GRAND FORKS AFB, North Dakota, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Grand Forks Air Force Base (319th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Trevor Gordnier, 319th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs The 4th RS is responsible for maintaining the RQ-4 Global Hawk, a high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft that provides global all-weather, day and night ISR capabilities. "I don't think that a lot of people know about the RQ-4 as far as its reconnaissance missions/s  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release: GREAT FALLS -- A Fort Belknap man who admitted to firing a pistol at two women in a housing area on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation was sentenced today to four years and two months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Gilbert Raymond Martinez, 33, of Fort Belknap and Parshall, North Dakota, pleaded guilt  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has approved an initial set of 78 communities, including Grand Forks, North Dakota, for designation as a jurisdiction of focus to address intimate partner gun violence under Section 1103 of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022. The Justice Department - through its United States Attorney's offices (USAOs)   more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Staff Report, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Airmen assigned to the 2nd and 5th Bomb Wings participated in Prairie Vigilance/Bayou Vigilance 24-4, a training operation designed to test the wings' readiness to conduct deterrence and combat operations here, Sept. 4-8. "The purpose of 'Prairie Vigilance' is inherent in the name itself: vigilance," said Col. Jesse Lamarand, 5th Bomb Wing comma  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Sept. 13, 2024, at 2:53 p.m.: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Friday. Q: Yes. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: (Laughs.) We all feel the same way. Although, tomorrow is another workday. Q: Yes. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. So, I have a couple things at the top. So, yesterday, a North Dakota judge struck down   more