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Don’t drop your guard: Cooking year-round means practicing kitchen fire safety year-round

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President Eisenhower changes Armistice Day to Veterans Day

(Center) President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs HR7786, changing Armistice Day to Veterans Day. With the approval of Public Law 380 on June 1, 1954, November 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
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Grand Forks city church added to list for possible Hepatitis A exposure

Parishioners make there way inside for the 10:30 a.m. mass at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Jan. 22, 2012, in downtown Grand Forks, N.D. The North Dakota Department of Health has issued a notification for people who took communion during the 10:30 a.m. mass at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Grand Forks city, N.D on Sept. 29, 2013.Those who took communion during the 10:30 a.m. may possibly have been exposed to hepatitis A. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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National Bully Prevention Month

From right: Sarah Shimek, Grand Forks Public School District; Susan Spivey, Lutheran Social Services; and Kelly Painter, school liaison officer, pose for a photo at the Airman & Family Readiness Center after teaching a Bullying Prevention Training class, held Oct. 29, 2013, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and Grand Forks Air Force Base is training teachers, custodians, lunch workers, and even bus drivers to beat down this issue and take preventative measures. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)
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The Bullying Prevention Training Class

The Bullying Prevention Training class discusses topics of bullying and how to handle it at the Airman & Family Readiness Center held Oct. 29, 2013, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and GFAFB is training teachers, custodians, lunch workers, and even bus drivers to beat down this issue and take preventative measures. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)
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Drug Take-Back Day 2013

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is sponsoring its semiannual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Oct. 26, 2013. Take-Back Day collection sites give TRICARE beneficiaries an easy way to safely dispose of excess prescription drugs that might otherwise be to misused or abused, or cause environmental contamination. (Courtesy Image)
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Airmen urged to heed FDA warning about dietary supplement OxyElite Pro

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to stop using OxyElite Pro, a dietary supplement, because of suspected links to acute hepatitis. The FDA, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Hawaii Department of Health are investigating reports of acute non-viral hepatitis in Hawaii where 29 cases are linked to a dietary supplement. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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Scary Statistics: Base safety office provides tips for Halloween

According to the American Automobile Association (AAA) and State Farm Insurance companies, Halloween is the deadliest night of the year for pedestrians. In order to keep Airmen and their families from becoming a part the scary statistics, the 319th Air Base Wing Safety Office provides tips for Halloween. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez) (Original Air Force photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro manipulated by adding text with shadow effects on the top and right sides of original image using Adobe Photo Shop CS4)
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Leadership Lessons: Get'r Done

Poster of Col. Terri Bailey, 319th Medical Group commander, created to complement commetary entitle, "Leadership Lessons: Get'r Done." (U.S. Air Force Photo illustration/Staff Sgt, Luis Loza Gutierrez) (Image was cropped to place focus on subject and was manipulated by adding text and graphics to the top and lower portions of the photo)
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and in an effort to increase awareness, the base fitness center displays silhouettes that represent victims of domestic violence and stresses the importance of prevention throughout the month of October on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, call 911 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airmen Xavier Navarro)
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and in an effort to increase awareness, the base fitness center displays silhouettes that represent victims of domestic violence and stresses the importance of prevention throughout the month of October on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, call 911 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airmen Xavier Navarro)
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Grand Forsk AFB DDR Program wins SECDEF award

The Drug Demand Reduction program operated by the 319th Medical Group here was recently named the winner of the 23rd Annual Secretary of Defense Community Drug Awareness Award. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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319th MeMDG set to host 5K for Breast Cancer Awareness

The 319th Medical Group is scheduled to host a 5K in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month here, Oct. 10, 2013. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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GFAFB Fire Dept. to host 2013 National Fire Prevention Week events

The Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Department is hosting the following series of events in observance of National Fire Prevention Week.( U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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Coin swap

Col. Paul Bauman, 319th Air Base Wing commander, reciprocates NCAA football referee, Roger Stewart’s gift of the official game coin by giving him one of his wing commander’s coin, Aug. 29, 2013, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, N.D. Bauman was one of two honorary team captains for the University of North Dakota football game against Valparaiso University. Military members and their families were treated with a free tailgate party meal and free tickets to the game as part of the 16th Annual Maury Rothkopf Military Appreciation Day sponsored by the University of North Dakota and the Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, Minn., Chambers of Commerce. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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Football, food & fun: Local communities & university show their military appreciation

Tech. Sgt. Lemario McPhaul’s three-year-old son, Landon, shows off his brand new Army National Guard foam football during a tailgate party Aug. 29, 2013, at the Alerus Center Tailgate Village in Grand Forks, N.D. Military members and their families were treated to a free meal and free tickets to the a college football game as part of the 16th Annual Maury Rothkopf Military Appreciation Day sponsored by the University of North Dakota and the Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, Minn., Chambers of Commerce. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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Military Appreciation Day 2013 provides opportunity for quality family time

Chaplain (Maj.) Steven Dabbs from the 319th Air Base Wing and his three sons pose for a group photo before taking part in the festivities of the 16th Annual Maury Rothkopf Military Appreciation Day, Aug. 29, 2013, sponsored by the University of North Dakota and the Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, Minn., Chambers of Commerce. Chaplain Dabbs described the event as a great opportunity for parents to spend quality time with their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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AF tuition assistance application window delayed for FY14

Airmen applying for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 will see several changes in both eligibility for and administration of the program. Due to these changes, the application window for classes beginning on or after Oct. 1 will not open until Sept. 9 to allow for system updates. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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Official explains tuition assistance quality assurance program

To increase stewardship and optimize service members' educational experiences, Defense Department officials have developed a multifaceted quality assurance program to improve tuition assistance, the assistant secretary of defense for readiness and force management said on Capitol Hill June 12, 2013. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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Park Beautificaation: Seebart Park Before and After

Overgrown trees in Seebart Park in Emerado, N.D. cast dark shadows in the before photo taken Aug. 8, 2013. The sun’s rays cover more of the park grounds in the after photo taken Aug. 24, 2013. Seven Warriors of the North from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., volunteered to help do some landscaping as part of a beautification project for the park in the nearby town.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
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