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

    The 69th Maintenance Squadron recognized their first-ever group of dedicated crew chiefs in a ceremony Aug. 5, 2013, acknowledging them as maintenance experts on their respective aircraft.During the ceremony, DCCs were each assigned an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or ground control component. They

  • Former Air Force leader,Gen. David C. Jones, passes away

    A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who was also a chief of staff of the Air Force, passed away Aug. 10 in Falcon's Landing military retirement community in Potomac Falls, Va. Retired Gen. David C. Jones served as the Air Force's chief of staff from 1974 to 1978 until he was appointed as

  • DOD announces same-sex spouse benefits

    Today, the Department of Defense announced its plan to extend benefits to same-sex spouses of uniformed service members and Department of Defense civilian employees, according to a DOD news release issued today.After a review of the department's benefit policies following the Supreme Court's ruling

  • Creating resilient people who happen to the world

    Resilience training builds stronger Airmen who can handle adverse conditions and recover from them easily.To equip defenders with resilience, Air Mobility Command security forces commanders and trainers participated in the 2013 AMC Security Forces Defender's Edge Training Summit July 29 through Aug.

  • Website teaches coping skills to military community

    As part of the Integrated Mental Health Strategy, the Defense Department's National Center for Telehealth and Technology and the Veterans Affairs Department's mental health informatics section have partnered to develop an interactive online educational and life-coaching program.Moving Forward, at

  • Grand Forks AFB to host Triple 8 Fitness Challenge

    The Logistics Officer Association (LOA) is scheduled to host the Triple 8 Fitness Challenge at 9 a.m. on Sept. 5, 2013, at the base outdoor running track.The Triple 8 Fitness Challenge is a premier fitness event designed to test the conditioning limits of Air Force athletes and to distinguish an

  • BBC Housing releases maintenance schedules

    Balfour Beatty Communities recently came out with a set of policies and schedules for residents of Grand Forks Air Force Base housing.The mowing schedule is as follows: Meadowlark Manor and Northern Lights Estates will be mowed on Mondays; Whitetail Range and Roughrider Way on Tuesdays; Red River

  • Hagel announces reduction in civilian furlough days

    Hundreds of thousands of Defense Department civilian employees who have had to take a weekly unpaid day off from work since July 8 are getting some relief, as the total number of furlough days has been reduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today. Here is the complete text