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  • A Center of Knowledge for Patients

    The 319th Medical Group officially opened the Patient Education Center here Nov. 26.The center was developed to complement patient education through one-on-one or small group discussions about specific health issues, according to medical officialsLocated near the ambulance garage in the clinic, the

  • NWS certifies Grand Forks AFB as StormReady

    Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. recently became one of a handful of military installations in the northern part of the Midwest to be certified as "StormReady" by the National Weather Service.The StormReady program began in 1999 in Tulsa, Okla. The program is designed to help arm communities with

  • Grand Forks AFB officer helps bring home missing Vietnam heroes

    An officer stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base traveled thousands of miles earlier this year to return to his birth country of Vietnam for the first time in eight years.But Capt. Huy Tran wasn't there to reunite with his own family or friends. His mission was to help search for and recover

  • New Year for Improvement: HAWC set to help you meet your fitness goals

    The Health and Wellness Center is introducing new fitness improvement programs scheduled to begin here Jan. 2, 2013.More than 10 classes are set up to promote a better lifestyle for Airmen. Classes will be offered in four main categories: Running Improvement, Muscular Fitness Improvement, Nutrition

  • ‘Yikes! Is this turkey done?’

    Seeing pink as you're slicing into your beautifully browned holiday turkey is enough to strike fear into the heart of any cook, no matter how experienced they are. Follow these few tips to avoid that scene this holiday season.First, make sure your turkey is completely thawed before being prepped for

  • New detachment making strides on GFAFB

    The 319th Air Base Wing here has welcomed a new detachment to the base in support of Global Hawk missions and operations executed out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Detachment 27 - assigned to the 372nd Training Squadron on Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas - first planted its flag here in late

  • Anonymous crime tips now possible with mobile app or SMS texts

    Suspicious or illegal activity can now be anonymously reported directly to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations using a mobile phone application or by texting 'AFOSI' and the tip to 274637 (CRIMES) in an SMS text message.AFOSI launched these methods to capitalize on cyberspace capabilities

  • AF leaders target sexual assault in latest 'Letter to Airmen'

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy issued a tri-signature "Letter to Airmen" Nov. 16.As part of an effort to increase awareness of sexual assault, the Air Force's top three