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2013 Annual Awards: The event attire

Wearing a bicyclist’s outfit, 1st Lt. Jon Datsko makes his way to his seat prior to the start of the 2013 Grand Forks Air Force Base Annual Awards Feb. 7, 2014, at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks AFB, N.D. The 2013 Annual Awards featured a sports theme and allowed quests to wear sport jerseys, caps and other athletic sports gear instead of the customary Air Force dress blues uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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“Dad would be proud”: ALS building dedicated in honor of Chief Etchberger

One of Chief Etchberger's son, Rich Etchberger, thanks audience of Airmen, civilians and families during the building dedication ceremony for the Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger Airman Leadership School held June 4, 2014, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. He was joined on his trip to North Dakota by his brother Cory Etchberger, his step-brother Steve Wilson and Madison Etchberger, Chief Etchberger’s granddaughter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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2013 Grand Forks AFB AMC Icon 1st Place Winner: Sophie Shanks

Col. Paul Bauman, 319th Air Base Wing commander, presents Sophie Shanks with a congratulatory poster for $500 cash and a $100 Best Buy gift card for placing first at this year’s AMC Icon local competition, which took place Aug. 16, 2013 at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Shanks won the Air Mobility Command’s base-level singing competition with her rendition of Stevie Wonder's, "All I Do." To view more photos of this Year’s contest, visit http://www.forksupport.com/extras/IconPhotos.html. (U.S. Air Force photo/Julie McWalter)
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2013 Grand Forks AFB AMC Icon 2nd Place Winner: A1C Andrew Hicks

Col. Paul Bauman, 319th Air Base Wing commander, presents Airman 1st Class Andrew Hicks with a congratulatory poster for $300 and a $75 Best Buy gift card for placing second at this year’s Air Mobility Command Icon base-level singing competition, which took place Aug. 16, 2013 at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Hicks performed his rendition of the soul music hit, "This is a Man's World" by James Brown. He was the top placing active-duty member and will compete for the AMC-wide title later this fall. To view more photos of this Year’s contest, visit http://www.forksupport.com/extras/IconPhotos.html. (U.S. Air Force photo/Julie McWalter)
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2013 Grand Forks AFB AMC Icon 3rd Place Winner: Tech. Sgt. Mindy Tyson

Col. Paul Bauman, 319th Air Base Wing commander, presents Tech. Sgt. Mindy Tyson with a congratulatory poster for $200 and a $50 Best Buy gift card for placing third at this year’s Air Mobility Command Icon base-level singing competition, which took place Aug. 16, 2013 at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Tyson took third place with her performance of, "Killing Them Softly" by the Fugees. To view more photos of this Year’s contest, visit http://www.forksupport.com/extras/IconPhotos.html. (U.S. Air Force photo/Julie McWalter)
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2013 Grand Forks AFB Annual Awards

The Warriors of the North celebrated the 2013 Grand Forks Air Force Base Annual Awards Feb. 7, 2014, at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks AFB, N.D. This year’s ceremony featured a casual, sports theme format. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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2013 Grand Forks AFB Annual Awards

Newspaper sports sections and adult-size football helmets from both the NCAA and the NFL were used as centerpieces and décor for the sports theme of the 2013 Grand Forks Air Force Base Annual Awards held Feb. 7, 2014, at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks AFB, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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2013 USAF EC Honor Guard Member of the Year: SrA Jeffrey Lowder

Senior Airman Jeffrey M. Lowder demonstrates the proper way of dressing a U.S. flag during a training session on May 21, 2013, at the Honor Guard Building on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The three-year Air Force veteran from Camden, S.C., is assigned to the 319th Comptroller Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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2013 USAF EC Honor Guard Member of the Year: SrA Jeffrey Lowder

(Left) Senior Airman Jeffrey M. Lowder and other members of the Grand Forks Air Force Base Honor Guard perform a firing squad salute during a Memorial Day ceremony May 24, 2013, at Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Forks, N.D. Lowder was named the 2013 U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center Honor Guard Member of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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2013 USAF EC Honor Guard Member of the Year: SrA Jeffrey Lowder

