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  • Thinking of quitting? This new TRICARE benefit could help!

    Have you ever thought of quitting smoking, but just didn't feel readY -- yet? Or perhaps, you want to quit, but don't know where to start.After all, kicking that habit isn't exactly easy.That's why TRICARE now offers a new counseling benefit for smoking cessation. You don't need to have a

  • Det. 1 changes command

    Lt. Col. Scott J. West assumed command of Detachment 1, 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks Air Force Base during a change-of-command ceremony May 23. Colonel West, the former Chief of MQ-1 Requirements Branch, Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va., replaced Lt. Col. Eric L.

  • Stressed out? Breathe out

    You're watching the phone, waiting to hear if you got that job. You're sitting in the audience as your daughter starts her first piano recital. You're waiting for the daily email from your deployed spouse. You're walking through the mall, still trying to get used to crowds after deployment.These can

  • Social Security numbers

    It seems like stories of identity theft and information breaches are in the news every day. According to the Open Security Foundation, DataLossdb.org, SSNs are involved in 30 percent of the breaches they have tracked over time involving the loss, theft or exposure of personally identifiable

  • "Click It or Ticket"

    Every year during Memorial Day weekend, law enforcement agencies throughout the nation join forces for an enforcement blitz which delivers the message, "Click It or Ticket." This mobilization is supported by national and local communities' paid advertising.This year, North Dakota law enforcement

  • Airman delivers cash, military pay services to Soldiers at austere locations

    What was typically a three-hour convoy turned into an 11-hour journey for one Airman when his mine resistant ambush protected vehicle broke down in the middle of a village.Senior Airman Jon-Nicos Walker and his teammates scampered to the next available MRAP to continue on their mission while Iraqi

  • Phishing scam on Grand Forks AFB doesn’t produce a catch

    Several Grand Forks AFB personnel were recently contacted by an individual or individuals fraudulently claiming to be in positions of authority here on base. The individual calling requested confidential personal information from base personnel. Fortunately, the individuals who were contacted