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27 local leaders attend UAS tour at Beale AFB

Twenty-seven local civic leaders from Grand Forks toured Beale Air Force Base, Calif. April 15 and 16 to learn about the Global Hawk and Unmanned Aerial Systems mission.With Grand Forks AFB's mission changing from KC-135 Stratotanker's to UAS's, the tour gave civic leaders a chance to learn about

Airmen practice closing a base during Eagle Flag 10-2

Airmen participating in Eagle Flag exercise 10-2 had the opportunity to accomplish an Eagle Flag first - rather than open a base, they were tasked with closing one.Air Force planners needed a venue to prove the concept of operations for closing an operating location, and since Eagle Flag has

Power to soar

Airmen, Soldiers join on Lakehurst for Eagle Flag exercise

More than 140 Airmen and Soldiers worked together on a new concept during the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Eagle Flag exercise on Lakehurst April 12. Eagle Flag is the U.S. military's premiere exercise for validating logistics port-opening procedures in an expeditionary environment.The

Blue Angels air show a success

The world famous Blue Angels performed April 17 and 18 over Charleston Harbor in Charleston, S.C., as thousands of people lined the waterfront and viewed from rooftops. The team of six F/A-18 Hornets and a C-130 nicknamed "Fat Albert" performed on a sunsoaked weekend with the USS Yorktown and the

Airmen, families to benefit from more than $430k in YoAFF grant money

A security forces member takes advantage of CrossFit stations installed around the running trail at his base to help him prepare for his next deployment. Elsewhere, a group of Airmen gather in a comfortable, supportive environment and share tips about what it's like to be single parents. At the same

Virtual World prepares mobility Airmen for real mission

Airmen preparing for the worldwide mobility mission of the 621st Contingency Response Wing here now have a powerful new training tool. A state-of-the-art virtual firearms training simulator with a 300-degree field of view is now being operated by the 819th Global Support Squadron to prepare CRW

Former 437th AW commander remembered

Brig. Gen. Thomas R. Mikolajcik, former commander of the 437th Airlift Wing, passed away April 17, 2010, at home in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., at the age of 63 after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. General Mikolajcik was commander of the 437th Airlift

Medical Group trains with Nebraska National Guard

In an effort to enhance expeditionary medical readiness capabilities and improve emergency care in a combat environment, more than 200 McConnell Airmen conducted an exercise with the Nebraska Army National Guard here, April 16.The exercise, which required Airmen from the 22nd MDG to load and unload