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Collected Item: “Socially distanced Military STEP promotion”

Give your story a title.

Socially distanced Military STEP promotion

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Screenshot of a Facebook post made by the Minot Air Force Base Facebook page.

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

CCMSgt Langston and other members of leadership surprised SSgt. Kasten with a STEP promotion to TSgt. outside of his hotel room, where he was being quarantined. Minot AFB in Minot, ND has been battling the pandemic and its effects on morale among the Airmen. This story represents the comradery associated with military members and keeping traditions alive.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

MAFB, Minot, NorthDakota, AirForce, Promotion, SocialDistance, WearAMask, ASU, HST485, RuralVoices

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://www.facebook.com/minotaf/

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Minot Air Force Base

Give this story a date.

2020-10-09
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