FARGO, N.D. — Children of North Dakota Air National Guardsmen will get a glimpse of what life is like for their parents and other citizen-Airmen during Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day on Thursday. The day is observed nationally to give children an opportunity to explore life choices.
About 40 children between ages 8 and 18 toured the North Dakota Air National Guard base in Fargo last year, and 50 are expected this year. Nationwide, more than 35 million youths tour more than 3 million workplaces as part of the program.
The day will begin at 7:30 a.m. with children shadowing their parents at work. The group will come together at 9 a.m. for formal introductions before beginning a tour of the base that will encompass key areas. Youths will learn about recruiters’ mission to bring new members into the National Guard and the jobs Security Forces personnel do to maintain base security. Next, they will tour the multimedia studio and learn about the role public affairs personnel play in telling the National Guard story. Next, they’ll be able to prepare lunch with the Services Flight and serve their parents before joining them for lunch at the 119th Wing dining facility. After lunch, the group will tour the Wing’s fire department, which is responsible for emergency calls at Hector International Airport. Next, they’ll visit the hangar and see the mission of C-21 pilots and crew members. The day will end with a visit to the office of Col. Rick Gibney, 119th Wing commander.
WHO: North Dakota Air National Guardsmen and their children
WHAT: Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day
WHERE: North Dakota Air National Guard, 1400 32nd Ave. N., Fargo, N.D.
WHEN: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28
MEDIA: To arrange an escort on to base, please call Amy at 701-412-6895 by 8 a.m. Thursday. Best times for media coverage will be at 10:45 a.m. (half-hour multimedia studio tour followed by lunch preparation), 1 p.m. (fire hall tour) or 2 p.m. (hangar/planes tour). Base escort will take place 15 minutes prior to each scheduled time.
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Since the 2001 terrorist attacks on America, the North Dakota National Guard has mobilized more than 3,500 Soldiers and more than 1,800 Airmen in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Currently, about a dozen North Dakota Guardsmen are serving overseas while more than 4,000 remain in the state for emergency response and national defense. For every 10,000 citizens in North Dakota, 65 serve in the North Dakota National Guard, a rate that’s more than four times the national average.
| Date Taken: | 04.25.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 04.25.2011 09:18 |
| Story ID: | 69312 |
| Location: | FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, US |
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