing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 20, 2013. For more than 40 years, the B-52H has been the backbone of the manned strategic bomber force for the Unit More

Sgt. James Landman, of Fargo, N.D., conducts the North Dakota National Guard 188th Army Band's Clarion of Freedom ensemble during a June 21, 2013, lunchtime concert in downtown Fargo. Landman was honored during More

U.S. Army Sgt. James Landman, of the 188th Army Band, North Dakota Army National Guard, right, conducts the 188th Army Band’s Clarion of Freedom ensemble during a June 21, 2013, lunchtime concert in downtown Fa More

Kevin Bluhm, planning, second from the right, discusses the Fargo, N.D./ Moorhead, Minn., Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project with area citizens during a public meeting in Fargo June 25.

Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing participate in a mass causality exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 27, 2013. The purpose of the exercise is to evaluate and validate the 5th BW’s emergency management cap More

Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing participate in a mass casuality exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 27, 2013. The purpose of the exercise is to evaluate and validate the 5th BW’s emergency management cap More

Senior Airman Kendra Koff, Minot Air Force Base Honor Guard member, poses for a studio portrait. The Minot AFB Honor Guard serves a distinct mission under unique conditions, from performing military honors in N More

U.S. Army Col. Giselle Wilz, the commander of the 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, North Dakota Air National Guard and Task Force Central commander for Central Accord 2013, poses for a portrait in Bismark, N More

Tech. Sgt. Josh Von Bank, of the 119th Wing, advances to the firing line during the Rifle Excellence-in-Competition portion of the North Dakota National Guard's 2013 Adjutant General's Combat Marksmanship Match More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Foss, of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, points out directions to his security forces team July, 17, 2013, prior to clearing a training facili More

An airman assigned to the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pulls chocks on a B-52H Stratofortress before take off at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 25, 2013. The 5th AMXS consists of two aircraft maintenance More

Military working dog Roko awaits his handler’s command during a MWD demonstration at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 25, 2013. The 5th Security Forces Squadron K-9 section is responsible for providing immediat More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. DeAnn Fylling, assigned to the 188th Army Band, North Dakota Army National Guard, plays saxophone during a jazz festival in Fargo, N.D., Aug. 11, 2013. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Sen More

Minot Police Department K-9 Piko looks up from beneath a table as his handler Titus Clouse, MPD patrolman, completes a written exam during the 2013 North Dakota Peace Officer Association K-9 Police Trials at Mi More

Titus Clouse, a patrolman from the Minot Police Department, carries his 2-year-old K-9, Piko, during one of the many obstacles in the K-9 competition held at the 5th Security Forces Squadron dog kennels on Mino More

Senior Airman Zachary Fredrick, 5th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, rests with his dog, Roko, after performing in the K-9 competition held at the Minot Air Force Base, N.D., kennels Aug. More

Fifth Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog Kety takes a break after completing an obstacle course during the 2013 North Dakota Peace Officer Association K-9 Police Trials at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., More

Several B-52H Stratofortresses prepare to be launched during a minimum-interval takeoff at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 15, 2013. This procedure allows alert teams to respond as rapidly as possible when cal More

Stock photo of Camp Gilbert C. Grafton Training Center near Devils Lake, N.D. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jonathan Haugen, Joint Force Headquarters, North Dakota National Guard, Released)

Firefighters assigned to the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron respond to an incident during a field training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 20, 2013. The purpose of the exercise was to evaluate and val More

George Eisenbach (holding award), acting director of the Veterans Cemetery Grants Services, presents the U.S Department of Department of Veterans Affairs' National Cemetery Administration (NCA) "Excellence of A More

U.S. Air Force Col. Kent Olson, 119th Wing commander, speaks to unit members of the 119th Wing and civilian journalists at a press conference prior to the departure of the last C-21 aircraft number 40064, Aug. More

U.S. Air Force C-21 pilots Col. Brad Derrig, the 119th Wing vice-commander, and Col. Kent Olson, the 119th Wing commander, make one final pass in C-21 aircraft number 40064 during its final flight from the Nort More

U.S. Army Sgt. Buddy Wenisch, foreground, with the 191st Military Police Company, North Dakota Army National Guard, is greeted by hugs from his children and welcome home signs as he returns home to Hector Inter More

