WOTN receive recognition

The Grand Forks AFB recognized exceptional Warriors of the North during the 319th Air Refueling Wing's Quarterly Awards at the base theater, April 15."It is important to recognize Airmen and civilians because of all the hard work they do for the U.S. Air Force, this wing and community," said Senior

MARE, are you ready?

27 local leaders attend UAS tour at Beale AFB

Twenty-seven local civic leaders from Grand Forks toured Beale Air Force Base, Calif. April 15 and 16 to learn about the Global Hawk and Unmanned Aerial Systems mission.With Grand Forks AFB's mission changing from KC-135 Stratotanker's to UAS's, the tour gave civic leaders a chance to learn about

Airman pleads guilty in special court-martial

On April 13, an Airman from the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron was tried by a special court-martial. The Airman pled guilty to and was convicted of one specification of UCMJ Article 121, Larceny, and two specifications of Article 86, Absence Without Leave. The trial lasted one day and the Airman

Senior Airman convicted on multiple charges in court-martial

On March 23, a Senior Airman from the 319th Medical Operations Squadron was tried by a general court-martial. The trial lasted four days and the Senior Airman was convicted of one specification of UCMJ Article 107, False Official Statement, four specifications of Article 112(a), Wrongful Use,

AFSO 21: Why should you care?

Misconceptions about Air Force Smart Operations 21 are everywhere. Do you have them? AFSO 21 isn't the same as "Lean." Lean is just one of many process improvement tools we can apply. AFSO 21 is not the blind search for metrics without logical application, or the ceaseless quest for "great"

TRICARE: Dump the clutter, help the environment, go paperless!

We've all been there before: staring at stacks of junk mail and paper statements piled up in our mailbox or on our kitchen table.Did you know you can successfully manage your TRICARE benefits without sorting through thick piles of papers?When you "Go Green" with TriWest Healthcare Alliance

Twining wins national Scholastic sweepstakes

Diane Leake, a teacher at Nathan Twining School here, and her fifth grade class, learned they won the "Care Where You Are" national sweepstakes sponsored by Scholastic Book Clubs, April 8.The school's prize consisted of 500 books to be donated to schools and charities of the winner's choosing.The

TRICARE services available for special needs families

TRICARE beneficiaries who have family members with special needs now have access to unique services within the TRICARE program. The most important service is the TRICARE Extended Care Health Option, or ECHO. To be eligible for ECHO, a family must first enroll into its service branch's Exceptional

Force Management Team clarifies GFAFB questions

Brig. Gen. Michael S. Stough, Deputy Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, held a briefing April 1 at the Grand Forks Air Force Base theater to inform Airmen about the Force Management Program (FMP) for the fiscal year 2010 and 2011.The FMP is