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  • Sen. Conrad speaks to base at AFA picnic

    U.S. Senator Kent Conrad (N.D.) wowed spectators and thanked military members for their service during a visit to Grand Forks Air Force Base Monday for the Air Force Association summer picnic. More than 250 active duty members, retired members, civilian workers, veterans and local community leaders

  • Civil engineers unplug Comm

    The 319th Civil Engineer Squadron was crowned 2008 Softball Champions with a 32-5 intramural softball demolishment of the 319th Communications Squadron July 22. Bats connected with balls as early as the second inning with the engineers scoring seven runs. They followed it up with 18 runs in the

  • Base triathletes battle each other, nature

    More than twenty participants, divided into four categories, tested themselves during the second Grand Forks AFB Triathlon July 19, despite challenging weather. Youth athletes ages 12 to 17 faced a 200-meter swim, 6-mile bike, and 1.5 mile run. Male, female and team category athletes took on a

  • Comm. hosts annual security awareness day

    Recently, the 319th Communications Squadron hosted a security awareness day here, seeking to raise the level of vigilance among wing personnel regarding the protection of information assets on base. The annual event took place at the base theater, and included several experts who briefed the

  • Most outstanding contribution to flight in DoD

    The 906th Air Refueling Squadron was recently awarded the Air Force Association 2008 David C. Schilling Award. According to the AFA's Website, the award is given to units with the, "most outstanding contribution in the field of flight." The citation noted that the 906 ARS gave the, "most outstanding

  • AMC seeks more efficient fuel practices to conserve energy

    The pinch at the pump isn't just hitting cars. As oil prices continue to soar, Air Mobility Command is looking for even more ways to lower the amount of aviation fuel used by its fleet of airlifters and tankers. An Air Force study using 2006 data revealed aviation fuel accounts for 82 percent of the

  • Berlin Airlift lays foundation for today's air mobility

    Sixty years ago, the fledgling United States Air Force airlifted its first of 2.3 million tons of coal, food and supplies to the besieged city of Berlin. Stalin had cut off all ground transportation through Russian territory to the surrounded city of Berlin. The Berlin Airlift sustained a city of