Kathleen Ferguson, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and energy, speaks about the value between the county and Grand Forks Air Force Base working hand in hand and showing what other military installations and defense communities can do to operate in difficult fiscal environments on Feb. 17, 2015 at the Gorecki Alumni Center, N.D. Aproximatley 70 attendees witnessed the signing of the Community Partnerships Initiative document. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)