319th Reconnaissance Wing holds 23E5 release party

A staff sergeant release party celebrating 60 senior airmen selected to promote to the rank of staff sergeant was held Aug. 11, 2023, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.

Space Development Agency, ND elected officials celebrate basing of Test and Checkout Center

Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota, followed by Dr. Derek Tournear, the director of SDA, announced SDA’s satellite Test and Checkout Center will be co-located with Operations Center North during a ceremony Aug. 7, 2023, here. 

319th Operations Group assumption of command ceremony

The 319th Operations Group welcomed Col. Eric Steele as the new commander during an assumption of command ceremony June 30, 2023, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. An assumption of command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit

319th RW hosts first Combat Lifesaver course

Approximately 30 personnel including airmen from the 319th Medical Group; 319th Security Forces Squadron; soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, North Dakota Army National Guard and a member from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection joined to complete a

First E-11A BACN arrives at Robins

An E-11A BACN, Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, arrived on April 24, 2023, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The arrival of the first BACN, often pronounced bacon, established one of the four new mission sets coming to Robins AFB, and falls under the newly activated 18th Airborne Command

16th Air Force commander visits 319th Reconnaissance Wing

16th Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Kennedy visited Grand Forks Air Force Base, witnessing the impactful work of our airmen and how they accomplish the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission at the 319th Reconnaissance Wing.

Knowledge operations provides safety, security

Managing and overseeing information is critical in any career field. It is especially vital here at Grand Forks Air Force Base due to how important that information can be.

Base supports community, fights fire

While most people plan to spend New Year’s Eve celebrating, members of the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department spent their night fighting a mobile home fire during a mutual aid response with the Emerado Rural Volunteer Fire Department.

North Spark Defense Laboratory makes dorm improvements through 3D printing

Nothing lasts forever and when something breaks, it has to be fixed. But, if a replacement part can’t be purchased, the entire item needs to be replaced. That is, unless someone can come up with a creative solution.

319th Medical Group Assumption of Command