Senior Airman Jeffrey M. Lowder was selected as the 2013 U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center Honor Guard Member of the Year. Lowder is from Camden, S.C., and a 2008 graduate from Clemson University. He is currently assigned to the 319th Comptroller Squadron at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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2014 Grand Forks Air Force Ball

Nearly 500 Grand Forks Airmen attended the 2014 Air Force Ball, themed “Then and Now,” Sept. 19, 2014, at the 3-Bay Hangar on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The Air Force Ball is an annual Air Force-wide tradition to celebrate the establishment of the Air Force as its own service branch in 1947. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)
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2014 Staff Sgt. Promotees from Grand Forks AFB, N.D.

Air Force officials selected 9,403 of 36,739 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 25.59 percent. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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319 ABW & Team Grand Forks Category I Civilian of the Year (2013)

James L. Mozey, 319th Mission Support Group, does his version of the Heisman Trophy pose after being introduced as one of the nominees for the 2013 Grand Forks Air Force Base Annual Awards held Feb. 7, 2014, at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks AFB, N.D. Mozey won in the category 319 ABW & Team Grand Forks Category I Civilian of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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319 ABW & Team Grand Forks Category II Civilian of the Year (2013)

Timothy D. Flack, 319th Wing Staff Agencies, “raises the roof” after being introduced as one of the nominees for the 2013 Grand Forks Air Force Base Annual Awards held Feb. 7, 2014, at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks AFB, N.D. Flack won in the category 319 ABW & Team Grand Forks Category II Civilian of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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319 ABW & Team Grand Forks Category IIII Civilian of the Year (2013)

(At opposite ends) Col. Paul Bauman, 319th Air Base Wing commander and 319th ABW command chief, Chief Master Sgt. David Duncan, present Graham Pritchett, 319th Mission Support Group, with the award for the Category III Civilian of the Year category during the 2013 Grand Forks Air Force Base Annual Awards Feb. 7, 2014, at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks AFB, N.D. The 2013 winners received small Viking-style shields. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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319 ABW NAF Employee of the Year (Non-Supervisory Category)

David Winters, 319th Mission Support Group, points to his Boston Red “Socks” after being introduced as one of the nominees for the 2013 Grand Forks Air Force Base Annual Awards held Feb. 7, 2014, at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks AFB, N.D. Winters won in the category 319 ABW NAF Employee of the Year (Non-Supervisory Category). (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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319 ABW NAF Employee of the Year (Supervisory Category) for 2013

John Gorman, 319th Mission Support Group, signals number one after being introduced as one of the nominees for the 2013 Grand Forks Air Force Base Annual Awards held Feb. 7, 2014, at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks AFB, N.D. Winters won in the category 319 ABW NAF Employee of the Year (Supervisory Category). (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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319 ABW Spouse of the Year for 2013

With her husband, Master Sgt. Aaron Holmes, behind her, Mrs. Heather A. Holmes, accepts her Warrior of the North jersey from Col. Paul Bauman, 319th Air Base Wing commander and 319th ABW command chief, Chief Master Sgt. David Duncan, during a special presentation before the 2013 Grand Forks Air Force Base Annual Awards held Feb. 7, 2014, at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks AFB, N.D. Mrs. Holmes won in the category 319 ABW Spouse of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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319 Air Base Wing Change of Command

Service members at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., render a final salute to the outgoing commander of the 319th Air Base Wing, Col. Paul Bauman, during a change of command ceremony on July 1, 2015. Col. Rodney Lewis assumed command after Bauman, who received the guidon two years ago. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Zachiah Roberson)
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319 Air Base Wing Change of Command

Maj. Gen. Frederick Martin, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, speaks at the 319th Air Base Wing change of command ceremony where Col. Paul Bauman relinquished command to Col. Rodney Lewis on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. on July 1, 2015. Martin discussed the successes of Grand Forks AFB under Bauman’s leadership. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Zachiah Roberson)
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