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  • GFAFB Airman featured in Portraits in Courage

    Tech. Sgt. Clifford Monroe displays a certain quiet - a distinct air of humility. He is quick to listen, slow to speak.To those who don't know him, it might appear as a sort of melancholy. But it was his combat experience in Afghanistan that helped mold who he is today and how he approaches

  • CMSAF Roy: Developing Airmen key to future success

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy emphasized the evolution of training Airmen before a crowd of approximately 400 Airmen, industry officials and Air Force Association members here Feb. 24.Roy, who spoke on the second day of the Air Force Association's 2012 Air Warfare Symposium and

  • AF Marathon early registration brings chance to win prize package

    Anyone registering for the Air Force Marathon before March 17, 2012, will be automatically entered to win an All-Access Prize Package. "This is our third year for this contest, and we've had to move it from July to April and now March because the races keep filling up so fast," said Molly Louden,

  • GFAFB hosts first town hall meeting on housing privatization

    About 150 base residents gathered here Feb. 23, 2012, for a town hall meeting to learn how the upcoming housing privatization initiative will impact them directly.Col. Tim Bush, 319th Air Base Wing commander, told participants that his goal with the meeting - hosted by the 319th Civil Engineer

  • Warriors battle it out at Winter Bash

    The Warriors of the North went to battle Feb. 23, 2012, in an annual Winter Bash, pitting unit teams against each other in events such as the Glacier Speed Climb, Inferno Combat Swim and the Frosty Sailor Boat Race.When the final points were tallied, the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron came out on

  • Grand Forks Airmen put visiting aircraft to work for training

    Although the KC-135 refueling tanker mission has left Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., the necessity to effectively and efficiently load cargo onto the various types of aircraft in the Air Force arsenal still remains. That's why Airmen from the from the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron braved

  • Air Force fiscal 2013 budget invests in critical space capabilities

    Investment in space programs was a priority in this year's Air Force budget, according to Undersecretary of the Air Force Erin Conaton.Air Force leaders sought to sustain and modernize the capabilities that enable the service to support the Department of Defense's new strategic guidance, Conaton

  • Military Saves Week continues at Grand Forks AFB

    The 319th Air Base Wing kicked off Military Saves Week on Feb. 21 in the Airman and Family Readiness Center on Grand Forks Air Force Base.According to the militarysaves.org website, "Military Saves is ... designed to persuade, motivate, and encourage military families to save money every month, and