A B1-B Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, lands at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 10, 2025. This is the fourth scheduled B1-B Lancer to arrive at Grand Forks AFB for temporary relocation while reconstruction is being done on the runway at Ellsworth AFB. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Trevor Gordnier)
Airmen from the 319th Reconnaissance Wing joined Grand Forks Public Schools volunteers to clean out the vacant Carl Ben Eielson School by removing trash, furniture and reusable materials, Nov. 4 and Nov. 5, 2024.
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation has has awarded Grand Sky a federal grant of $11 million through the Defense Community Infrastructure Program.
Airmen from the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron traveled to Camp Grafton at Devil’s Lake, North Dakota to practice tactical combat training exercises, May 16, 2024.
Typically, infrastructure is not thought of as a weapons system, but during arctic temperatures here, the aging buildings and water lines providing heat and shelter to warfighters are further strained.