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  • Product recalls keep food supply safe

    The Defense Commissary Agency understands customers' concerns regarding food safety and is committed to providing a safe and secure shopping environment for its patrons. When it comes to food safety, DeCA engages its stringent, multitiered system to ensure quick and complete removal of suspect items

  • Rockin' the Fritz with Tops In Blue

    The U.S. Air Force's Tops In Blue musical entertainment group is offering a free night of family entertainment at the Chester Fritz Auditorium June 22 at 7 p.m. This year's show, titled "The Fly-By," is part of the 2007 Tops In Blue World Performance tour. The performance continues its long-standing

  • Eating on the run

    How many times this past week have you eaten on the run? Our time is strapped and we often eat food that's easy to grab 'n' go. And during this mad-chaos of finding food on our way out the door, one detail is easy to forget - making sure the choices we make are healthy. It's important to eat some

  • Slayin' skeeters in the name of safety

    During the evenings of June 26 to 28, a C-13O Hercules will be buzzing Grand Forks Air Force Base, combating the unofficial state bird: the mosquito. Aerial mosquito spray missions will be flown by the 757th Airlift Squadron from Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The spray team's C-130 is fitted

  • Farm equipment and you

    Spring is fast approaching and along with an increase in temperature will come an increase in farm vehicles upon the roadway. Whether or not you have witnessed first hand the excitement of meeting an 80-foot batwing cultivator on a two-lane rural road, it is always a daunting experience. Wondering

  • Making cents of saving

    The "10% Solution TM" takes the math out of saving. And, it makes good financial sense. To figure out how much you have to save, simply take your gross pay each period and "drop" the last digit. If monthly gross income is $2,000 per month, save $200. If family income is $60,000 each year save $6,000

  • Commander's Action Line

    Action line: Why is Gate 2 closed to entrance for the general populace of Grand Forks Air Force Base?Response: While we understand the convenience of opening Gate 2 to general access, there are several reasons why we cannot do so at this time. Per the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, each

  • Working toward a better base

    To combat a recent increase in alcohol-related incidents involving Grand Forks AFB Airmen, the Integrated Delivery System team here hosted a brainstorming session June 7. The IDS is comprised of several base agencies working together to find solutions for issues in the base community, from drinking

  • 911th inactivation first step in base transition

    The 911th Air Refueling Squadron here was inactivated June 8 during a formal ceremony at the Northern Lights Club, ending another chapter in the squadron's storied history. Recognized by the Air Force Historical Research Agency as the 47th most historically significant squadron out of 847 Air Force

  • I’m dead, but I was looking cool when I went

    What's this all about; another attempt to bash motorcyclists? No, actually it's a call for some common sense and old-fashioned discipline. In the last month, there has been one motorcycle operator wearing a novelty helmet instead of the required Department of Transportation-approved item on base,