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  • Task Force sizes up Grand Forks for UAS mission

    The base moved one step closer this week to making the Unmanned Aircraft Systems mission here a reality by hosting a task force to work out the details of the UAS beddown process. The Site Action Task Force was lead by members from Air Combat Command, but also included experts from Air Mobility

  • TRICARE provides colonoscopy screening benefit

    Recognizing an increasing need for comprehensive preventive care for you and your family, TRICARE benefits include a specific schedule for colonoscopy screenings. For beneficiaries with an average risk of colon cancer, coverage allows one routine screening every 10 years, beginning at age 50.

  • General construction update on Grand Forks AFB street improvements

    The summer construction season and the start of base street and parking lot improvement projects are upon us. Here is a look at what is on tap the next few months at Grand Forks Air Force Base. Youth center parking lot: On May 14, the youth center parking lot will be closed for construction.

  • Personalized support for depression and diabetes patients

    When it comes to effectively managing a chronic illness, sometimes education can be the best medicine. TriWest Healthcare Alliance's Condition Management program (previously the Disease Management program) focuses on educating patients on how to improve their health management skills while living

  • MSS defeats LRS-A

    The 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron's A-team was defeated by the 319th Mission Support Squadron during the volleyball championship game April 30 at the fitness center here. Game one started with MSS' Robert Mummert securing the first point. The score was close until a MSS error put LRS ahead,

  • Making unsung heroes known with new Wingman Award

    The Airmen who deploy to combat zones, do their job and return without a ribbon or a band playing in their favor are not the only unsung heroes we know. From the guy in the bar who stops his friend from driving when he's had a few too many, to the kid who helps out a neighbor or welcomes a new

  • LRS A sails past the first round

    During the intramural volleyball playoffs here, one of the first teams to play was 319th Logistics Readiness Squadrons teams A and B. LRS A swept LRS B out of the Championship in the first two games. The first game ended in a blitz with the final score 25 to 10 in favor of LRS A. But, in the second