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  • Volunteers, youth sought for “Drug Education For Youth” program

    Officials here are looking for mentors and children to help kick off a yearlong "Drug Education For Youth" prevention program.The two-phase Department of Defense-sponsored program - known as DEFY - is geared for children ages 9 to 12. The camp will be free to all who sign up at Grand Forks AFB.

  • Grand Forks volunteers raise more than $5,800 for March of Dimes

    A small group of base volunteers raised more than $5,800 for the March of Dimes during a "March for Babies" fundraiser April 28, 2012, in downtown Grand Forks.About 60 Grand Forks Air Force Base team members - clad in matching green T-shirts - marched around the Grand Cities Mall for an hour for the

  • Bible study to be held May 14

    A "Design for Discipleship" bible study course is being held May 14 at 5:15 p.m. in the Prairie Rose Chapel.All study materials will be provided free to those who sign up in advance.Contact Airman 1st Class Paul Black at 747-7102 to sign up.The study is sponsored by the Grand Forks Air Force Base

  • The Judge's Bench: April UCMJ actions

    The following members of the 319th Air Base Wing were punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) in April 2012:Nonjudicial Punishment Actions· An airman first class from the 319th Security Forces Squadron received an Article 15 for a failure to go to work on time and showing up to

  • Road closure segments on base

    The following street segments will be closed due to demolition work in on-base housing areas:· Maxwell Avenue from Iowa Street to J Street· Poplar Avenue from Iowa Street to J Street· Spruce Drive from I Street to J Street· Aspen Avenue from J Street to Louisiana Street· Teak Avenue from I Street to

  • Warrior Games set to start

    The 3rd Annual Warrior Games begins Monday, April 30 - May 5 at the Air Force Academy and Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Wounded, ill and injured servicemen and women from the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard will participate in the Warrior Games, which is hosted by

  • Air Force Specialty Code changes take effect in May

    Various officer and enlisted Air Force Specialty Code changes will take effect in May, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Updated Air Force officer and enlisted classification directories have been posted on the Air Force Personnel Services website (see link below). These updates include AFSC

  • Airmen who exceed deployed time get added time off

    Airmen who serve in excess of the Secretary of Defense's established rotation goals are now eligible for additional time off, as written in the newly updated Post Deployment or Mobilization Respite Absence policy, officials said here April 25. Contained in Guidance Memorandum 4 to Air Force

  • Workshop to help plan teenagers' future

    The School Liaison Office here is hosting a program to help parents and students learn what options their children have after high school. The program - Planning Your Teenager's Future - is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on April 30, 2012, at the Community Activity Center auditorium. Loans,

  • Controlled burn rescheduled for May 1

    Base officials plan to conduct a controlled burn at the Prairie View Nature Preserve - directly north of base housing - on May 1, 2012.The burn had been postponed previously because of inclement weather. If weather precludes Tuesday's planned burn, officials will reschedule for the next day if