| 16 Sep |
I beat the Cold
(John Fowler)
As a California boy, I kept warm on the long nights on the the ramp by wearing my wet suit ( every time I lost about 5 lbs in water weight from the amount I sweated out thanks to neoprene,
I just made sure I dried my hands before I grabbed the handle on the truck door |
| 15 Mar |
The Cold IN Minot
(Cherry Oclima)
Well I surely do know how cold it was out there in the missile field of minot. I actually at one point had to wear a mask and wear such thick thermal wear underneath. |
| 15 Mar |
The Cold IN Minot
(Cherry Oclima)
Well I surely do know how cold it was out there in the missile field of minot. I actually at one point had to wear a mask and wear such thick thermal wear underneath. |
| 02 Nov |
That Was My First Duty Station
(Cherry Oclima)
Minot as well was my first duty station back in 1993. I was only an airman back then. And now, I am still in it and an officer. Who would have thought. |
| 25 Jun |
Old Minot AP
(Wilbur Gunther)
I arrived at Minot in May of 1963 and was assigned to the 862nd Combat Defense Squadron. I worked aircraft security from May to September of that year, and was one of the first AP's to go into Minuteman missile security as Boeing turned the system over to the Air Force. I worked LF guard, mobile... More |
| 06 Mar |
Do you remember
(T. Schneider)
Best large Security Police Group in the world, two years in succession. These guys were the big dogs on the block. There's the best and there's the rest. |
| 21 Feb |
Photos
(C S)
If anyone has any photos of Minot. Please e-mail to me and I will post them on the site. |
| 28 Oct |
MOSQUITOS
(Dan Smith)
Everyone knows how cold it was, but I think the worst was summer when humping the flightline and the skeeters would come out and completely cover your uniform, they gave us some gunk to put on but it never seemed to help,
So there we were walking and slapping for the whole shift. I still don't... More |
| 21 Sep |
First Duty Station Cold as Hell
(Joe Moroziewicki)
I had just completed ABGD(Air Base Ground Defense) school at Ft. Dix, NJ. It was January and in the middle of winter. I was from Michigan so I thought I would be used to the cold. Boy ! Was I in for a surprise.
I flew into Minot International Airport on a North West flight. The flight attendant... More |
| 21 Sep |
Choppering Home
(Jj Nonya)
There was this one time at Minot where our crew got stuck at Echo-01 MAF for one of the worst blizzards they had had in years and years. Think we were stuck there for something like 6 or 7 days, but now sure as my memory has crashed and burnt.
We were living in the grage as the MAF was under... More |
