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  • Faith in Family: The Heynes

    "Since our country's founding, brave members of our military have stood strong as one American team, ready to defend our homeland and safeguard the values for which we stand.  They represent the best our nation has to offer, and serving alongside them are proud and loving family members -- heroes on

  • Warrior of the Week: Shawn Leach

    Unit: 319th Civil Engineer SquadronDuty title: Emergency Management SpecialistTime in service: 23 years active duty (retired master sergeant)/5 months Department of Defense CivilianTime on station: 5 MonthsHometown: Arcadia, Nebraska1. Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?I love my

  • Not your average deployment: Looking back on Ebola in Senegal

    Out of all of the service members sent to combat the Ebola crisis, only a percentage of those members were U.S. Air Force Security Forces members - and an even smaller percentage were from Grand Forks Air Force Base.Staff Sgt. Alonzo Clark, 319th Security Forces Squadron security forces member, and

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Patrick Eldridge

    Name: Staff Sgt. Patrick EldridgeUnit: 319th Contracting FlightDuty title: Contract SpecialistTime in service: 9 years and 11 monthsTime on station: 3 years and 5 monthsHometown: Grayslake, IllinoisWhy is serving in the Air Force important to you? Serving in the military is important to me because I

  • Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Levi Jackson

    Unit: 319th Comptroller SquadronDuty title: Customer Service TechnicianTime in service: 1 year 7 monthsTime on station: 11 monthsHometown: Warsaw, Virginia1. Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?It is a family legacy that I am proud to carry on.2. What moment or accomplishment as a

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Anthony Nguyen Sahagon Mata

    Name: Staff Sgt. Anthony Nguyen Sahagon MataUnit: 319th Force Support SquadronDuty titile: Ceremonial GuardsmanTime in service: 6 years and 7 monthsTime on station: 3 years and 5 monthsHometown: Yigo, GuamWhy is serving in the Air Force important to you?  Serving in the Air Force is important to me

  • Warrior of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Elmer Mendoza

    Name: Tech. Sgt. Elmer MendozaUnit: 319th Medical Support SquadronDuty title: NCOIC, Clinical LaboratoryTime in service: 13.5 yearsTime on station: 2 years and 3 monthsHometown:  Rancho Cordova, CaliforniaWhy is serving in the Air Force important to you?With the continuously evolving

  • Airmen, Army Green Berets honor fallen soldiers

    A harsh reality of being in the military is that there is a possibility that you may lose a fellow serviceman at some point in your career. For Staff Sgt. Scott J. Tucker, 319th Civil Engineer Squadron readiness and emergency management flight NCO-in-charge of logistics, that possibility became a

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Steven Wencel

    Unit: 319th Communications SquadronDuty title: Client Systems SupervisorTime in service: 4 years, 11 monthsTime on station: 4 years, 5 monthsHometown: Pine Island, Minnesota1. Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?My grandfather was in the Air Force, and I always looked up to him. I know

  • Warrior of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Crystal Lopez

     Name: Tech. Sgt. Crystal LopezUnit: 319th Air Base Wing Judge AdvocateDuty title: Legal Office NCO-in-chargeTime in service: 15 YearsTime on station:  4 YearsHometown:  St. Johns, ArizonaWhy is serving in the Air Force important to you?It has been a huge part of my life and helped make me the