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  • Heart Attacks: All Hearts are NOT Created Equal

    You may have heard that heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. What fewer people may know is that women are less likely to survive heart attacks than men. In fact, 38 percent of women compared with 25 percent of men will die within one year after a heart attack,

  • GFAFB recent discharges and Articles 15

    Below are the discharges and Articles 15 for the months of October, November and December of 2008. Discharges October An airman 1st class from the 319th Force Support Squadron received an honorable discharge for mental disorders. An airman basic from the 319 FSS received a general discharge for

  • AMC's execution hub serves as 'virtual crewmember' worldwide

    Members of the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center conducted a series of town hall briefings at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and McChord Air Force Base, Wash., in mid-January to foster the concept of the 618th TACC as a 'virtual crewmember' for Air Mobility Command crews operating worldwide. The

  • DUI Court-Martial

    At a special court-martial conducted on Jan 9, a master sergeant assigned to the 319th Mission Support Group pled guilty to and was convicted of physically controlling a passenger car while drunk. Specifically, he drove a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck after consuming 12 beers on Oct 26. A

  • Free tax preparation services for Warriors of the North

    The base tax center will be available to assist most active duty servicemembers, dependents and retirees prepare and electronically file their tax returns at no cost. The tax center will be open from Tuesday to Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning Feb. 3. Please call 747- 7TAX (747-7829) during

  • Keeping private things private; TriWest protects you

    We all know that it's important to protect your personal financial information; things like your Social Security number, bank account number, credit card number. It is equally important to protect your personal and potentially sensitive health information. TriWest Healthcare Alliance wants you to

  • Warrior of the North selected for emerging UAS program

    Capt. Tim Rott, a 319th Air Refueling Wing executive officer, was recently selected as one of the first 10 nonrated officers to participate in the Air Force Chief of Staff's newest unmanned aircraft system program, Beta Test. The Beta Test program seeks motivated officers from various career fields

  • Grand Forks AFB contracting team wins Air Force award

    The 319th Contracting Squadron was recently awarded the Secretary of the Air Force's Special Achievement Award for their small business practices. Accepting the award on behalf of the 27-person unit was Graham Pritchett, 319 CONS deputy commander. "It's the success our squadron has had as a whole in

  • Base's START inspection another sucess

    Today's Warrior of the North may not be familiar with the "frozen chosen" who came before him and may not know phrases like "SAC" or "Oscar Zero." However, there are still members of Team Grand Forks who vividly remember those and other terms brought about by the Cold War and fear of nuclear attack.