GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE-The commanding officer for Grand Forks Air Force Base is leaving for a job in Washington, D.C.
Col. Rodney Lewis, who came to GFAFB in summer 2015, will be honored for his service to the base during a ceremony Friday. He has been promoted to a position at the Pentagon, said Airman Elijaih Tiggs, a base spokesman.
Lewis came to Grand Forks from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska to take over command for Col. Paul Bauman, who was promoted to brigadier general and relocated to Virginia.
