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  • Indoor mishap prevention

    What's the number one mishap in our own homes? Slips and falls while ascending and descending stairs. What's the number one cause? Negotiating stairs while wearing socks or flip-flops. The number two most common mishap is tripping over or running into furniture, toys or other items left lying

  • Every new Airman receives training to defend base

    The guards at the front gate protect every Airmen, family members and asset on base. The few guard the many. "Security has always been everyone's responsibility," said Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Vital, 319th Security Forces Squadron. Now every first-term Airman receives mandatory training for security

  • What happened to the Leader?

    Although the Leader newspaper is no longer available in a hard copy format, almost everything that was in the Leader can be found on the base' s public Web site: http://public.grandforks.amc.af.mil/ The Web site's "Inside the Gate" section is updated daily with events on base, news briefs, star

  • Tax time cautions

    It's that time of year again when individuals and families getting a tax refund start planning how to spend it. Decisions range from new purchases to paying down or off a debt. These individuals will spend quite a bit of time talking about this decision or have done so already and have a plan in

  • An American dream

    It's 2001. The blonde hair, green eyed, 21-year-old Klara Beranova attends an air show near her home town of Pardubice in the Czech Republic. Growing up she had an interest in airplanes and traveling, but on this day, she never imaged those interests would lead her on a journey to America for love.

  • Super Bowl Extravaganza

    Stanley Cup, World Series, NBA Championships, World Cup and Daytona, but the king of all sporting events is the Super Bowl. The 319th Services Squadron planned an event to give base members and their families a chance to have some fun and win prizes, and send a lucky Warrior of the North to Super

  • Attention to conditions imperative to ice safety

    It's January and ice fishing is in full swing; well, maybe not! Only recently have our temperatures started dropping toward the normal winter range, and while the balmy high 30 and 40 temps were great for snowbirds, they've taken their toll on outdoor enthusiasts. Many local lakes, especially the

  • Living without him

    In one house, a mother reads a card from her deployed husband, while their children sit next to her, wondering when Daddy will return. In another house, a woman says good-bye to her husband, wondering if this is the last time she will see him, as he is deploying to an undisclosed location in

  • Command post makeover

    The command post will upgrade the old, clunky office set up to a state-of-the art, cutting-edge system that will be more effective in providing critical communication. The decision to remodel was made after Air Mobility Command notified the command post of a scheduled telephone system upgrade,

  • Thank you – whoever you are

    I am a civilian who has been teaching at Twining School on the base since 1987. Jan. 2, I had a flat tire and limped my car to the shoppette where I saw the tire was almost coming off the rim. No one was working there who could help me out; when we tried the auto skills center, there was no answer.