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  • TRICARE: Stroke awareness month: High blood pressure leads to stroke

    One in three U.S. adults has high blood pressure, a major risk factor for stroke, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI).And, stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the American Stroke Association. The relationship between the two is

  • AMC Commander directs Wingman Stand Down, May 10

    Most of us have been there at some point. We've faced overwhelming issues - crises that seemed would never end. To whom did you turn during those times? Was it a family member, a friend or a co-worker? Recent tragic events have highlighted that we as Airmen must become more involved with each other

  • GFAFB maintenance group commander relinquishes command

    Col. Ricky J. Cornelio relinquished command of the 319th Maintenance Group to Col. Don Shaffer, 319th Air Refueling Wing commander, in a ceremony April 30.Colonel Cornelio relinquished command to take a position at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C."This Airman is humbled and honored as I stand before

  • GFAFB raises the roof

    23Airmen from the 319th Air Refueling Wing and local Grand cities volunteers, raised the first wall of a new Red River Valley Habitat for Humanity build, May 1.This Habitat for Humanity house is being built for single mother Anna Sepeda and her three children."I want to thank everybody for helping

  • 2010 CENSUS Door-to-door at Grand Forks AFB

    As of April 20, 71 percent of the nation's households have mailed back their 2010 Census forms. With your cooperation Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. has exceeded the nation's average at 75 percent. Starting May 1, the U.S. Census Bureau is preparing for the door-to-door follow-up phase of the 2010