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  • Beat the holiday blues

    The holiday season can bring with it many feelings, ranging from excitement and wonder to sadness and disappointment. Anxiety about separations or losses can be intensified during the holidays. Uncertainty about the length of deployments and mission dangers can add to the stress of separation. Here

  • Flight of the ‘Question Mark’

    On Jan. 1, 1929, a tri-engined Fokker C-2 aircraft with a crew of five climbed into the southern California sky. This aircraft, dubbed the "Question Mark," was not history's first air refueling mission, but it played a crucial role in the beginning of air refueling efforts and the development of the

  • UAS Summit held at UND

    With Grand Forks Air Force Base's much anticipated transition from an air refueling mission to unmanned aircraft systems, a summit was held on the University of North Dakota campus Dec. 4 in order to unite all people involved in this historical event. As Grand Forks AFB begins to make its

  • Predator B UAS arrives at Grand Forks Air Force Base

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the arrival of its first Predator B Unmanned Aircraft System on the northern border Dec. 6. This system - in use since 2005 on the southwest border - will enhance border security efforts and support CBP personnel on the ground along the northern border

  • CGOC food drive results in bountiful donations for Northland Rescue Mission

    Members of Grand Forks Air Force Base's Company Grade Officer Council donated both their time and efforts to collect food for the Northland Rescue Mission during a food drive at the base commissary Nov. 25 and 26. "The idea for a food drive started when the CGOC learned that the mission had 117

  • LRS brings hope, charity to local community

    Close to a dozen 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen brought hope to hundreds of area citizens as they helped unload coats and food for the upcoming winter season at a local Salvation Army center Oct. 24. The effort, which started in November of last year, is part of a long-term project for

  • TRICARE Enhances Autism Services Coverage

    Active duty military families now have access to expanded services for autistic children under TRICARE. A new set of behavioral and educational benefits--the Enhanced Access to Autism Services Demonstration benefit--allows eligible beneficiaries to see a new category of providers as part of the

  • Grand Forks BX to Offer Feast of Thanksgiving Weekend Deals and Giveaways

    Military shoppers looking to dig in to tasty holiday shopping better bring a big appetite to the BX the weekend after Thanksgiving as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) is serving up three days of great deals, gift card giveaways and scratch off cards. The smorgasbord begins as early as 4