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    August 14, 2017
    File photo of Grand Forks Air Force Base front gate. The Pentagon has approved a policy that allows military bases to defend themselves against invasive and threatening unmanned aircraft.
    Pentagon may allow military bases to shoot down threatening drones
    GRAND FORKS — The Pentagon has approved a policy that allows military bases to defend themselves against invasive and threatening unmanned...
    NewsAugust 14, 2017 - 7:07am
    August 2, 2017
    While at the memorial wall, the men all wore shirts identifying themselves as veterans. Many people stopped to ask questions and thank them for their service. (Contributed)
    Visiting war memorial connects Minnesota veteran with men he served with
    OSAKIS, Minn. — While visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., Kenneth Johnson of Osakis had one thing on his mind:...
    NewsAugust 2, 2017 - 12:16pm
    July 31, 2017
    Nonprofit expands veterans housing to Northland
    DULUTH — Veterans can face special challenges to find housing, and a Minnesota nonprofit that helps them is expanding its efforts into the Northland. Journey Home Minnesota, based in North Oaks, Minn., has built 44 homes in the Twin Cities. Its next slate of homes includes locations...
    NewsJuly 31, 2017 - 6:00am
    July 19, 2017
    Bismarck-based employers of National Guard and Reserve members pose for a photo Sept. 17, 2016, as they tour an aviation facility near Bismarck. N.D. National Guard photo by Sgt. Ashley Johlfs/116th Public Affairs Detachment / Special to The Forum
    One-day event to bring 10 Fargo employers of Guard, Reserve members to Camp Grafton
    DEVILS LAKE, N.D.—Getting to ride in a Black Hawk helicopter certainly doesn't hurt, but that's not the reason Marshal Albright is looking...
    BusinessJuly 19, 2017 - 5:01pm
    July 11, 2017
    Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann, North Dakota adjutant general
    North Dakota National Guard units to help state agencies, businesses defend against cyberattacks
    FARGO — In the near future, North Dakota businesses and government agencies victimized by computer viruses and other cybersecurity threats...
    NewsJuly 11, 2017 - 8:10pm
    July 1, 2017
    Navy vet to speak at Fargo church service
    FARGO — Fargo Baptist Church, 3303 23rd Ave. S., is hosting a patriotic service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 2. Willard Norberg will be guest speaker at the event. Norberg, 93, is one of the few living survivors who served on the U.S.S. Enterprise, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier,...
    NewsJuly 1, 2017 - 4:40pm
    June 22, 2017
    The remains of Gunner's Mate 1st Class Arthur C. Neuenschwander, a Pearl Harbor victim, arrive Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at Hector International Airport, Fargo. Neuenschwander was serving aboard the USS Oklahoma when it was attacked in 1941. His remains were transported to Fessenden, N.D., where a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday in the gymnasium followed by burial at 3 p.m. in Hillside Cemetery. Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    ND flags ordered at half-staff in observance of Pearl Harbor casualty
    BISMARCK — A North Dakota sailor who died during the Pearl Harbor attack 75 years ago will be honored Saturday, June 24, when U.S. and...
    NewsJune 22, 2017 - 11:33am
    June 19, 2017
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    North Dakota family awaits arrival of Pearl Harbor hero's remains.
    It would be a simple phone call from the United States Navy. Remains from a loved one killed at Pearl Harbor have been identified. This week,...
    NewsJune 19, 2017 - 6:53pm
    June 17, 2017
    This photo show the front page of the Minot Daily News on Dec. 6, 1966, when the newspaper ran a story about unidentified flying objects seen in the area. (Eloise Ogden / Minot Daily News)
    Former Minot crew commander tells of UFO cover-up in book
    MINOT, ND.—Capt. David D. Schindele was a Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile launch crew commander in the Minot Air Force Base...
    NewsJune 17, 2017 - 10:00pm
    June 12, 2017
    American Legion Post 2 to rededicate WWII memorial
    FARGO — American Legion Post 2 will perform a rededication ceremony for the 164th Infantry Regiment World War II Memorial on Flag Day at Lindenwood Park. The event will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 14. Fargo city officials, Post 2 officers and the president of the 164th...
    NewsJune 12, 2017 - 4:32pm
    June 6, 2017
    Brig. Gen. Ronald Solberg
    Head of North Dakota Air National Guard retires
    FARGO — Brig. Gen. Ronald Solberg was honored in a retirement ceremony at the 119th Wing, a unit of the North Dakota Air National Guard,...
    NewsJune 6, 2017 - 7:42pm
    June 3, 2017
    Guests listen at a North Dakota state VFW convention at the Red Roof Inn on Saturday, June 3. The convention runs from Thursday through Sunday and offers guests the chance to engage with veterans from around the state and discuss some of the top issues facing them today, including funding for important benefits programs. (Sam Easter / Forum News Service)
    'One team, one fight': State VFW convention brings vets to Grand Forks
    GRAND FORKS — Guests in Veterans of Foreign Wars caps filled the hallways at Grand Forks' Red Roof Inn on Saturday, making it hard to squeeze...
    NewsJune 3, 2017 - 3:15pm
    May 26, 2017
    Local veterans conduct the city's largest Memorial Day observance Monday, May 26, 2014, in Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, N.D. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    Here's a list of Memorial Day observances around Fargo-Moorhead
    The following is a list of scheduled area Memorial Day observances: Fargo: Veterans will assemble at 8:30 a.m. for a service at Holy Cross Cemetery,...
    NewsMay 26, 2017 - 3:46pm
    May 25, 2017
    A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone sits in a hanger at Creech Air Force Base May 19, 2016. The base in Nevada is the hub for the military’s unmanned aircraft operations in the United States. Picture taken May 19, 2016. REUTERS/Josh Smithplay button
    Hooligans expect Reaper drones to arrive soon in Fargo
    FARGO — Sometime over the next three months, those visiting Hector International Airport may see an unmanned aircraft taxiing down one...
    NewsMay 25, 2017 - 6:48pm
    May 21, 2017
    Six KC-135 tankers are currently being held at at the Grand Forks Air Force base until weather is better in Kansas.(Joshua Komer / Forum News Service)
    Grand Forks leaders prepare for potential Air Force realignment study
    If you talk to the Grand Forks leaders who work with Grand Forks Air Force Base, they will tell you they've recently heard "rumblings" about...
    NewsMay 21, 2017 - 9:00am
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