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  • Senior Airman Joshua Coonich, 348th Reconnaissance Squadron aerospace medical technician, opens his mishap bag Dec. 24, 2014, at medical treatment facility on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The mishap bag serves as a medical kit, and is used to treat people who may have been injured in incidents such a plane crash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)

    Warrior of the Week: SrA. Joshua Coonich

    Rank and name: Senior Airman Joshua CoonichUnit: 348th Reconnaissance SquadronDuty title: Aerospace Medical TechnicianTime in service:  3 years, 7 monthsTime on station:  8 monthsHometown: Schaumburg, Ill.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you? Serving in the Air Force is important to me because this is the only military branch that has
  • The 319th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office here is launching a new features series entitled, “Air Force Liquid Television.” The first story of the series is inspired by COPS, the long-running, popular American documentary/reality legal TV show that follows law enforcement officers on the job. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Airman 1st Class Bonnie Grantham)

    COPS: DUI through the Eyes of a Defender

    EDITORS NOTE: This article is part of a series titled "Air Force Liquid Television," which features stories about the various areas of life impacted by alcohol and the act of drinking and driving.One quiet night, a security forces patrol leader and her partner sit patiently in their vehicle, observing activity around their location. The shift
  • Airman 1st Class Daniel Elmore, a ceremonial guardsman with Grand Forks Air Force Base Honor Guard, cleans a practice rifle prior to placing it into a gun case Dec. 24, 2014, at the Honor Guard Building on Grand Forks AFB, N.D. The 25-year-old native from Lewisville, N.C., was named the Grand Forks AFB Warrior of the Week for the first week of January 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)

    Warrior of the Week: A1C Daniel Elmore

    Rank and name: Airman 1st Class Daniel ElmoreUnit: Grand Forks Air Force Base Honor GuardDuty title: Ceremonial GuardsmanTime in service:  1 year, 10 monthsHometown: Lewisville, N.C.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you? Serving in the Air Force is important to me because I became part of something bigger than just myself that will
  • Capt. John Wright from the 348th Reconnaissance Squadron at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., was recently selected to be part of the Mansfield Fellowship Program. The Mansfield Fellowship Program was established by the U.S. Congress in 1994 to build a corps of U.S. federal government employees with proficiency in the Japanese language and practical, firsthand knowledge about Japan and its government. Through their placements, Fellows develop networks of contacts in Japan and an understanding of the political, economic and strategic dimensions of the U.S.-Japan relationship. Each year up to 10 Fellowships in various countries around the world are awarded and Wright was selected from a pool of highly competitive applicants. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)

    From the Land of the Sunflake to Land of the Rising Sun: Grand Forks AFB officer selected for Mansfield Fellowship Program

    A Grand Forks Air Force Base officer will soon be making his way from the land of the sunflake to the land of the rising sun after being accepted for one of the world's most prestigious international fellowship programs.Capt. John Wright from the 348th Reconnaissance Squadron here was recently selected to be part of the Mansfield Fellowship
  • Enid Chile is a unit program coordinator for the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron and works at command support staff. Chile was named the Warrior of the week for the fifth week of December, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)

    Warrior of the Week: Enid Chile

    Name: Enid ChileUnit: 319th Logistics Readiness SquadronDuty title: Unit Program CoordinatorTime in service:  3 months as a civilianHometown: Cusco, PerúWhy is serving in the Air Force important to you?Serving in the Air Force gives me a sense of purpose. It's like being part of a bigger entity. Everything that you do in the Air Force matters and
  • When choosing supplements to enhance physical performance, it is important to do extensive research on brand names and products. Understanding which products are helpful, harmful or simply useless is the first step to making informed decisions while choosing supplements. Also researching food products and learning which foods can give the same results as supplements is a way to avoid the harmful products and can also be a considerably cheaper option. Supplements are not designed to replace the health and nutrition benefits from real food, and real food will always be superior to supplements. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)

    Operation Supplement Safety: "Whey"ing Your Options

    In the Air Force culture, physical fitness is being pushed more and more each day. It is considered a vital pillar to Comprehensive Airman Fitness.  With it playing such a huge role in an Airman's life and career, it makes sense that Airmen are reaching out to different resources to improve their personal fitness. In an effort to better themselves,
  • Tech. Sgt. Darrell Pritchett, 69th Maintenance Squadron specialist expediter, poses for a photo Dec. 10, 2014, in front of an RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk inside a hangar on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Pritchett is responsible for directing daily avionics maintenance and coordinating with production superintendents to accomplish scheduled and unscheduled tasks for the unmanned aircraft. The 14-year-veteran from Hannibal, Mo., was named the Grand Forks AFB Warrior of the Week for the third week of December 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)

    Warrior of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Darrell Pritchett

    Rank and name: Tech. Sgt. Darrell PritchettUnit: 69th Maintenance SquadronDuty title: Specialist ExpediterTime in service:  14 years, 7 monthsHometown: Hannibal, Mo.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?Serving in the Air Force is important to me because of the opportunities I have had to work on some great teams.  Also I have done and
  • Senior Airman Kimberly Palacios is a customer service technician with the 319th Comptroller Squadron. Palacios was named the Warrior of the Week for the third week of December, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Susan L. Davis)

    Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Kimberly Palacios

    Rank and name: Senior Airman Kimberly PalaciosUnit: 319th Comptroller SquadronDuty title: Customer Service TechnicianTime in service:  3 years,  3 monthsHometown: El Paso, TXWhy is serving in the Air Force important to you? Serving in the Air Force is important to me because it means I'm part of the greatest Air Force in the world. It means I get
  • Senior Master Sgt. Jerald D. Thomas, operations superintendent for the 319th Security Forces Squadron, was named the Air Mobility Command's Outstanding Security Forces Support Staff Senior NCO for 2014. The 16-year Air Force veteran stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., will move on to compete in the same category at the Air Force level. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)

    Grand Forks AFB Senior NCO named among best defenders for 2014

    A Warrior of the North was recently recognized as one of the best security forces members in the Air Force.Senior Master Sgt. Jerald D. Thomas, the operations superintendent with the 319th Security Forces Squadron here, was named the Air Mobility Command's Outstanding Security Forces Support Staff Senior NCO for 2014.The AMC Outstanding Security
  • Airman 1st Class Ian Bush, 319th Civil Engineer Squadron command support staff journeyman, looks through construction files at the engineer and assistant file room on Dec. 4, 2014 on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Bush was name the 319th Air Base Wing Warrior of the Week for the first week of December 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)

    Warrior fo the Week: Airman 1st Class Ian Bush

    Rank and Name: Airman 1st Class Ian BushUnit: 319th Civil Engineer SquadronDuty title: Command Support Staff JourneymanTime in service: 1 year, 5 monthsTime on station: 1 year, 1 monthHometown: Battle Creek, Mich.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?Serving in the Air Force is important to me because I wanted the chance to be a part of
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