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  • Air Mobility Command announces 2011 Media Contest winners

    Journalists, photographers, broadcasters and others from throughout Air Mobility Command were honored Feb. 6 with the announcement of the 2011 AMC Media Contest results."It is with great pleasure that we announce the command winners," said Lt. Col. Glen Roberts, AMC director of public affairs, in a

  • It’s not too late to ‘Soar into Shape’

    The base Health and Wellness Center and Fitness Center are co-sponsoring "Soar into Shape," a nine-week challenge beginning Feb. 27 that allows participants to decide whether to lose or maintain weight.The free program is available to anyone with base access and is structured around a scheduled

  • Our military presidents

    This year's Presidents' Day will be celebrated on Feb. 20, a federal holiday designated to pay tribute to all those who have served in our nation's highest political office. In observance of that special day, we present the following facts about the men who were once brothers-in-arms before they

  • Put your Federal Post Card Application to work

    Primary elections to decide who will be on the November 2012 ballots are underway, and now is the time to submit your registration and ballot request using the Federal Post Card Application.You can use the FPCA to update your email or mailing address, which is crucial to ensure you receive your

  • Housing privatization town hall planned for Feb. 23

    Wing leaders are hosting a Feb. 23 town hall meeting to discuss the pending privatization of on-base housing that will take place early this summer.The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. in the Northern Lights Club, and all base housing residents are encouraged to attend. The Air Force selected Balfour

  • Air Force Medical Service turns to secure messaging

    Patients at Air Force medical treatment facilities will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime due to the Air Force-wide expansion of secure messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through what is known as the MiCare

  • Small Business Administration Regional Director visits Grand Forks AFB

    The regional head of the Small Business Administration lauded Grand Forks Air Force Base personnel during a Feb. 14 visit here.Dan Hannaher visited the base to meet with 319th Air Base Wing Commander Col. Timothy Bush and 319th Contracting Flight personnel. He expressed his appreciation for the

  • AF 2013 budget: Cuts while keeping agile, flexible, ready force

    The Air Force released its fiscal 2013 budget Feb. 13 and stressed the need for difficult budgetary cuts to meet the new defense strategy while maintaining the service's agility, flexibility and readiness.The Air Force is requesting $154.3 billion in the president's 2013 budget, a reduction of five

  • Troops, families to benefit from landmark settlement

    Service members and their families are among the Americans who will benefit from a "landmark" $25 billion foreclosure settlement between the government and banks, federal and state officials said today.The federal government and 49 state attorneys general reached the agreement with the nation's five