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Grand Forks AFB graduates 1st Multi-Capable Airmen

Airmen from the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron pose for a group photo during a Multi-Capable Airman course graduation July 7, 2022, in a hangar at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. This was the first class to graduate from the Multi-Capable Airman course in the 319th Reconnaissance Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Roxanne A. Belovarac)

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Grand Forks AFB graduates 1st Multi-Capable Airmen

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Wlodarczyk, the command chief for the 319th Reconnaissance Wing, speaks with the first class of airmen to graduate for the 319th RW Multi-Capable Airmen course July 7, 2022, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The MCA course was created in response to the Air Force’s push for airmen to be more prepared and better equipped for future conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Roxanne A. Belovarac)

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Grand Forks AFB graduates 1st Multi-Capable Airmen

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Wlodarczyk, the command chief of the 319th Reconnaissance Wing places a Multi-Capable Airman patch on the shoulder of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dakota Mills, a fuels distributor in the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron July 7, 2022, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The patch signifies completion of the Multi-Capable Airman course, successfully learning over 150 functions from multiple career fields. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Roxanne A. Belovarac)

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Grand Forks AFB graduates 1st Multi-Capable Airmen

Airmen from the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron talk about their time in the Multi-Capable Airman course July 7, 2022, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The 319th Reconnaissance Wing implemented the MCA course to train airmen to be able to perform a variety of tasks outside of their primary career field in response to Air Force Doctrine Note 1-12, published Dec. 1, 2021, which highlighted the need for airmen who can adapt quickly to fluid environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Roxanne A. Belovarac)

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Airman vows to protect life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

Airman 1st Class Lian Espinoza Fuentes, left, 319th Force Support Squadron food services journeyman, hands a pizza to Tech. Sgt. Christian Stevens, 319th Reconnaissance Wing occupational safety craftsman, in the dining facility at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 9, 2022. Through her work at the dining facility, Espinoza Fuentes keeps Airmen well-fed and healthy, thus also ensuring the execution of the wing’s global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dakota C. LeGrand)

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Airman vows to protect life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

Airman 1st Class Lian Espinoza Fuentes, 319th Force Support Squadron food services journeyman, holds an American flag in front of Barry Hall at North Dakota State University on March 9, 2022, in Fargo, North Dakota. Espinoza Fuentes became an American citizen during a naturalization ceremony in the Barry Hall auditorium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dakota C. LeGrand)

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Airman vows to protect life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

Airman 1st Class Lian Espinoza Fuentes, 319th Force Support Squadron food services journeyman, swears the Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America during a naturalization ceremony in Fargo, North Dakota, March 9, 2022. Espinoza Fuentes, originally from Chiriquí Province, Panama, now works in the Services career field, which provides food, lodging, fitness and readiness support for Airmen and families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dakota C. LeGrand)

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Space Development Agency, ND congressional leaders celebrate the

Derek Tournear, Space Development Agency director, and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), unveil the SDA sign during a Space Development Agency ribbon-cutting ceremony June 28, 2022, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Grand Forks AFB was selected as the future home of Space Development Agency’s first ground operations and integration center, which will operate and control multiple-layer satellite operations for Tranche 1 of the National Defense Space Architecture. Space Development Agency is recognized as the Department of Defense’s constructive disruptor for space acquisition and will accelerate delivery of needed space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter to support terrestrial missions through development, fielding and operation of the National Defense Space Architecture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)

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Space Development Agency, ND congressional leaders celebrate the

Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), left, Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), Derek Tournear, Space Development Agency director, U.S. Air Force Col. Jeremy Fields, 319th Reconnaissance Wing vice commander, and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND),right, cut the ribbon to begin construction and renovations at the new Ground Operations and Integration Center June 28, 2022, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Grand Forks AFB was selected as one of two ground operation centers that will operate Space Development Agency ground entry points required to uplink and downlink data, and lead ground-to-space integration efforts. Space Development Agency is recognized as the Department of Defense’s constructive disruptor for space acquisition and will accelerate delivery of needed space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter to support terrestrial missions through development, fielding and operation of the National Defense Space Architecture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)

