DUI Court-Martial
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- At a special court-martial conducted on Jan 9, a master sergeant assigned to the 319th Mission Support Group pled guilty to and was convicted of physically controlling a passenger car while drunk. Specifically, he drove a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck after consuming 12 beers on Oct 26. A civilian bystander called 911 when she witnessed his Silverado swerving all over the road. He was pulled over by a North Dakota Highway Patrol officer and found with an open container of beer in his vehicle. He was arrested and given a blood test. The alcohol content in his blood was .27 percent by weight, which is more than three times the legal limit of .08 percent in North Dakota. This was his third time driving under the influence of alcohol as a member of the Air Force, with the last incident occurring in 20
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Free tax preparation services for Warriors of the North
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The base tax center will be available to assist most active duty servicemembers, dependents and retirees prepare and electronically file their tax returns at no cost. The tax center will be open from Tuesday to Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning Feb. 3. Please call 747- 7TAX (747-7829) during those hours to set up an appointment. Some 1040EZ filers may even be eligible to have their returns prepared without an appointment or lengthy interview. Please call ahead during our duty hours for details.
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Base-level individual ready Reserve programs: Force multipliers for Team Grand Forks
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- When you think in terms of a "Reservist" most people think of the unit level or Traditional Reserve Program (Category A). Team Grand Forks hosts many non-traditional, but equally important, Reservists known as Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMAs/Category B) and Participating Individual Ready Reservists (PIRR/Category E).
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Warrior of the North selected for emerging UAS program
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Capt. Tim Rott, a 319th Air Refueling Wing executive officer, was recently selected as one of the first 10 nonrated officers to participate in the Air Force Chief of Staff's newest unmanned aircraft system program, Beta Test.
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Grand Forks AFB contracting team wins Air Force award
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The 319th Contracting Squadron was recently awarded the Secretary of the Air Force's Special Achievement Award for their small business practices. Accepting the award on behalf of the 27-person unit was Graham Pritchett, 319 CONS deputy commander.
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Local boy gets to be "Pilot for a Day"
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Andrew Allen is your typical 14-year-old boy. He likes video games and racquetball. He watches "Dirty Jobs," his favorite color is red and he likes airplanes. However, one startling difference between Andrew and most teenage boys is that Andrew has been living with Crohn's Disease since the age of 12.
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Grand Forks AFB communicators start two major base projects
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Ask any of the 319th Communications Squadron technicians and they'll tell you it has been a busy month, and the year ahead will be even busier.
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Fairchild AFB Airman captures AMC Icon title
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Airman First Class Johanna Brooks of Fairchild AFB, Wash., was named the winner of the Air Mobility Command Icon competition following the command performance here Oct. 23.
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner.
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TRICARE tips for breast cancer prevention
TRICARE -- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 180,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2008, making breast cancer the second most common form of cancer in American women.
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