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Sept. 15, 2011
Grand Forks firefighters help fight blaze

Emergency responders from Grand Forks Air Force Base helped battle a massive fire that destroyed a grain elevator in the nearby town of Forest River on Tuesday night, according to base officials.The base deployed a command-and-control package consisting of a 5,000-gallon water tender, crash truck
Sept. 15, 2011
Joint Base MDL security forces Airmen participate in 9/11 'March to Remember'

After more than two months and 2,100 miles of marching, a flight of security forces Airmen completed the Security Forces 9/11 Ruck March to Remember here Sept. 11. The last leg of their march began at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum and ended at Battery Park, where 2,796 flags covered the
Sept. 12, 2011
Team Scott builds lasting memorial for 9/11 anniversary

Team Scott came together on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 to dedicate a memorial that not only symbolizes the three places where so many lost their lives, but that also incorporates a piece of the World Trade Center in its design.The memorial consists of a planter that is shaped like the Pentagon
Sept. 12, 2011
Building partnerships: Airmen finish medical training exercise in Central America

A convoy of vans and buses, led by a security detail of Nicaraguan soldiers, cuts its way down the side of a lush mountain, lumbers along dirt roads crowded with livestock, and trundles through small villages where local families crowd into dwellings constructed of cinder blocks and scraps of tin
Sept. 9, 2011
Student presents thank you card for Team Scott signed by 500 peers

Within four days of watching a documentary about Sept. 11, high school senior Mackenzie McIntyre arrived on the steps of the 375th Air Mobility Wing headquarters Sept. 9 to present the commander with a special card of thanks signed by more than 500 of her peers."I was so moved by the documentary,
Sept. 9, 2011
9/11: Through the eyes of Airmen

Ten years ago, the men and women who are today's young servicemembers, were still in grade school. Some were in high school, even fewer were enrolled in college. Many had no idea what the World Trade Center towers were, what the Sept. 11 attacks meant politically or the lasting impact the day's
Sept. 9, 2011
Scott AFB's 375th AMW commander: 'Remembering 9/11'

As the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, approached, Col. Mike Hornitschek reflected his thoughts in a story on the 375th Air Mobility Wing Web site. Hornitschek serves as the wing commander of the 375th AMW.Following is an exerpt from that story written by the colonel
Sept. 8, 2011
Comprehensive Airman Fitness: Depression diagnoses' on Fairchild mirror rest of country

Depression was the number one diagnosis at the Fairchild clinic during April. And again in May.Depression was the second leading diagnosis for June. Those three months resulted in 830 patient appointments at the mental health clinic and family health. Not only does depression rank within the top 10
Sept. 8, 2011
Kyrgyz officials witness aerial refueling

Airmen from the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron flew 20 Kyrgyz Republic distinguished guests on a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling orientation flight over Kyrgyzstan Sept. 2. The flight showcased aerial procedures during the refueling of a C-17 Globemaster III to key personnel from the
Sept. 7, 2011
Building partnerships: AMC, Reserve Airmen aid in gear donation to Nicaraguan firefighters

It takes a special kind of courage to brave life and limb and rush into a burning building or battle a raging inferno. But it's another story entirely when the individual doing the rushing is a volunteer firefighter who is ill-equipped for duty with outdated protective clothing and equipment.Such is