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  • Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Carlos Eggleston

    Airman 1st Class Carlos Eggleston, 319th Comptroller Squadron, makes a bold and opinionated statement. He believes he is the best dressed Airman at Grand Forks Air Force Base. "It's just apparent to me," said the Chicago native. "When I go out, I see a lot of people all are wearing similar outfits.

  • Warrior of the Week – Kelly Hogness

    To his neighbors he is just an "average civilian living in downtown," but to the men and women of Grand Forks Air Force Base, Kelly Hogness is a man with a very important job. Mr. Hogness is the installation's anti-terrorism officer.The West Fargo, N.D., native joined the Air Force to see the world

  • Combat Dining-In: Part of Our History

    The Marine Corps and Coast Guard have Mess Night. The Army holds the Regimental Dinner. In the Navy, but most importantly the Air Force, it's the Dining-In.Each branch of the United States Armed Forces has its own formal military dinner. As with some tradition, the origin these dinners is unclear,

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. James Smith

    Staff Sgt. James Smith, 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, always knew he wanted to work on airplanes."Working in aircraft electrical and environmental systems is exactly what I wanted to do before I joined the Air Force," said Sergeant Smith. "I work with anything from power generation to power

  • Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Matthew Lang

    The moon begins to rise as Airman 1st Class Matthew Lang, 319th Security Forces Squadron, looks out the window. For most people, this is usually a sign to start getting ready for bed, but for Airman Lang, it means time to get ready for work."My flight works three swing shifts, three mid-shifts and

  • Warrior of the Week: Master Sgt. Trevor Parson

    As the Airmen in building 313 know, when Master Sgt. Trevor Parson, 319th Force Support Squadron manpower superintendent, walks by your office, you should be prepared to take cover because you never know if he will throw the freebies from Demand Reduction at you. Sergeant Parson said he has been

  • Warrior of the Week: Master Sgt. Roy Roach, Jr.

    For the entire 319th Air Refueling Wing, there is a single inspector general. The inspector general mission statement states "their job is to ensure the concerns of all complainants and the best interests of the Air Force are addressed through objective fact-finding to enhance the discipline,

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Emily Wilczek

    Staff Sgt. Emily Wilczek, 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment quality assurance inspector, was discovered in a dumpster outside of Auto Skills by Col. Don Shaffer, 319th Air Refueling Wing commander, Col. Tammy Knierim, 319th Mission Support Group commander, and several

  • Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Joann Oledan

    Inside a secured vault, surrounded by M-16s there is a lone Airman, armed and in charge of maintaining the security of more than 1,700 weapons.Airman 1st Class Joann Oledan, 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron material management apprentice, has been maintaining the Grand Forks Air Force Base's

  • Warrior of the Week - Erika Warner

    As you walk into the 319th Dental Clinic, you are greeted with a friendly smile and a warm hello. That friendly smile may belong to Erika Warner, a certified registered dental assistant."I have been working here for more than two years now," said Mrs. Warner."I saw an advertisement in the Grand