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Space Development Agency, ND congressional leaders celebrate the

U.S. Air Force Col. Jeremy Fields, 319th Reconnaissance Wing vice commander, speaks during a Space Development Agency ribbon-cutting ceremony June 28, 2022, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Grand Forks AFB was selected as one of two ground operation centers that will operate SDA ground entry points required to uplink and downlink data, and lead ground-to-space integration efforts. Space Development Agency is recognized as the Department of Defense’s constructive disruptor for space acquisition and will accelerate delivery of needed space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter to support terrestrial missions through development, fielding and operation of the National Defense Space Architecture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)

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Space Development Agency, ND congressional leaders celebrate the

Derek Tournear, Space Development Agency director, speaks during a SDA ribbon-cutting ceremony June 28, 2022, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Space Development Agency’s ground operations and integration centers are government-owned, contractor-operated facilities designed to perform multi-user, multi-mission satellite, networking, and mission and payload operations across the National Defense Space Architecture starting with Tranche 1 Transport Layer. Space Development Agency is recognized as the Department of Defense’s constructive disruptor for space acquisition and will accelerate delivery of needed space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter to support terrestrial missions through development, fielding and operation of the National Defense Space Architecture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)

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Space Development Agency, ND congressional leaders celebrate the

Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) speaks during a Space Development Agency ribbon-cutting ceremony June 28, 2022, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer operations are enabled by the Tranche 1 ground segment, which will include two operations centers located at SDA-provided facilities at Grand Forks AFB and Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Space Development Agency is recognized as the Department of Defense’s constructive disruptor for space acquisition and will accelerate delivery of needed space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter to support terrestrial missions through development, fielding and operation of the National Defense Space Architecture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)

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Space Development Agency, ND congressional leaders celebrate the

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) speaks during a Space Development Agency ribbon-cutting ceremony June 28, 2022, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Grand Forks AFB was selected as one of two ground operation centers that will operate SDA ground entry points required to uplink and downlink data, and lead ground-to-space integration efforts. Space Development Agency is recognized as the Department of Defense’s constructive disruptor for space acquisition and will accelerate delivery of needed space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter to support terrestrial missions through development, fielding and operation of the National Defense Space Architecture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)

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Space Development Agency, ND congressional leaders celebrate the

Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) speaks during a Space Development Agency ribbon-cutting ceremony June 28, 2022, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Grand Forks AFB was selected as the future home of SDA’s first ground operations and integration center, which will operate and control multiple-layer satellite operations for Tranche 1 of the National Defense Space Architecture. Space Development Agency is recognized as the Department of Defense’s constructive disruptor for space acquisition and will accelerate delivery of needed space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter to support terrestrial missions through development, fielding and operation of the National Defense Space Architecture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)

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First Global Hawk Block 30s transition to civilian partners

Airmen assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, perform a maintenance check June 6, 2022, on an RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft at Grand Sky on Grand Forks Air Force Base. The RQ-4 Block 30s will be used at the Test Resource Management Center’s High Speed System Test Department. Located on Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grand Sky is a business and aviation park focused on developing and growing the unmanned aerial systems industry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)

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First Global Hawk Block 30s transition to civilian partners

Airmen assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, tow an RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft June 6, 2022, across the Grand Forks Air Force Base flight line to Northrop Grumman at Grand Sky. This was the first of five RQ-4 Block 30s to be transferred to Grand Sky to be outfitted with different sensor technology and begin operating as a part of the Test Resource Management Center’s High Speed System Test department. Located on Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grand Sky is a business and aviation park focused on developing and growing the unmanned aerial systems industry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)

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First Global Hawk Block 30s transition to civilian partners

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First Global Hawk Block 30s transition to civilian partners

Airmen assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, tow an RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft June 6, 2022, across the Grand Forks Air Force Base flight line to Northrop Grumman at Grand Sky. The RQ-4 Block 30 divestment is a part of the U.S. Air Force’s plan to restructure intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to meet national defense priorities and support joint all-domain command and control capabilities. Located on Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grand Sky is a business and aviation park focused on developing and growing the unmanned aerial systems industry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)