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NORTHERN SENTRY FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016 1 FREE | FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016 | WWW.WWW.NORTHERNSENTRYNORTHERNSENNTTRYRY.C.COMCOMOM | MIMMINOTINONOT AIRAIA R FOFFORCEORCRCE BBABASESE | VOL. 5454 • ISSUEISSUE 22 U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO | AIRMAN 1ST CLASS J.T. ARMSTRONG 2 FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016 NORTHERN SENTRY Team Minot hosts STEM Symposium MINOT, N.D. -- The 5th Bomb Wing Installation Diversity Council hosted a STEM Symposium at the Minot YMCA in Minot, N.D., May 14, 2016. The event featured interactive booths from units on base which taught them about the technology used in the military. Participating units included weather fl ight, optometry, the library, the fi re department and radiology. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTOS | SENIOR AIRMAN APRYL HALL We’re prepared to SERVE those that serve us. Picture your ad in the We offer several 8-week classes through our education program at Minot Air Force Base. Check out our summer semester classes in Campus Connection. Registration is now open with classes starting May TU. MINOT AIR FORCE BASE | WWW.NORTHERNSENTRY.COM For advisement, visit our office in the Education Center or call 727-9044. Call us today for more info! 701-839-0946 Be seen. Be heard. [email protected] MinotStateU.edu/cel NORTHERN SENTRY FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016 3 CONTACTUS 2nd Annual Shaggy Shuffl e Tonya Stuart-Melland Sales Manager | Ad Designer SENIOR AIRMAN KRISTOFFER KAUBISCH | MINOT AIR FORCE BASE PUBLIC AFFAIRS [email protected] Beth Duchsherer INOT AIR likelihood that abuse dog,” Grams said. “Minot dog park after the Ad Designer | Sales Representative FORCE is occurring between Community Homes will walk,” Grams said. [email protected] Tia Klein BASE, the people living in the have refreshments for the “There will also N.D. -- In home,” said Laurel Grams, dog owners, and the Youth be an information Ad Designer | Sales Representative M [email protected] recognition of pet abuse Outreach Program Manager Center will take care of the table at the dog park month in May, the Family and Family Advocate. “We pools that have water for about pet abuse. It Advocacy Program is want to let people know the dogs.” is occurring during MINOT AIR FORCE BASE PUBLIC AFFAIRS holding an event during that there is a link between There will also be wingman week, so Chief of Public Affairs wingman week. This is pet abuse and domestic contests for the dogs such it provides a great Maj. Jamie Humphries event is the 2nd Annual abuse.” as best smile, best dressed, opportunity for Public Affairs Offi cer Shaggy Shuffl e Community The Shaggy Shuffl e is a longest ears, longest tail families to participate Lt. Kylee Ashton Walk, which raises walk to raise awareness for and biggest dog. There in a wingman event.” Chief Editor awareness for domestic pet abuse. It also teaches will be nine diff erent The Shaggy Staff Sgt. Chad B. Trujillo violence and pet abuse. people who see pet abuse categories. The winner of Shuffl e will be held Staff Photojournalists The primary reason for the or they know of it going on, each category will receive a on May 24th at 530 Master Sgt. Charlene Spade event is to recognize the there is potential for other certifi cate, a treat bag and a p.m. at the base Tech. Sgt. Kevin Davidson correlation between pet abuse to be going on in that fl avored tennis ball. dog park. For more Staff Sgt. Kristine MacDonald abuse and domestic abuse. home as well. “You don’t have to information, call Senior Airman Kristoffer R. Kaubisch “When pet abuse is “There will be treats register for this, you just Family Advocacy at Senior Airman Sean Danker-Smith occurring, there is a strong and giveaways for every need to hang around at the 701-723-5096. Senior Airman Apryl L. Hall Senior Airman Sahara Fales Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan Airman 1st Class Izabella Sullivan Airman 1st Class Justin Armstrong Work Smarter Not Harder Airman 1st Class Matthew Rauschnot Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman AIRMAN 1ST CLASS CHRISTIAN SULLIVAN | MINOT AIR FORCE BASE PUBLIC AFFAIRS Media Relations Marissa Howard INOT AIR money by preventing Nelson said the change wasn’t the case with MFORCE BASE, damage to landing in the temperature, from Nelson’s idea. COMMANDERS N.D. -- Saving money is struts on the B-52H being in a warmer hangar “For the most part 5th Bomb Wing Commander: helpful because a person Stratofortress. to going out on the frigid everybody jumped Col. Jason R. Armagost can then use that saved “We freeze the flight line, caused the right on board,” 5th Bomb Wing Vice Commander: money for a few extra lubricant, Petrolatum, problems with the struts. Nelson said. “I did Col. David Ballew