At the main gate of Minot Air Force Base the sign reads, “Only the Best Come North.” For those unaccustomed to North Dakota and the challenges and rewards life here presents — the saying seems foreign. But after time, one military spouse found some perspective on being stationed in Minot. Check out this article from ‘Military Families’.

The Magic City Gate leads into Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 19, 2017. The statement ‘Only the Best Come North’ represents the responsibility placed on all Airmen who enter Minot AFB on a daily basis. Photo by U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alyssa M. Akers (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alyssa M. Akers)