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  • Col. Lee DeRemer (right) relinquished command of the 319th Operations Group June 29 in an ceremony presided over by Col. Bill Bender, 319th Air Refueling Wing commander. Col. DeRemer thanked the group for their hard work and sacrifice. (Photo by Airman First Class Chad Kellum)

    Col. DeRemer relinquishes OG command

    In an emotionally-charged ceremony in Hangar 605 June 29, Col. Lee DeRemer relinquished command of the 319th Operations Group after two years in command. A new permanent commander has yet to be confirmed, however, Lt. Col. David Sprague will serve in the interim. Col. Bill Bender, 319th Air Refueling Wing commander, expressed his full confidence in

  • Wing shows off mission to community

    More than 30 local government and business leaders got a first-hand look at the mission of the 319th Air Refueling Wing June 23. The group boarded two of the wing’s KC-135 Stratotankers for an early-morning refueling of F-16s from the Air National Guard’s 119th Fighter Wing based at Hector Field in Fargo, N.D. According to Grand Forks Air Force
  • Tech. Sgt. Thomas Ireland keeps fuel flowing over Afghanistan during a recent mission. Sergeant Ireland was recently named the best instructor boom operator in Air Mobility Command for the second time in a row. (Photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

    Warrior of the North named top boom... twice

    A deployed 911th Air Refueling Squadron NCO was recently named Air Mobility Command’s 2005 Outstanding Flying Instructor of the Year for his work as an instructor boom operator. This is the second year in a row Tech. Sgt. Tom Ireland has been praised by squadron and command leaders as the best in the business. He won the equivalent award last year

  • Volunteers, scholars recognized

    Members of the base community, both military spouses and children of Airmen, received more than $10,000 in scholarships during the Officers’ Spouses Club seventh annual awards banquet here May 23. Scholarships were awarded on the basis of both academic merit and community involvement. “We work hard to raise money through many community projects and

  • Base selected to test spouse support program

    “The Phoenix has landed.” Air Mobility Command recently selected Grand Forks Air Force Base as one of three test bases for the new Phoenix Spouse program. AMC’s newest initiative will standardize Spouse Link/Key Spouse programs across the command. The initial test-phase runs from May through June with a command-wide roll out planned for early

  • Warriors aid Sailors during joint exercise

    Two base aircraft and their crews recently lent their support to the Navy as part of a major joint exercise. KC-135s traveled to McDill Air Force Base, Fla., on April 13 to support the crew of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as they began their Composite Training Unit Exercise, a major requirement for the Eisenhower Strike Group’s certification

  • Appreciation day brings together yesterday's, today's Warriors

    The sharing of perspectives between several generations of Warriors was one of the main highlights of the base’ s annual Retiree Appreciation Day, held here May 13. Approximately 100 retirees, representing nearly all the branches of military service – and their family members – attended the event, which included remarks from experts on veterans’
  • Aviatrix Julie Clark and her T-34 Mentor, seen here in an air show fly-by, will be performing at the Grand Forks Air Force Base air show, “Thunder over the Red River,” July 22.

    Airshow spotlight: Julie Clark, “Free Spirit”

    You would think being a captain for Northwest Airlines would satisfy one’s desire to be airborne. Not so for Julie Clark. For more than 27 years, after delivering business travelers and vacationers safely to their destination, you would find Julie taking her love of aviation to new height aboard her T-34 Mentor “Free Spirit” or her yellow T-28 “Top

  • Firefighters support counter-drug operations

    A little island 35 miles off the coast of Venezuela was the temporary southern home for a dozen Warriors of the North as they conducted firefighting operations in support of counter drug missions that included aircraft from the U.S. Navy and Great Britain. The firefighters were at the island of Curacao as part of a rotating mission with U.S.
  • A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft, affectionately known as “Warthogs,” visited Grand Forks Air Force Base on May 8. The aircraft were returning from an exercise in Alaska and are based at Pope Air Force Base, N.C.

    "Warthogs" at the ready"

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