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As the clouds swelled over Grand Forks Air Force Base and the Grand Forks region, members of the Incident Control Center leapt into action to protect Airmen and their families, as well as mitigate damage to property caused by tornadic activity and lightning strikes. Not long after sounding the tornado warning sirens and notifying the base community, a tornado was spotted less than 20 miles southeast of the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Johnny Saldivar)


Tornado threatens Warriors of the North

As the clouds swelled over Grand Forks Air Force Base and the Grand Forks region, members of the Incident Control Center leapt into action to protect Airmen and their families, as well as mitigate damage to property caused by tornadic activity and lightning strikes. Not long after sounding the tornado warning sirens and notifying the base community, a tornado was spotted less than 20 miles southeast of the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Johnny Saldivar)

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An RQ-4 Global Hawk approaches the runway March 25, 2017, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Airmen with the 69th Maintenance Squadron performed the first Air Force-led Mobile Automated Scanner scan on this aircraft, which allowed it to continue its part in supporting the combatant commands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Sparks)
Senior Airman Lain Baker, 69th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, gives the thumbs up during a post-flight recovery March 25, 2017, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Airmen with the 69th Maintenance Squadron performed the first Air Force-led Mobile Automated Scanner scan on this aircraft, which allowed it to continue its part in supporting the combatant commands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Sparks)
An RQ-4 Global Hawk prepares to taxi to its hangar after a successful flight March 25, 2017, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Airmen with the 69th Maintenance Squadron performed the first Air Force-led Mobile Automated Scanner scan on this aircraft, which allowed it to continue its part in supporting the combatant commands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Sparks)
An Airman with the 69th Maintenance Squadron kneels beneath the wing of an RQ-4 Global Hawk March 25, 2017, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Airmen with the 69th MXS performed the first Air Force-led Mobile Automated Scanner scan on this aircraft, which allowed it to continue its part in supporting the combatant commands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Sparks)
Col. Rodney Lewis, 319th Air Base Wing commander, and his family say goodbye to Airmen after his final all call as the base commander on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., April 14, 2017. Lewis and his family left Grand Forks AFB for the Pentagon as Lewis takes the position of director of the executive action group for the Air Force Chief of Staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elijaih Tiggs)
Col. Rodney Lewis, 319th Air Base Wing commander, addresses Airmen of Grand Forks Air Force Base during his final all call as the base commander on Grand Forks AFB, N.D., April 14, 2017. During Lewis’ final all call, he shared with Airmen, “Remember that to serve is to serve others.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elijaih Tiggs)
Col. Rodney Lewis, 319th Air Base Wing commander, embraces his wife as his daughter watches, after his final all call as the base commander on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., April 14, 2017. Lewis and his family left Grand Forks AFB for the Pentagon as Lewis takes the position of director of the executive action group for the Air Force Chief of Staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elijaih Tiggs)
Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence, Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, presents Col. Rodney Lewis, 319th Air Base Wing commander, with the Legion of Merit on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., April 14, 2017. Lewis departed from Grand Forks AFB and is appointed director of the executive action group for the Air Force Chief of Staff at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elijaih Tiggs)
Airman 1st Class Celeste Black, a crew chief with the 69th Maintenance Squadron, celebrates finishing her chemotherapy with Master Sgt. Aisha Wolfgang, the supply management NCO in charge with the 69th MXS. (Courtesy Photo)
Col. Jeremy L. Thiel, 319th Air Base Wing vice commander, visited the Bounce workshop offered at the Youth Center on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. March 17, 2017 to congratulate the children on completing the 2-day class. The Bounce workshop teaches children and teenagers what resiliency is, and how to apply it to their lives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elora McCutcheon)
Michele Southall, Grand Forks Air Force Base Child Development Center lead program technician, dumps out freshly-made playdough Feb. 28, 2017, on Grand Forks AFB, N.D. Southall has worked with children for more than 19 years and helps develop the skills they will need to succeed when they move on to grade school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Sparks)
Michele Southall, Grand Forks Air Force Base Child Development Center lead program technician, right, and KJ Gilbert, 4, laugh together Feb. 28, 2017, on Grand Forks AFB, N.D. Southall taught the children how to make playdough and how to play creatively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Sparks)