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  • Base schedules aerial spraying of mosquito breeding areas

    Base officials are working with the 757th Airlift Squadron from Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, to coordinate an aerial mosquito control spray mission. The spray team, which uses a C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with a $2 million spray system, is scheduled to conduct aerial spraying over the

  • Depression in Men and Women: What's the Difference

    Depression can strike anyone, but the symptoms can be dramatically different between men and women. Signs and Symptoms According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly 20 million people are currently dealing with depression. Service members who may have been exposed to traumatic events

  • Military Appreciation Month

    You know this ... It's not a 9 to 5 job. It's not a TV sit-com home life. It's a lifestyle. Sacrifice. Danger. Separations. They're part of it. Military life comes with honor and pride in defending and serving our nation, and it's the only calling that, in many ways, the family also serves. Many

  • New era of safety inspections begin for GFAFB

    Grand Forks Air Force Base has begun a new method and era for conducting safety inspections, the Voluntary Protection Program, or VPP. Currently, the present method used by the base to perform safety inspections is an annual inspection conducted by the ground safety staff. With this new method

  • Air Force paralegal: commit to the challenge

    The Air Force Paralegal career field is one of the most sought after jobs in today's Air Force. It offers sharp Airmen an opportunity to not only defend our nation physically, but also through our legal system. Legal Professionals defend our Constitution by advising commanders on international and

  • Reporting inappropriate disclosures; it’s your duty

    A large number of Air Force offices on base handle personal information; therefore, it is imperative that all personnel understand what constitutes Personally Identifying Information and the proper handling of this sensitive information. What is PII? PII is defined as information that directly

  • Curb Alcohol Abuse with Help from TRICARE

    It only takes one. A single drink can have multiple effects on an individual. Depending on the person, these could include difficulty walking, blurred vision, slurred speech, slowed reaction times or impaired memory. Those are just a few of the short-term effects. Heavy drinking over a long period

  • Home, work computers vulnerable to Conficker Virus

    Conficker is a virus that has proven especially viral in the last few months. While it may seem like an inconvenience now, you can be sure its designers are planning follow-on stages. In its various incarnations, Conficker A, B, B++ and now C, has infected over 12 million Windows computers worldwide

  • Huey crews prepare for search and rescue missions

    As soon as the water of the Red River started rising, members of the 54th Helicopter Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., began preparing for search and rescue missions. Squadron members arrived at Grand Forks Air Force Base March 27, and they immediately started planning phases of mission