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	Grand Forks AFB - SAC - 319th Bomb Wing - B-52
		Grand Forks has a population of close to 50,000 and is home of the University of North Dakota.
		Grand Forks is located in the Heart of the Red River Valley near the forks of the Red Lake River and the Red River of the North.
		The base continues to be the home of the 321st Missile Group which operates and maintains 150 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles in a complex which covers 7500 square miles of eastern North Dakota.
	www.strategic-air-command.com /bases/Grand_Forks_AFB.htm (952 words)

	Grand Forks Air Force Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Grand Forks Air Force Base (Grand Forks AFB or GFAFB) (IATA: RDR, ICAO: KRDR) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Grand Forks County, North Dakota 15 miles (24 km) west of the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota on U.S. Highway 2.
		The site for the base was chosen in 1954 and the land was paid for by the citizens of Grand Forks, which is located 15 miles west of the city.
		In 1991, the 42d Air Division was deactivated, and the base became part of the Air Combant Command unit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Forks_Air_Force_Base (1705 words)

	Grand Forks, ND - Viewbook
		Grand Forks is a place for families to grow and learn together, where families play ball in the backyard and kids rollerblade in the streets.
		Greater Grand Forks is an impressively cosmopolitan city, boasting a regional population of roughly 75,000 residents and spanning two states.
		The Grand Forks Air Force Base also offers classes to those wishing to further their educational careers, with nearly 50 degree programs from eight accredited universities, all of which are open to the general public.
	www.communitylink.com /us/nd/grandforks/profile/community.htm (913 words)

	Forex News Update - Air Force general tours Grand Forks base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - The Air Force chief of staff says he believes the Grand Forks Air Force Base should be studied as a possible site for new tankers.
		With the change, the base is to be home to the Predator and Global Hawk UAVs in a joint mission with the National Guard's 119th Fighter Wing from Fargo.
		Grand Forks officials have sought a dual mission for the base that includes tankers.
	www.forextv.com /FT/AFX/ShowStory.jsp?seq=207832 (370 words)

	Eyeballing the Grand Forks Air Force Base
		There are two nuclear bases in the state, Minot AFB and Grand Forks AFB.
		Grand Forks hosts a missile wing but is in the process of transferring 150 Minuteman missiles to Malmstrom.
		The Weapon Storage Area at Grand Forks is presumably being used to store the bomber weapons that are part of the “hedge” and/or reserve stockpile.
	cryptome.sabotage.org /forks-eyeball.htm (548 words)

	Reconstruction of Grand Forks Runway
		When Grand Forks Air Force Base gained responsibility for the 319th Air Refueling Wing, it became necessary to reconstruct the base’s runway to accommodate the KC-135 aircraft.
		Since the approaches and air clearances were in place, a decision was made to reconstruct the runway crown point on the existing centerline alignment.
		Working with the AMC and GFAFB, PBSandJ distilled more than 15 pavement reconstruction alternatives into a single project that incorporated the long-term demands of the mission and met Air Force design requirements—allowing the project to be built in a single construction season.
	www.pbsj.com /What/Responding/Federal/projects/GrandForks (257 words)

	Air Force
		Jude was assigned to the 615th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.; died Feb. 10 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Doha, Qatar.
		A member of the Air Force's 16th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Corlew was one of three troops killed June 12 when their Air Force MC130-H crashed near an airstrip in the Gardez region of Afghanistan.
		Luis was assigned to the 1st Communications Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va.; deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area.
	www.zone37.com /airforce.htm (1838 words)

	missile silos destroyed may00
		In 1995 the federal Base Realignment and Closure Commission decided to empty the Minuteman III missile silos under the jurisdiction of Grand Forks Air Force Base in eastern North Dakota.
		The Corps worked with the Air Force to prepare the specifications and drawings and is currently supervising the $13,758,000 construction contract for demolishing 150 underground missile silos and 15 underground missile launch control facilities.
		They are developing an agreement with Grand Forks Air Force Base, Army Material Command, and Space Command with the State Historical Society of North Dakota for displaying Cold War artifact associated with the Minuteman mission in North Dakota.
	www.hq.usace.army.mil /cepa/pubs/may00/may00story15.htm (1677 words)

	Can GF keep base?
		Grand Forks Air Force Base was built at the height of the Cold War, located next to the northern border to be ready if nuclear-bomb-carrying missiles or bombers came over the top of the world from America's nemesis at the time, the Soviet Union.
		But even if air refueling tankers play a bigger role in the nation's defense, that doesn't mean they have to be located at the Grand Forks base.
		The Grand Forks base, of course, is in the midst of a runway renovation that required the tankers to move to other bases for most of this year.
	www.globalsecurity.org /org/news/2005/050508-grand-forks-afb.htm (1403 words)

	Airman Arrested in On-Base Shooting
		GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- An Airman assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base has been arrested in conjunction with a shooting May 28 in Grand Forks.
		Local law enforcement officials are investigating the incident with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
		The Air Force will continue to work hand-in-hand with its civilian counterparts; ensuring justice is brought about swiftly and properly.
	www.military.com /features/0,15240,137538,00.html?ESRC=airforcenews.RSS (203 words)

