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  • AFAF video contest submissions due Jan. 31

    Air Force Assistance Fund officials reminded Airmen and YouTube fans that submissions for the AFAF 2012 fundraising campaign online video contest are due Jan. 31.The video contest was extended to allow participants more time to complete their video entries. "The contest is open to any individual or

  • MYTH-BUSTING! Top 4 Myths about Pap Tests

    Did you know that cervical cancer was once a leading cause of cancer death in American women?In fact, in many developing countries, it still is. However, cervical cancer deaths in the United States fell by about 70 percent between 1955 and 1992, according to the American Cancer Society.What caused

  • PCS claims advocacy: ‘Who you gonna’ call?’

    Last summer was a very busy moving season for PCSing Airmen. Some members' household goods were damaged or lost by their Transportation Service Provider (TSP), which required the member to file a claim directly with their TSP. Unfortunately, some members were not completely satisfied with filing a

  • Do You Get It? The Safe “Weigh” to Lose Weight

    The key to weight loss is burning more calories than you consume. However, you must also provide your body with enough energy to survive. Most diets are too restrictive in the foods allowed and the amount of calories recommended. These diets, if followed exactly, may provide a quick way to lose 20

  • AMC passenger travel to be more predictable

    Select passenger terminals across Air Mobility Command are establishing pages on Facebook to provide passengers more predictability when it comes to space-available and space-required passengers.The overall goal of the AMC Space-A Facebook program is to use social media to expand knowledge about

  • Treading on thin ice

    So there I was in about 1976, an anxious 11-year old driving on a lake to go fishing with my Grandpa. We were in his beautiful Chrysler on the middle of Big Detroit Lake in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. All of a sudden I hear loud cracks and popping noises, and I could see by the concerned look on my

  • Air Force leaders commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. birthday

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force:As America commemorates the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr., we call

  • Air Force announces FY12 civilian workforce restructure

    Air Force officials announced this week the second round of civilian position restructuring efforts to align with fiscal year 2010 funding targets as directed by the Secretary of Defense.As a result, two Air Mobility Command positions were eliminated at Grand Forks Air Force Base. This reduction

  • Grand Forks Airman headed to Super Bowl

    For the second straight year, a Grand Forks Airman will be heading to football's biggest stage to attend an all-expenses paid trip to Super Bowl XLVI.Senior Airman Matthew Burt entered the Air Force-wide "Football Frenzy" contest, in which one winner is selected for each major command.Col. Timothy

  • Air Force chief of staff releases 2012 reading List

    The Air Force chief of staff announced his latest professional reading list Jan. 6.In a letter to all Air Force personnel, Gen. Norton Schwartz said today's Airmen are among the military's best educated and most inquisitive. "We Airmen are innovators because we embrace the word 'why' and mine it for