Airmen from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department work to put out a fire in the shell of a simulated B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 6. Live-fire training ensures firefighter More

North Dakota Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Cody Martin, shakes the hand of Gov. Jack Dalrymple at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Bismarck, N.D., Sept. 10, 2013. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. More

NDNG Foundation contribution.jpg: Mr. Andrew Coppersmith, manager of the WalMart in Mandan, N.D., presents Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, with a check on Sept. 11, 2013 for the No More

U.S. Army Col. Darcie Handt speaks with Soldiers assigned to the 68th Troop Command for the last time as the commander during a formal change of command ceremony Sept. 15, 2013, at the Raymond J. Bohn armory in More

Bob Kupper (right), owner of Kupper Automotive, presents Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, with a check for the North Dakota National Guard's Emergency Relief Fund (ERF) on Oct. 2, 2 More

Sgt. 1st Class Billie Jo Lorius assumed duties as the North Dakota National Guard's public information officer in October 2013.

U.S. Air Force Col. Darrin Anderson, the 119th Intelligence Group commander, right, gives his mother, Charlotte, a hug at his promotion ceremony from lieutenant colonel to colonel at the North Dakota Air Nation More

Brig. Gen. Ron Solberg, North Dakota National Guard assistant adjutant general for air, right, swears in Col. Darrin Anderson, 119th Intelligence Group commander, to his promoted rank of colonel Oct. 16, 2013, More

Airman 1st Class Johanna Desimone, 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, drives a loader to the pressure washer station in a vehicle bay at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 16, 2013. Vehicle main More

Staff Sgt. Tyson Mattson, of Fargo, N.D., accepts an award Oct. 20, 2013, at the Fargo Air Museum that recognizes him for having deployed three times for the global war on terrorism. Mattson is one of about 30 More

The mission of the 91st Security Support Squadron tactical response force is to respond to hostile attacks anywhere they occur within the 91st Missile Wing Intercontinental Ballistic Missile complex and to use More

Sgt. 1st Class Paul Deegan (left) accepts a North Dakota Meritorious Service Medal commendation from Lt. Col. Leo Ryan, 164th Regional Training Institute commander, Nov. 2, 2013, in Devils Lake, N.D. The award More

Alert aircrews from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., and Barksdale AFB, La. rush to their B-52H Stratofortresses during a training exercise at Minot AFB, Nov. 3, 2013. This procedure allows alert teams to respond as More

Staff Sgt. Jacob Duncan, 5th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler and MWD Arno, searches a row of chairs during detection training at the Outdoor Recreation Center at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. More

Airman 1st Class Tanner Mansuetti, 5th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, checks under a vehicle for any intrusive devises here, Nov. 6, 2013. Mansuetti, is part of a dedicated team of entr More

Airman 1st Class Joseph Dizon, 5th Force Support Squadron personnel customer service representative, walks the outskirts of Dorm 221 searching for miscellaneous garbage, Nov. 7, 2013. As part of his week-long d More

Airmen should be aware of the side effects regarding supplement usage and the negative effects it can lead to in the workplace, including loss of concentration, uneasy heart murmurs, and other potential health More

Members from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron spent time volunteering to hold signs to bring awareness about driving sober during the extended weekend, Nov. 8, 2013. Volunteering in the Air Force is cruci More

Gov. Jack Dalrymple greets Spc. Tarra Ann Schwan, of Bismarck, N.D. after she arrived at the North Dakota National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility in Bismarck, Nov. 10, 2013. Schwan, a member of Detachme More

Members of the 91st Security Forces Group convoy and tactical response force respond to hostile actions and secured the resource during a recapture, recovery exercise, Nov. 14, 2013. The purpose of this trainin More

Col. Giselle “Gigi” Wilz, of Bismarck, N.D., recently relinquished command of the North Dakota National Guard’s 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade to Col. Jerry Anderson. As the largest North Dakota National Gu More

Tech. Sgt. Reginald Athouriste, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron, escorts a senior citizen from the Minot community into the Jimmy Doolittle Center as part of the 44th annual Day of Love event at Minot Air Force Bas More