You hardly ever lock your doors unless you are going to be gone for two or three days. I leave the vehicle running when I go shopping in the winter. And when I come back out, it's still there. It's a pretty safe place to raise kids. Oh, but those North Dakota winters.
Autumn comes and goes in a blink.
Snow often flies by Halloween, and this year the station withstood two blizzards in November. We constantly keep one eye on the weather and the other on our people to make sure they are prepared for anything. There are 12 family housing units on base and two unaccompanied dormitories. Bob Keith, the squadron's operations officer. Rent is cheap, but there aren't a lot of places available.