MINOT AFB, North Dakota, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron conducted Operation Frontier Thunder at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming, Aug. 28-31. Operation Frontier Thunder was a readiness exercise designed to simulate a deployed environment and provided an opportunity for Airmen of the 91st MSFS to validate their expeditionary skills. "Operation Frontier Thunder is the  more

GRAND FORCE AFB, North Dakota, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Anthony Nunez-Pellicer, 319 Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs The Air Force Wounded Warrior roadshow visited Grand Forks Air Force Base Aug. 24 to Aug. 25. AFW2 is a congressionally mandated, federally funded program that provides personalized care, services and advocacy to eligible Airmen, Guardians and their families during and after their service. The mission of AFW2 is to facilitat  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project has been selected as the recipient of the National Academy of Construction Recognition of Special Achievement Award. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and its partners, the cities of Fargo, North Dakota; Moorhead, Minnesota; and the Metro Flood Diversion Authority, are working cooperatively to  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -Omaha District is seeking public comments on the recently published Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Dakota Access, LLC's request for an easement under the Mineral Leasing Act for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Dakota Access Pipeline crosses the Corps-managed federal land at Lake Oahe, North Dakota. The DEIS is not a decision and does not aut  more

GRAND FORKS AFB, North Dakota, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Grand Forks Air Force Base (319th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Lea Greene, 319th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs After two blizzards forced trip reschedules, Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, visited 319th Medical Group staff Aug. 31, 2023, to discuss military health care demands unique to rural locations within Defense Health Agency. "Just getting here was a challen  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on its Baldhill Dam and Lake Ashtabula water control plan and will hold a public meeting Oct. 11, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Valley City High School, HAC lobby. Lake Ashtabula is located 12 miles northwest of Valley City, North Dakota, and is situated in one of the most scenic river valleys in the regi  more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, North Dakota - Each year, during the month of September all government agencies, teams and departments observe National Insider Threat Awareness Month, or NITAM. The goal of this observance is for employees to be alert to the warning signs and report strange behavior that may indicate potential harm to them, others or their organization. NIT  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron conducted Operation Frontier Thunder at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming, Aug. 28-31. Operation Frontier Thunder was a readiness exercise designed to simulate a deployed environment and provided an opportunity for Airmen of the 91st MSFS to validate their expeditionary skills. "Operation Frontier T  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota, Mac Schneider, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, announced that Marie Um, 42, from Montreal, Quebec Canada, appeared before Chief Judge Peter D. Welte, U.S. District Court, Fargo, ND, and was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison, $11,048.43 in restitution, and $300 special assessment for the charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distri  more