A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, landed on Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, Dec. 5, 2024. Seventeen B-1Bs and 800 Airmen will temporarily relocate to Grand Forks AFB, beginning this month. Ellsworth is the first base scheduled to receive the B-21 Raider, and the approximately 10-month relocation facilities key basing actions and runway construction in preparation for the Raider’s arrival. (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 Devilā€™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.
