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  • Escape Zone offers fun for kids, parents

    The phone is ringing, the television is blaring with the latest and greatest infomercial, the dog is barking, the sink is full of dishes and your child is standing there looking at you expectantly about a game that you promised you would play together. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a place to go and

  • Spouse helps families find better lives

    A desire to help make a better future for local families recently earned Air Force recognition for a Grand Forks Air Force base spouse. 319th Air Refueling Wing Commander Col. Bill Bender formally presented the Air Force Volunteer Excellence Award to Elaine Sison on April 25, but she said her real

  • Warrior takes fight to the field

    When many people on base see Airman 1st Class Ryan Baker, they only see a vehicle operator with the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron. They would probably be surprised to learn he is also one of the newest members of the Air Forces’ Division 2 rugby team. Airman Baker was recently selected for the

  • Through brother’s gift new kidney, renewed life

    When Bob Valentine awoke after his kidney transplant operation, the first thing on his mind was walking down the hall to visit the recipient of his kidney; his sister. However, the hundred feet of hallway that would normally have been no trouble for this 319th Medical Support Squadron commander,

  • Don’t sweat PTU wear guidelines

    With the evolution of the Air Force’s “Fit to Fight” culture, a new uniform has also evolved. It has been almost two years since the Air Force physical training uniform came on board and I still see -uite a few troops struggling to wear it properly. To start with, the Air Force guidance is fairly

  • Warrior, medic, mechanic

    The long convoy traveled under the cover of night transporting workers to another site. Suddenly, there was an explosion that shook the ground all the way to the last truck. The convoy commander shouted over the radio, “The lead car has been hit! Send combat lifesavers up here now!” Staff Sgt.

  • Warriors of the North earn praise in Iraq

    The nature of the Global War On Terror has meant that more than ever, Warriors of the North are finding themselves working side by side with sister service counterparts, earning respect through skillful work under demanding conditions. That respect was very much in evidence to the 22 Grand Forks Air

  • Faces of military women: the warrior

    The barracks at the deployed base had the same drab walls, the same spare cots. The one hint of personality was two photos on a table beside the cot; photos of children whose mother has left home to fight in the war. Until recently the room belonged to Staff Sgt. Tamatha Schmechel, 319th Logistics