	Final Minuteman missile pulls out of Grand Forks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AFNS) -- Missile handling personnel from the 321st Missile Group here ready the missile erector used to pull the final Minuteman missile at Golf-15 which is adorned with the U.S. and Minuteman missile flags, and a "mission complete" banner.
		GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AFNS) -- Missile handling personnel from the 321st Missile Group ready the missile erector used to pull the final Minuteman missile at Golf-15 which is adorned with the U.S. and Minuteman missile flags, and a "mission complete" banner.
		GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AFNS) -- Salutes are rendered during the singing of the National Anthem for the final missile pull at the 321st Missile here June 3.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/usa/icbm/n19980609_980800.html (198 words)

	Air Force ROTC/Aerospace Studies Fact Sheet
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		Air Force ROTC graduates have opportunities in more than 250 specialized fields where their education and training can be utilized.
		Air Force ROTC one- to four-year college scholarships are available on a competitive basis to high school and college students.
	www.ndsu.edu /ndsu/academic/factsheets/eng_arch/airforce.shtml (1246 words)

	Grand Forks Air Base to Stay Open, Delegation, Governor Say (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Commissioners now know what the Air Force and we in North Dakota knew all along: that Grand Forks Air Force Base is of strategic importance to the nation's defense," the North Dakota officials said in a joint statement.
		After a thorough review of the base, the nine-member Commission decided not to add Grand Forks Air Force Base to the list of military installations to be considered for closure.
		Michael Moseley, Air Force vice chief of staff, reiterated the delegation's and the Governor's arguments for North Dakota's bases in testimony yesterday before the BRAC Commission.
	conrad.senate.gov /~conrad/releases/05/07/2005719B24.html (573 words)

	Grand Forks Air Force Base - Home
		With MPRS, Air Force tankers have the versatility to refuel Air Force, Navy and coalition aircraft all in the same mission.
		Grand Forks Air Force base was presented with the Tree City USA for North Dakota from the Arbor Day Foundation during a ceremony May 22.
		GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The use of bank-issued cards by troops at their base exchanges costs the military community millions of dollars annually that could be directed to Morale, Welfare and Recreation efforts.
	public.grandforks.amc.af.mil (795 words)

	Grand Forks Air Force Base courtroom to be named in honor of Nelson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He served as an active duty lawyer in the Air Force for 32 years, receiving his commission through the University of North Dakota's Air Force R.O.T.C. program in June 1958 and retiring as a Major General in May 1991.
		As a member of the Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps, Nelson enjoyed a distinguished career with assignments throughout the United States as well as in England.
		He was recognized for his leadership as the Air Force Judge Advocate General from 1988 to 1991, his subsequent leadership as chair of three American Bar Association law-related committees, and his service as president of the Judge Advocates Association and as board member for eight years.
	www.ndcourts.com /court/news/nelsoncourt.htm (301 words)

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		Grand Forks Air Force Base personnel were exceptionally receptive to information on Lyme disease and personal protective measures for prevention of tick bites.
		The closest reported human case to GFAFB was at Devils Lake in Ramsey County, which is approximately 114 miles west of the Base.
		However, the actual risk to GFAFB personnel in the field is probably Low based on the low number of I. scapularis collected on the installation and lack of human cases in the local area.
	members.utech.net /users/10766/091.txt (4878 words)

	PBS&J - Feature - Focus On: Fast-Tracking Limits Downtime: Meeting Air Force Design Standards for “Warriors of the ...
		With the mission change to an air refueling wing, the Air Force requirements of the KC-135 called for a 150-foot-wide runway with a standard center crown point.
		Since the existing approaches and air clearances were in place, the decision was made to forego shifting the runway centerline to the existing crown point and to reconstruct the runway crown point on the existing centerline alignment instead.
		Working with the AMC and GFAFB, PBSandJ was able to distill more than 15 pavement reconstruction alternatives into a single project that incorporated the long-term demands of the mission and met Air Force design requirements—while allowing the project to be built in a single construction season.
	www.pbsj.com /features/GrandForks.asp (379 words)

	wcco.com - Commission: ND Base Can Keep Air Tankers Until '11
		Realigning Grand Forks will cost the base most of its personnel, but the base is expected to get a new mission by 2007.
		The Air Force has said it will bring unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, to Grand Forks and Fargo's Air National Guard Unit, which is targeted to lose all its F-16 fighter planes.
		Documents released since the Pentagon made its recommendations in May showed Grand Forks originally was targeted for closure but Air Force officials changed their mind, deciding instead to put a new unmanned vehicle mission there.
	wcco.com /topstories/local_story_238164549.html (421 words)

