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Grand Forks AFB defender awarded STEP promotion

Col. Paul Bauman, 319th Air Base Wing commander, presents technical sergeant stripes to Staff Sgt. Christopher Giles, 319th Security Forces Squadron, Dec. 22, 2014, at a security forces training facility at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Stripes for Exceptional Performers (STEP) is a program where the Air Force releases a limited number of slots for promotion to enlisted members in the ranks of staff sergeant, technical sergeant and master sergeant. Giles was officially step promoted to his current rank Dec. 16, but was on leave and didn’t find out for approximately six days later. Some of his fellow 319th SFS defenders and his wife were among several people who took part in the surprise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)

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Grand Forks AFB defender awarded STEP promotion

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Grand Forks Airman receives stripes from 2-star general

Maj. Gen. Frederick Martin, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, presents Senior Airman stripes to Airman 1st Class Sean Egan, 319th Security Forces Squadron alarm monitor, at the main gate on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 19, 2014. Egan was promoted to Senior Airman Below-the-Zone and received his new stripes after welcoming Martin onto the installation for the Air Force Ball. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Dobrydney)

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2014 Staff Sgt. Promotees from Grand Forks AFB, N.D.

Air Force officials selected 9,403 of 36,739 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 25.59 percent. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)

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More than 2 dozen Warriors of the North promoted to tech sergeant

Air Force officials recently released the results for the 2014 technical sergeant promotion, and the names of more than two dozen Warriors of the North appeared on the list. The Air Force selected 6,684 out of 38,344 eligible staff sergeants. The selection rate for this year's E-6 (pay grade) promotions was 17.43 percent. Air Force archive graphic by Senior Airman Miguel Lara was used to create this updated graphic. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)

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69th Maintenance Squadron holds first-ever dedicated crew chief ceremony

More than a dozen crew chiefs from the 69th Maintenance Squadron, stand at attention as they prepare to be officially named dedicated crew chiefs (DCC) during a special ceremony, which took place Aug. 5, 2013, in one of the hangar at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The title of DCC and the black coveralls officially acknowledges that an individual is a maintenance expert on their respective aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Susan Davis)

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69th Maintenance Squadron holds first-ever dedicated crew chief ceremony

Members of the 69th Reconnaissance Group congratulate more than a dozen crew chiefs from the 69th Maintenance Squadron, who received their distinctive black coveralls after earning their new titles of dedicated crew chiefs (DCC) during a special ceremony, which took place Aug. 5, 2013, in one of the hangars at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The title of DCC and the black coveralls officially acknowledges that an individual is a maintenance expert on their respective aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Susan Davis)

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319th SFS Change of Command

Maj. Frank N. Reyes receives the 319th Security Forces Squadron guidon from Col. Tammy Knierim, 319th Mission Support Group commander, during a change-of-command ceremony June 23 on Grand Forks Air Force Base. N.D. (U.S Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Suellyn Nuckolls)

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Change of Command

Capt. James E. Oberg receives the 319th Comptroller Squadron guidon from Col. Scott Rizer, 319th Air Base Wing vice commander, during a change of command ceremony June 22, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Suellyn Nuckolls)

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