News Search

  • Transition Support

    Families facing deployments and those looking forward to homecomings face challenges. These challenges are different, but they both revolve around change. Change is not always easy, but there are tools and resources that can help military families cope with making transitions.You and your family

  • 319th AMXS donates flag to ALS

    After being on display at Heritage Hall in building 607 since February of 2004, the copper and stainless steel American flag sculpture was donated to the Grand Forks Air Force Base Airman Leadership School by the 319th Maintenance Group during a ceremony Nov. 4 at the ALS building.As the base

  • Combat dining-in committee releases ROEs

    The combat dining-in committee recently released the rules of engagement for the 319th Air Refueling Wing's combat dining-in Nov. 10 beginning at 6 p.m. in Hanger 605. If any of the ROEs are broken, the offending member must make a trip through the obstacle course to the grog bowl.The ROEs are as

  • What makes a good quitter? Join the Facebook discussion!

    On average, smokers die 13 to 14 years sooner than nonsmokers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Since about 20 percent of the United States' population smokes, that means almost a fifth of the country could live at least a full decade longer. With the Great American

  • Golf course closes for the winter

    The 2010 golf-season came to an end as several Airmen helped golf course employees cover the greens Oct. 25 at the Plainsview Golf Course here.The covers protect the open turf from ice and wind damage, which can occur during the winter months. The covers also help protect the grass from damage due

  • Former Vietnam POW shares his story with WOTN

    On January 23, 1967, retired Lt. Col. Barry Bridger was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over Son Tay, North Vietnam, in his F-4 Phantom during his second tour of Vietnam. Colonel Bridger was then captured by North Vietnam and sent to Hanoi Hilton prison camp. He remained a prisoner of war for

  • Watch, Report, Protect

    As a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack in 2001, the Air Force implemented an anti-terrorism program called "Eagle Eyes," which educates people on observable activities and what to do if they see something suspicious."The Eagle Eyes program teaches people about the typical activities terrorists