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  • TriWest urges military families to thank their TRICARE doctors

    With Doctors' Day approaching on March 30, TriWest Healthcare Alliance wants to encourage all military families to join in by sending one important message to their TRICARE providers:Thank you.Thank you for joining TriWest's mission to serve our nation's military families, by joining the TRICARE

  • Grand Forks Girl Scouts open 25-year-old time capsule

    More than 25 Girl Scouts got to step back in time here on March 12, 2012, when they opened a 25-year-old time capsule left behind by former Scouts.Debbie Murphy, service unit manager for the base Girl Scouts, stood over the time capsule - a small, brown locked box - surrounded by a crowd of Scouts,

  • EOHCAMP assessment to take place this month

    Grand Forks' week-long external Environmental and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program evaluation is slated to begin March 26 and run until March 30.The EOHCAMP is the Air Force's annual self-assessment tool that helps commanders check the status of Environmental

  • Tips for staying healthy this season

    Health officials in North Dakota are predicting that Influenza-like illnesses could be on the increase in coming weeks, according to the 319th Medical Group.That includes Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, a contagious viral disease that can lead to serious health problems, especially for young

  • Setting medical appointments through TRICARE Online

    Would you rather go online instead of waiting in line?TRICARE Online (TOL) provides quick and easy access to medical and pharmacy services at certain military treatment facilities (MTF). To see if which services are available at your location, visit TRICAREOnline.com to get started.TOL, the

  • Grand Forks clinic offering vasectomies

    The 319th Medical Group clinic is once again offering vasectomies, according to medical officials.A vasectomy - a permanent form of birth control - is 99.85 percent effective; is safer, cheaper and comes with a lower risk of complications than tubal ligation in women; and only takes about 20 to 30

  • Armed Forces receive free NCAA March Madness Live special access

    Military members wishing to root for their favorite college basketball team as they compete in the upcoming NCAA basketball championship tournament now have free online access to do so. Using their .mil e-mail address, military members can register with the NCAA.com website to receive free online

  • FY 13 military construction requests outlined to Congress

    Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics discussed military construction projects contained in the service's fiscal 2013 President's Budget request during a congressional hearing March 8. "Our FY13 budget request responds to two main drivers: The Budget

  • Panel aims to boost support to special-needs families

    Military families with special-needs members would benefit from better communication and education, members of an exceptional family member panel concluded yesterday."We're working some great programs up at the (office of the secretary of defense) level," said Charles E. Milam, the principal