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  • Grand Forks Defenders take part in Police Week activities

    Security Forces Airmen from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., participated in the 3rd Annual Northern Valley Police Week Memorial Service to kick off Peace Officers' Memorial Day and Police Week at the Grand Forks Courthouse on May 14, 2013.President John F. Kennedy signed the proclamation

  • Grand Forks AFB Nurses & Med Techs are Appreciated

    The 319th Medical Group gave thanks to an important segment of their unit by hosting a series of appreciation events in observance of this year's Nurse -Tech Week.The week originates and coincides with National Nurses Week, which began on May 6 with National Nurses Day, and concluded on May 12 with

  • Grand Forks Air Force Base welcomes new commander

    Col. Paul E. Bauman assumed command of the 319th Air Base Wing on Wednesday, opening a new chapter in the history of Grand Forks Air Force Base.Hundreds of Airmen and community guests - including several base ambassadors and honorary commanders - packed into 3-Bay Hangar for the early morning

  • Military Pathways launches anonymous online tool to assess alcohol use

    Military health officials recently launched an anonymous online screening tool for those who think they might have a problem with alcohol consumption.This user-friendly, web-based tool at militarymentalhealth.org assesses alcohol use levels and allows visitors to access articles, videos and other

  • Hagel orders retraining of recruiters, sexual assault responders

    Amid a spate of allegations of criminal behavior by military recruiters and service members involved in the Defense Department's efforts to prevent sexual assaults and help that crime's victims, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the services to retrain, re-credential and rescreen all sexual

  • Hagel announces fewer furlough days for DOD employees

    After weeks of review, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has concluded budget cuts will require most of the department's civilian employees to be furloughed beginning in July, but that because of other efforts to deal with the shortfall, only half of the 22 days originally envisioned as temporary

  • Grand Forks AFB scores another “Excellent” rating

    Team Grand Forks has earned another "Excellent" inspection rating on an Airfield Operations Certification Inspection conducted by a team from Air Mobility Command (AMC).The inspection evaluated the ability of the base's Airfield Operations enterprise and Air Traffic System to meet standards and