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  • Nurses: gentle hand, calming presence

    A gentle hand wrapping a bandage, a steadfast assistant in an operating room, a calming presence for a Soldier wounded in battle, nurses are widely known for providing care to the sick and wounded, but they also are multifaceted professionals. Nurses have been influential leaders in healthcare

  • Global mobility Air Operations Center brings troops home

    Airmen of the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center here have eliminated most flight delays resulting from the loss of commercially contracted airlift support to AMC from ATA Airlines Inc., a member of a Federal Express team. "18th Air Force and AMC have pulled out all the stops to remedy flight

  • Traveling the extra mile for TRICARE beneficiaries

    It's the bittersweet moment every military family is proud of, yet dreads at the same time. It's the teary words of good-bye versus the pride of serving one's country - deployment. In such a moment, service members want to know their loved ones will be taken care of during their absence. They want

  • After months of preparation for excellence – Validation

    During a briefing April 29, the Air Mobility Command Inspector General Team briefed the results of the wing's Unit Compliance Inspection. They briefed the results of the Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Program, and Aircrew Stan/Eval Visit earlier. The wing earned a grade of excellent on all

  • AMC commander visits Warriors of the North

    Gen. Arthur Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command, lauded the spirit, ingenuity and positive attitude displayed among 319th Air Refueling Wing Airmen, as he visited the Warriors of the North here, April 9-10. "Our people continue to amaze me. Young Airmen are constantly coming up with more and

  • Base, Air Force turns over piece of Cold War history

    The enemy faced today by the United States Air Force is a multi-faceted, lightly armored, and modestly equipped group of extremists. However, the enemy Grand Forks Air Force Base was built to fight was an enemy with resources and technology equal to our own and poised to strike in moments with

  • Small chapel wins big award

    The Grand Forks Air Force Base Chaplain Service was honored March 18 when they were informed by Col. Diane Hull, 319th Air Refueling Wing commander, that they were the recipients of the Air Force Chaplain Service Robert P. Taylor Award for being the best small base chapel program of the year. The

  • Officers’ spouse club awards scholarships

    The Grand Forks AFB Officers' Spouse Club awarded six academic scholarships totaling $6,500 to deserving students as part of their on-going dedication to improving the quality of life on the base and surrounding community in a ceremony here March 15. All of the money used in the scholarship program