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  • Grand Forks hosts National Prayer Luncheon

    Retired Lt. Gen. Michael W. Wooley - keynote speaker at the April 26, 2012, National Prayer Luncheon - told base residents that his faith helped guide him through his 35 years in the Air Force, including six command positions.It helped in the crucial hours after the 9-11 terror attacks, as he helped

  • Enlisted early retirement applications due Monday

    Airmen eligible for the Temporary Early Retirement Authority have until Monday to complete and submit their applications, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.TERA is one of several programs the Air Force is using to size and shape the force to meet current and future mission

  • Exchange enlisted advisor visits Cavalier

    The senior enlisted advisor for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service visited Cavalier on April 18, 2012."Cavalier Air Force Station is the smallest installation I've ever visited" said Chief Master Sgt. Jeffry Helm. Helm toured the Exchange, and met with Cavalier personnel and family members to

  • Air Force strategy legend dies at age 96

    A retired Air Force general who was known as the father of "strategy to task," and was instrumental in the development and implementation of new weapon systems during the last half of the 20th Century has passed away at the age of 96.Retired Lt. Gen. Glenn A. Kent spent more than three decades as an

  • Air Force Ball fundraiser lunch planned for May 2

    Network 5/6 is hosting an Air Force Ball "Grab and Go Lunch" fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 2, 2012, at Liberty Square.The Philippines-inspired menu includes lumpia (fried spring rolls), pancit (noodles), chicken, white rice and a drink. The prices are $7 for meat dishes and $5 for vegetarian

  • Air Force guitar made to honor fallen Airmen

    An Air Force guitar is making its rounds across the U.S. with rock band Lillian Axe after an Airman and the band's lead guitarist collaborated on a way to honor nine Airmen who were killed April 27, 2010, at the Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. Maj. Henry Cecil, an Air Force

  • Officials explain new sexual assault policies

    Senior Defense Department officials today said they hope more service members who are victims of sexual assault report the crimes as a result of a policy change Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced last week.Panetta issued guidance April 20 withholding "initial disposition authority" from any