Grand Forks Air Force Base (IATA: RDR, ICAO: KRDR, FAA LID: RDR), also known as Grand Forks AFB or GFAFB, is a United States Air Force base located in Grand Forks County, North Dakota 15 miles (24 km) west of the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota on U.S. Highway 2.
Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) 319th Air Refueling Wing (319 ARW). The 319th Air Refueling Wing is organized into four distinct groups: Operations, Maint...
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Grand Forks Air Force Base (IATA: RDR, ICAO: KRDR, FAA LID: RDR), also known as Grand Forks AFB or GFAFB, is a United States Air Force base located in Grand Forks County, North Dakota 15 miles (24 km) west of the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota on U.S. Highway 2.
Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) 319th Air Refueling Wing (319 ARW). The 319th Air Refueling Wing is organized into four distinct groups: Operations, Maintenance, Support and Medical. In addition, the Director of Staff exercises day-to-day authority over several staff agencies that provide direct support to the wing commander.
Flying units of the 319th Operations Group are:
Tenant Units at Grand Forks AFB are:
References for history introduction, major commands and major units
Due to the continuance of the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, Grand Forks AFB was originally built as an Air Defense Command (ADC) fighter-interceptor air base. The site for the base was chosen in 1954 and...
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