Press Releases

  • Shoplifting down, but not out at Grand Forks

    High-tech Electronic Article Surveillance systems, eagle-eyed closed circuit television cameras and an aggressive youth shoplifting awareness campaign helped take "a bite out of crime" at Grand Forks AFB's base exchange. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service, which has contributed more than $2.4

  • AIR MOBILITY COMMAND ANNOUNCES DATES FOR RODEO 2009

    RODEO 2009, Air Mobility Command's premier mobility competition, will take place July 19 - 25, 2009 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The international competition focuses on readiness, and features airdrops, aerial refueling and other events which will showcase the unique and wide-ranging

  • Base provides aerial spraying of mosquitoes

    Officials here are working with the 757th Airlift Squadron from Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, for another aerial mosquito control spray mission. The spray team, which uses a C-130 Hercules aircraft, is scheduled to spray the base and the city of Emerado. The cities of Grand Forks and East

  • SATAF team visits Grand Forks AFB

    Another step toward the realignment of Grand Forks AFB was taken as the third Site Action Task Force started arriving Grand Forks AFB June 7 in an effort to finalize Base Realignment and Closure recommendations and plans. The visit, like the two before, focused on the beddown of Grand Forks AFB's

  • Base to test first responders

    Members of Grand Forks AFB are scheduled to test their initial response and recovery actions during an emergency management exercise June 17. The exercise's purpose is to evaluate the ability of fire, security and medical personnel to communicate, react and recover during an incident involving an

  • 906th Air Refueling Squadron’s mission complete at Grand Forks AFB

    The 906th Air Refueling Squadron will celebrate two historic milestones this summer with its 50th anniversary in aerial refueling operations and mission complete at Grand Forks AFB, N.D. The squadron traces its proud heritage back to 1941, when the 16th Reconnaissance Squadron was commissioned at

  • AIR MOBILITY COMMAND ANNOUNCES DATES FOR RODEO 2009

    RODEO 2009, Air Mobility Command's premier mobility competition, will take place July 19 - 25, 2009 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The international competition focuses on readiness, and features airdrops, aerial refueling and other events which will showcase the unique and wide-ranging

  • H1N1 flu outbreak guidance

    Following is information and guidance on H1N1 Flu, using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the North Dakota Department of Health, and other DoD and USAF resources. While no cases have been identified in North Dakota at this time, as of April 28, 2009, 64 cases of H1N1 flu have been

  • Red River Valley flood efforts by Grand Forks AFB

    Every year, the people of the Red River Valley gird up their loins for the annual swelling of the Red. And every year, the members of Grand Forks Air Force Base help in some way. Whether it's filling sandbags or lending heavy equipment, the Warriors of the North are ready for the call to action. On