	Bismarck Tribune - North Dakota News - Grand Forks Air Force Base may need new runway
		The base runway runs north and south while the prevailing winds are from the northwest, creating a crosswind effect that can throw flying drones off of their landing path.
		The Air Force and the federal base closing and realignment commission decided earlier that Grand Forks would share the UAV mission with Fargo's 119th Air National Guard Fighter Wing.
		Grand Forks was assigned the launch and recovery aspect of the mission while Fargo's Air Guard was selected to remotely pilot the planes.
	www.bismarcktribune.com /articles/2006/03/02/news/state/110863.txt (553 words)

	Eyeballing the Grand Forks Air Force Base
		There are two nuclear bases in the state, Minot AFB and Grand Forks AFB.
		Grand Forks hosts a missile wing but is in the process of transferring 150 Minuteman missiles to Malmstrom.
		The Weapon Storage Area at Grand Forks is presumably being used to store the bomber weapons that are part of the “hedge” and/or reserve stockpile.
	cryptome.quintessenz.at /mirror/forks-eyeball.htm (548 words)

	Bismarck Tribune - North Dakota News - Grand Forks Air Force Base preparing for UAVs
		GRAND FORKS (AP) - Air Force experts in civil engineering, communications and other fields are at the Grand Forks Air Force Base this week to help the base prepare for the arrival of the Predator and Global Hawk.
		The base was realigned to be a second United States-based operating location for unmanned aircraft, behind California's Beale Air Force Base.
		That group studied the base as a possible site for the Air Force's next generation of air refueling tankers, which are scheduled for production in 2011.
	www.bismarktribune.com /articles/2007/05/11/news/state/133232.txt (408 words)

	MPR: Good news and bad for the Grand Forks Air Force base
		The Grand Forks Air Force base in North Dakota will stay open, but today's proposal could relocate 2,700 military employees, or 85 percent of the military personnel at the base.
		"The Grand Forks Air Force base is the closest in the flyway of all the tanker bases to that part of the world which is emerging as one of the very important areas of the world for us strategically.
		Dan Scheinkein, president of the Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce, says it's important for people to remember today's announcement is just the first round in a long process.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2005/05/13_rehab_gdforksbase (765 words)

	Senator Kent Conrad - Defense
		All three of North Dakota’s major Air Force installations (Minot Air Force Base, Grand Forks Air Force Base, and the Fargo Air National Guard) were at risk in the 2005 BRAC round.
		However, Secretary Rumsfeld’s final recommendation was that the Grand Forks base be realigned, meaning that the tankers would be reassigned to other bases but that the base would remain open to receive a new mission.
		Grand Forks has ample room for expansion to accommodate both tankers and the UAV mission.
	conrad.senate.gov /issues/defense.html (3610 words)

	Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota - March 1, 1995
		Grand Forks AFB also ranked low when all eight criteria are applied to bases in the large aircraft subcategory.
		Impacts: For Grand Forks AFB, assuming no economic recovery, this recommendation could result in a maximum potential reduction of 2,113 jobs (1,625 direct jobs and 488 indirect jobs) over the 1996-to-2001 period in the Grand Forks County, North Dakota economic area, which is 4.7 percent of the economic area's employment.
		This ASCII text version of the Base Closure and Realignments document (TEXT) is not an official copy and has not been certified as identical to the text published in the Federal Register.
	www.fas.org /spp/starwars/offdocs/950301.htm (779 words)

	U.S. Air Force John Hanson - DefendAmerica News
		GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D., Dec. 13, 2005 — An Air Force civilian received top-level recognition at the 25th Annual Department of Defense Disability Award ceremony.
		Hanson, who works at the base family support center here, was the lone Air Force recipient out of 18 who received awards.
		“Years later, I was in the Air Force stationed in Virginia, with the options of going to Ellsworth (Air Force Base), S.D., a base in Vietnam or Grand Forks,” he said.
	www.defendamerica.mil /profiles/dec2005/pr121305a.html (504 words)

	Making mountains, Grand Forks style (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — When the cold dreary days of a North Dakota winter have people climbing the walls, the folks here head to the sports and fitness center.
		Knowing that base climbing enthusiasts traveled to outdoor and indoor sites in North Dakota and nearby Minnesota, Powell pitched the idea to base officials, and soon the $150,000 free-standing wall was making its way piece by piece through glass doorways.
		One of those volunteers was Maj. Ken Hill, who arrived at Grand Forks less than enthralled at the prospect of a tour in the northern tier.
	www.af.mil /news/airman/0303/world7.html (434 words)

	USATODAY.com - Funnels, high wind, hail reported in eastern North Dakota (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A storm system brought strong winds, hail and funnel clouds to eastern North Dakota and sent motorists speeding for cover.
		The storm traveled over U.S. 2 to Grand Forks, sending motorists speeding down the highway and looking for exits to get out of the path of what appeared to be an approaching tornado.
		No touchdowns were reported in Grand Forks County, but one tornado did touch down briefly on the county line between Ransom and Cass counties, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Forks.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/storms/2006-06-06-ND-stormy-weather_x.htm?csp=34 (290 words)

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