luxuries. Saving money 91st Missile Wing Commander: which breaks down into a “Whenever you go from back-shop overhaul Col. Michael J. Lutton is also helpful for the liquid after it’s heated,” hot to cold it contracts at Seymour-Johnson 91st Missile Wing Vice Commander: Air Force, especially Nelson said. “I came up the seal and cold to hot for 11 years, so I’m Col. Kelvin Townsend when that money can go with the idea of freezing expands it,” Nelson said. used to tearing these toward more and better NEWSSUBMISSIONS it because the colder it “When that happens it things apart and Northern Sentry Offi ce equipment. It’s also a gets the stickier it gets. allows fluid to pass and knowing what goes bonus that the money- We tried it and it was leak out, which turns on inside of them, [email protected] | 701.839.0946 saving idea makes the very successful.” into maintenance, which so no one really MAFB Public Affairs Offi ce mission more efficient. “Basically it all came makes us tear apart the opposed the idea. [email protected] That’s what Staff Sgt. down to inexperience strut and put new seals Plus it never really 701.723.6212 Roland Nelson, 5th from the younger Airmen on. There’s a cam in there changed the process MAIL&FAX Maintenance Squadron on the flightline,” Nelson that has lock keys, and if itself.” 315 South Main Street, Suite 202 non-commissioned officer said. “Between the you don’t put the keys in Although it helped PO Box 2183 in charge of the hydraulic inexperience and lack of exactly right it will cut the maintainers by Minot, ND 58701 | 701.839.1867 section, did when he knowledge, plus being through the metal and not having to work VIEWONLINE helped come up with an in a hurry to get the job makes its own keyways, as hard, the big www.northernsentry.com idea to save the Air Force done.” which destroys the picture is the dollar www.minot.af.mil component.” sign. With this idea, Often people are afraid Nelson made that a FACEBOOK of change because of the pretty picture. Minot Air Force Base - Northern Sentry. The Northern Sentry is pub- “we’ve always done it “Each strut’s lished by BHG, Inc., a private fi rm this way” mind-set. That exchange cost is operating independently of the U.S. roughly $133,000; Air Force. Contents of the Northern the repair kit we use Sentry are not necessarily the of- fi cial views of, or endorsed by, the to re-seal it now is U.S. government, the Department about $60,” Nelson of Defense or the Department of the said. “Man hours Air Force. The offi cial newssource required for the for Minot Air Force Base is www. new process with a minot.af.mil. The appearance of advertising in this publication, includ- good crew is about ing inserts or supplements, doesn’t 12 hours opposed constitute endorsements by the DoD, to changing a strut the Department of the Air Force or which takes close to BHG Inc., of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in 72 hours.” this publication shall be made avail- With no good deed able for purchase, use or patron- going unnoticed, age without regard to race, color, Nelson and his religion, sex, national origin, age, crew did receive marital status, physical handicap, political affi liation, or any other non- recognition from merit factor of the purchasers, users their leadership. or patrons. We welcome your stories Nelson was invited and photos of interest to the reader- to the 5th MXG ship of the Northern Sentry. Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs reserves the leadership meeting right to not authorize publication.The where they were Northern Sentry deadline for sub- awarded by their mission of materials is at noon the group commander. Tuesday before publication date. 4 FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016 NORTHERN SENTRY 20TH ANNUAL SALUTE TO SENIORS Team Minot Airmen volunteers supported the Senior Coalition’s Salute to Seniors event in Minot, N.D., May 10, 2016. The event honored local veterans and included skits, music performances and speakers such as Col. Kieran Denehan, 5th Operations Group commander, who spoke about the base’s mission. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTOS | AIRMAN 1ST CLASS J.T. ARMSTRONG NORTHERN SENTRY FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016 5 6 FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016 NORTHERN SENTRY HEALTH & OUTDOORS Altru Health System selected as 2015 PRAIRIE ADVENTURES Million Hearts Champion BY PATRICIA STOCKDILL NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH “Leave no trace:…Plan ahead and Prepare… he North Dakota approaches. Nearly 1 in 3 American Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces…Dis- Department Altru Health System is adults has high blood pose of Waste Properly…Leave What You of Health currently working with the pressure, a leading cause Find…Minimize Campfi re Impacts…Respect (NDDoH), North Dakota Department of heart disease and stroke.