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  • Final tanker leaves Grand Forks AFB

    The final KC-135 Stratotanker, piloted by Lt. Gen. Vern "Rusty" Findley, Air Mobility Command vice-commander, and Col. Don Shaffer, 319th Air Refueling Wing commander, departed from Grand Forks Air Force Base Dec. 4 at 10:59 a.m. to McConnell AFB, Kan.The departure of this aircraft signaled the end

  • 319th ARW commander declares mission complete

    The 319th Air Refueling Wing Commander, Col. Don Shaffer, along with the Air Mobility Command Commander, Gen. Raymond Johns, declared the 319th Operations Group, the 905th Air Refueling Squadron, the 319th Maintenance Group and the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron mission complete in a formal

  • AAFES unveils the newly renovated BX

    After nine months of construction and renovations, the Army and Air Force Exchange Services held a grand re-opening of the Grand Forks Air Force Base Base Exchange Nov. 17.AAFES said they invested a total of $4 million into the project."The renovations include the walls, ceilings, floors, lights and

  • TriWest offers new service to combat major depression

    TriWest Healthcare Alliance has a new Disease Management program for major depression now being offered to eligible West Region TRICARE beneficiaries. Beneficiaries suffering from major depression, also known as clinical depression, can receive extra help through TriWest Healthcare Alliance, which

  • TRICARE Referrals and Specialty Care

    Has your primary care manager decided that you need to see a specialist? Getting the care you need is just four simple steps away:1. Get a referral If you are a TRICARE™ Prime beneficiary who needs specialty medical care, you'll need to get your PCM to submit a referral request. If you use TRICARE

  • The Judge's Bench: October courts-martial and article 15's

    The following members of the 319th Air Refueling Wing were punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice in October 2010:Courts-Martial· Airman 1st Class John Frame, 319th Communications Squadron, was court-martialed for introduction of cocaine onto a military installation and distribution of