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  • Schwartz: Air Force will thrive despite fiscal challenges

    The Air Force has reinvigorated the service's nuclear mission, incorporated unmanned aerial capabilities and made progress in acquisition, the service's chief of staff told reporters here July 24.Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, who finishes a four-year term in office shortly, said he believes the Air Force

  • New civilian pay system on the way

    All Air Force civilian employees are slated to be using a new, standardized Air Force pay system by June 2013. The Automated Time Attendance and Production System will standardize the pay method across the service and will be implemented first at Air Force Global Strike Command and Air National

  • Pride in ownership: Airmen wash dorms at Grand Forks AFB

    The home of the Warriors of the North will be getting a new look soon.However, that new look will depend on the choices individual Airmen make.As part of a effort to encourage pride in base facilities, three Airmen from the 69th Reconnaissance Group volunteered recently to wash the exteriors of the

  • Grand Forks AFB firefighters undergo hazardous materials response training

    Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services members took part in a two-day emergency response training session this month at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad yard in downtown Grand Forks.Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response (TRANSCAER) - a voluntary,

  • Housing privatization delayed at Grand Forks

    An ongoing housing privatization effort here will not begin as planned on Aug. 1, according to base officials.Balfour Beatty Communities (BBC) will take over management of on-base housing here at an undetermined date.The Air Force has identified BBC to privatize housing across four states for six

  • Manpower, services agencies consolidate with personnel

    During a formal ceremony held here today, Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones inactivated the Air Force Manpower and Air Force Services agencies, designating them as directorates of the Air Force Personnel Center.The ceremony, formal

  • Vaccinations, physicals should top back-to-school checklist

    As the summer months roll along, some parents are beginning to turn their sights toward the upcoming school year.In addition to the annual back-to-school shopping for new clothes and supplies, parents are reminded to visit to their doctor's office to ensure children are up to date on vaccinations

  • Bioenvironmental beats the heat

    While Grand Forks is famed for its harsh winters, summer temperatures can also be hazardous. To help keep Airmen safe, the 319th Medical Group's Bioenvironmental Engineering flight is on the job, tracking the heat index using Wet Bulb Globe Temperature readings. The heat index, found in Air Force