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  • 'Get Fit Club' offered at Grand Forks AFB

    The Health and Wellness Center is offering a "Get Fit Club" beginning May 27, 2012.The club offers two opportunities: "Walk to Run" or "Run For Speed."The "Walk to Run" tour will take participants from walking to running a 5-kilometer course in just 11 weeks.The "Run For Speed" tour will help

  • Sports and Fitness Center upgrades planned this summer

    The Sports and Fitness Center is receiving upgrades this summer, and officials ask for the community's patience as the work is conducted.Projects include: Installing new cedar panels in the men's sauna. The sauna will be closed during the project. Refinishing cedar panels in the women's sauna.

  • Traumatic Brain Injury support group offered in Grand Forks

    A support group for those who have suffered traumatic brain injuries is being offered monthly in downtown Grand Forks, N.D. Jean-Pierre Hricak, a retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant who suffers from TBI, currently heads the support group. Hricak sustained physical injuries and issues with his

  • Grand Forks celebrates Arbor Day by planting trees

    Local youth helped create their own legacy by planting three trees on base during an Arbor Day ceremony here on May 21, 2012.Sharon Bartels, a Community Forestry Specialist with the North Dakota Forest Service, also presented 319th Air Base Wing commander Col. Tim Bush with the base's 19th Tree City

  • School board member needed on Grand Forks AFB

    The Grand Forks Air Force Base School Board is currently accepting applications for a new School Board Member. One position is available to fill an unexpired term beginning August 2012 and ending June 30, 2014.To be eligible, applicants must reside on the base and be an American citizen.Applications

  • Air Force chief of safety releases Critical Days of Summer message

    "Safety - It's Personal" is the theme for this year's Critical Days of Summer safety campaign, which runs from 25 May through 3 Sep 2012. This year's theme is a reminder that safety is everyone's responsibility and the decisions we make impact our friends, families and Air Force community.Summer is

  • Air Force Marathon sells out in record time

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) -- The 2012 Air Force Marathon was already destined to be the largest ever, and now it will be the quickest to sell out completely as well.The final 50 spots for the full marathon were snapped up early May 18 to make the sell-out official."I'm amazed at

  • Additional civilian employee self-service requests available online

    Air Force Personnel Center human resources officials have expanded a self-service initiative allowing civilians to request updates to their personnel records online.Employees can now request updates for résumés, name changes, veterans' preference for reduction in force, awards, education, training,

  • Free "Dinner and a Movie Night" for dorm residents

    All dorm residents are invited to attend a free "Dinner and a Movie Night" at Liberty Square starting at 6 p.m. May 24, 2012, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.The event is co-sponsored by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Clinic and the Mental Health Clinic.Dinner will