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  • Service chiefs ask congress for fiscal help

    The senior officers from the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps asked Congress March 5 for more spending flexibility so they can maintain military readiness as the sequester's across-the-board budget cuts take effect.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Army Chief of Staff Gen.

  • 319 CES Airmen detect, respond to gas leak

    Last month, on what seemed like a regular Monday morning, two members from the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron were working out at the Grand Forks Fitness Center when they detected something different in the air."When I originally walked in the gym I thought I had smelled it faintly," Staff Sgt. Cole

  • Air Force Wives help Military save at Lunch & Learn Class

     Two Air Force wives hosted a Lunch & Learn Financial Class on saving money Feb. 22 at the Airman & Family Readiness Center here on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D.Jennifer Hemphill, an accredited financial counselor from the Military Spouse Fellowship Program, and Bree Estrada, a former tax

  • Dating and Violence Should Never Be a Couple

    February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and agencies on base and in the surrounding community are partnering to put a stop to teen dating abuse.On Feb. 26, the Airman & Family Readiness Center hosted an on-base Teen Violence Parent Forum presented by Jessica Rudnick from the

  • DOD Implements Secure Program for Mobile Devices

    The Defense Department is rolling out a program that will allow users of a range of mobile devices -- working anywhere from remote battlefields to the Pentagon to rapidly share classified and protected data across all components.More than 600,000 DOD employees, from soldiers on the front lines to

  • 1,367 selected for SMSgt

    More than 1,360 master sergeants out of 12,834 eligible, have been selected for promotion to senior master sergeant, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. The selection list will be released Thursday, 8 a.m. central time, after commanders have been notified, said Senior Master Sgt.

  • Hagel takes office as 24th SecDef

    Just before his private swearing-in ceremony as the 24th secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel and his wife, Lilibet, arrived at the Pentagon this morning and were greeted by Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, military assistant to the secretary of defense.Hagel said hello to waiting members of

  • AF releases pay and allowances continuation program

    Air Force senior leaders recently released Air Force policy on the Pay and Allowance Continuation program for Airmen who become wounded or ill while supporting a combat contingency. With the release of the Air Force PAC program policy, AFGM 34-02, Airmen will now officially have their own policy,

  • Grand Forks AFB pharmacy issues warning on recalled pain reliever

    Pharmacy officials here are warning that Reumofan Plus/Reumofan Plus Premium - used as a treatment for muscle pain, arthritis, osteoporosis, bone cancer and other conditions - is under recall because the product contains undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients.According to the U.S. Food and

  • 2013 Military Saves Week kicks off

    The Airman & Family Readiness Center here kicked off Military Saves Week on Feb. 21 at the base's Liberty Square.Thomas R. Slaughter, Military Saves Week campaign coordinator and A&FRC community readiness consultant, said the goal is to help "military members and their families take control of their