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RURAL REFLECTIONS Fit to Fight
I just got done watching an installment on a television morning show. The title of the piece was Unfit to Fight. It told how a high percentage of America's population does not fit into the mil...
Posted on 3/11/12 at 6:59 AM
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! 'Smart way to walk'
Check out the interesting story in Friday's Herald by reporter Ann Bailey. It is titled 'Smart way to walk' Air Force Base teachers to honor their friend in the Fargo Marathon 5K walk/run....
Posted on 5/21/10 at 5:00 AM
Hoeven touts Grand Forks area's unmanned aircraft capability to industry execs 
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., brings Northrop Grumman officials to Grand Forks Air Force Base and UND hoping to attract more business developments.
By Christopher Bjorke , November 01, 2012
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VIDEO: Going on duty just like Mom and Dad
Grand Forks Air Force Base volunteers give children a feel for their parents’ deployment in a family event Saturday.
By Robb Jeffries , October 21, 2012
Grand Forks County aims to attract UAS industry to Grand Forks Air Force Base
The Base Realignment Impact Committee, of which the county is a part, proposes to lease 300 acres of unused land from the Department of Defense and develop it for use by the unmanned aircraft industry. Officials say the industry is interested and they anticipate more jobs.
By Brandi Jewett , August 23, 2012
Conrad to talk base retention in Grand Forks
Senator Kent Conrad, D-N.D., will be stopping in Grand Forks Thursday to meet with the city’s base retention committee. The group will discuss ways to enhance the base’s value to the nation’s defense. Topics include several ventures such as securing a new air refueling tanker mission and expanding unmanned aircraft programs at Grand Forks Air Force Base.
By Herald Staff Report , August 22, 2012
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Group to seek intel facility for Grand Forks Air Force Base
A Grand Forks group is planning to lobby a top military official to bring a sophisticated intelligence facility for unmanned aircraft to Grand Forks Air Force Base during a May 1 visit to travel to Washington, D.C.
By Kevin Bonham , April 03, 2012
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Hoeven presses for continued support of Grand Forks Air Force Base in 2013
Senator meets with senior Air Force official about Global Hawk, encourages Grand Forks as site of new refueling tanker missionHoeven met with Terry Yonkers, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics, in preparation for a hearing next Tuesday of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction. The group will review the Air Force’s military construction budget for the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.
By Herald Staff Report , March 22, 2012
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N.D. delegation: BRAC lacks support in Congress
Berg, Conrad, Hoeven instead suggest closing overseas bases, trimming Department of Defense costs to find savingsNorth Dakota’s congressional delegation remains strongly opposed to a new round of domestic military base closures that could put the future of Grand Forks Air Force Base in jeopardy.
February 02, 2012
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Officials in Dakotas wary of proposed defense cuts
Proposals to slow the growth of the nation's defense spending could mean big changes to the military infrastructure in the Dakotas, officials say.
By Associated Press , January 27, 2012
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Ready to take off: 2012 an important year for UAS development for GFAFB, region
The Base Realignment and Impact Committee and Grand Forks Air Force Base could know this year if the local base will become home to a sophisticated center to gather, analyze and distribute intelligence from remotely piloted aircraft, such as Global Hawks and Predators assigned to the base.
By Kevin Bonham , January 08, 2012
Yonkers impressed by visit to Grand Forks Air Force Base
A high-ranking Air Force official said he came away impressed after visiting Grand Forks Air Force Base for the first time this week. Terry Yonkers, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics, spent time touring the base and meeting with base leaders on Wednesday and Thursday.
October 13, 2011
OUR OPINION: Air Force commanders of past speak for themselves
During his visit to Grand Forks today, Terry Yonkers, assistant secretary of the Air Force, will hear all kinds of reasons why the service should task Grand Forks Air Force Base with new and expanded missions.
By Tom Dennis , October 12, 2011
The lone horseman: Former philosophy student and bail bondsman, Doc Mishler rides across America
Doc Mishler spent large parts of the past eight years riding along America’s highways, reminding people God wants them to feed hungry children. A former bail-bondsman and philosophy student, widower and father of 10 who survived cancer, Tod Lawrence Mishler says he’s living his dream.
By Stephen J. Lee , September 22, 2011
Former Hillsboro woman sentenced to 65 years in death of S.D. airman
A 28-year-old New Underwood, S.D., woman was sentenced Monday to 65 years in prison in the shooting death of her husband in their home last November.
By Associated Press , September 19, 2011
Advanced Global Hawk arrives at GFAFB
The first of 10 advanced Global Hawk unmanned aircraft arrived at Grand Forks Air Force Base early Thursday morning, according to Sens. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and John Hoeven, R-N.D., in separate statements
By Herald Staff Report , September 16, 2011
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GFAFB raises alert level ahead of 9/11
Grand Forks Air Force Base has raised its alert level a notch from Force Protection Condition Alpha to Bravo, base public affairs said.
By Herald Staff Report , September 07, 2011
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