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  • 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

  • Officials create Air Force Information Protection Directorate

    As security forces Airmen continue to transform into a combat-focused, globally deployable force, they will transfer responsibility for information protection to a newly established organization, the Information Protection Directorate at Headquarters Air Force. The directorate emerged from Air Force

  • Grand Forks AFB to perform as NLSA

    Grand Forks AFB was recently tasked by U.S. Northern Command to act as the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Logistics Staging Area. As such, the base will provide temporary facilities to house commodities, equipment and personnel to aid in FEMA's relief efforts in the Red River Valley.

  • Warriors of the North dedicate time, energy to flood preparations

    Emergency preparations began when Govs. John Hoeven, North Dakota, and Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota, declared a state of emergency in the Red River Valley after waters began rising at a record rate. Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds began working around the clock to mitigate flood damage throughout