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  • 18th Air Force commander visits WOTN

    Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, 18th Air Force commander, visited with Airmen from Grand Forks Air Force Base Sept. 16 -17. General Allardice visited the Warriors of the North to witness firsthand the base's air refueling mission before it transitions to an Unmanned Aerial Systems mission."This is a

  • TRICARE: Don't take a chance, get a flu shot!

    If nine out of 10 people who played the lottery actually won, who wouldn't want to try their chances?When it comes to flu shots, it's the same odds. Nine out of 10 healthy people who get a seasonal flu shot, don't get the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).With

  • Main Gate Closure Sept. 20 to Sept. 23

    The Main Gate on Steen Boulevard at County Road B3 will be closed starting at 0800 Monday, 20 September through 23 September for scheduled street repair. All traffic will be re-routed to the Commercial Gate on Eielson Street at U.S. Hwy 2. Please inform all base residents/employees of this detour.

  • TRICARE Retired Reserve: Health Care for Retirees

    Members of the Retired Reserves and their families have a new TRICARE healthcare option. TRICARE Retired Reserve is a new, premium-based healthcare plan available to eligible retired members of the Guard and Reserve, their families and qualified survivors. TRR offers coverage similar to TRICARE

  • Suicide Prevention Week: Family Members First to Notice Signs of Distress

    Your service member recently returned from a deployment. And you noticed some changes.Some may be part of the "new normal." But others you wonder about: bursts of anger, withdrawal from friends and family, trouble sleeping or sleeping too much. Should you brush it off as just a phase?Absolutely not.

  • Hours of operation for Labor Day weekend

    Some services on Grand Forks Air Force Base will change their hours of operation during Labor Day weekend.Airman & Family Readiness CenterClosing at 1 p.m. Sept. 3Aquatics CenterClosed Sept. 3Open from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 4 to 6Arts & Crafts CenterClosed Sept. 3 to 6Auto Skills CenterOpen 8 a.m. to 5

  • It pays to shop at the Base Exchange

    The exchange benefit at Grand Forks Air Force Base is paying dividends in more ways than one. Airmen shopping at the Base Exchange, getting gas at the Shoppette, dining at Burger King and using other Army & Air Force Exchange Service's activities last year generated a dividend of $263,533. These