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  • Scary Statistics: Base safety office provides tips for Halloween

    BOO!Scared you didn't I?No? Well... if that didn't scare you maybe these statistics will: Halloween is usually in the top three for the holiday with the most injuries and deaths, along with New Year's Eve and the Fourth of July. According to the American Automobile Association and State Farm

  • CFC suspended as shutdown continues

    As a result of the government shutdown, the Department of Defense has indefinitely suspended the Combined Federal Campaign.The campaign was slated to start its official solicitation period Sept. 1 and run through Dec. 15.According to a memorandum released Oct. 9, CFC campaign activities are not

  • Civil Engineers Test Readiness in HAZMAT Exercise

    Several members of the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department and Emergency Management came together with the 319th Medical Operations Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering flight Sept. 26, 2013, to participate in an Integrated Base Emergency Response Capabilities Training event.The chemical,

  • October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this year's theme is "Break the Silence to End Domestic Violence."According to the North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services and the Coalition against Sexual Assault in North Dakota for the State Health Department, there were 4,624 new victims

  • The Judge's Bench: August and September UCMJ Actions

    The following members of the 319th Air Base Wing were punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) in August and September 2013:Nonjudicial Punishment ActionsAn Airman First Class from the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron received an Article 15 for failure to refrain from consuming

  • Most AF civilians to return to work

    In accordance with a memo Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released Oct. 5, the Air Force will recall most of the nearly 104,000 Air Force civilian Airmen placed on emergency furlough due to government shutdown. However, a significant number will not yet be able to return.In his memo, Hagel stated that

  • SecDEF: Most furloughed DOD civilians to return to work

    Today I am announcing that most DOD civilians placed on emergency furlough during the government shutdown will be asked to return to work beginning next week.Immediately after President Obama signed the Pay Our Military Act into law, I directed DOD's Acting General Counsel to determine whether we