FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota ~ 19 MAY 2026

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota

Grand Forks Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in northeastern North Dakota, located north of Emerado and 16 miles west of Grand Forks.

The host unit is the 319th Reconnaissance Wing (319 RW) assigned to the Air Combat Command (ACC) operating E/RQ-4B Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), in the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) role.

In June 2022, Grand Forks Air Force Base celebrated its selection as the future home of Space Development Agency’s first Ground Operations and Integration Center that will operate and control multiple-layer satellite operations for Tranche 1 (T1) of the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA). The NDSA provides high-speed tactical data transport and supports DOD’s “pivot” to a multi-orbit, resilient missile warning, missile tracking, and missile defense architecture.

An unmanned aircraft flew for the first time Aug 20, 2018, beyond the visual line of sight without the use of a chase airplane in controlled airspace out of Grand Sky located at Grand Forks Air Force Base.

A certificate of authorization issued recently allows aircraft to take off from Grand Sky using the Grand Forks Air Force Base runway and can fly in a radius of 30 nautical miles through the National Air Space System without the use of chase planes.

The 319th Reconnaissance Wing is organized into three distinct groups: the Operations Group, Mission Support Group and Medical Group. In addition, the Director of Staff exercises day-to-day authority over several staff agencies that provide direct support to the wing commander.

The mission is to provide a decisional advantage to warfighters and national leaders through support of our Nation's Global Hawk High-Altitude ISR mission, ensure strategic command and control through operation of the Nation's High Frequency Global Communication System.

Learn More About Grand Forks Air Force Base HERE!!

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[radu]

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[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, thanks for taking us on tonight's Road Trip, Lauren!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy and thank you radu!

*HUGS*

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening PROCON, thanks for being here!

[luvie]

~ Road Trip: Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota ~

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[radu]

Howdy, lauren! *HUGZ*

Still enjoying vacation or are you back the the ol’ grind?

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening and thank you luvie!

*HUGS*

[laurenmarlowe]

Still enjoying my time at home, YAY!

North Carolina is going to happen later this year, we are going to try to go to Boston this Fall. Keeping fingers crossed!

So, being home is just okey-dokey this summer!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy left that other site!

*HUGS*

[frakster]

Served there for 3 years working on the B-1B great times cold place.

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

Hope you had a good weekend.
Looks like your summer heat finally made its way over here. It would have been ok if you’d kept it. LOL

[SkyDancer]

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[PROCON]

Good, lazy weekend my way, radu.

Our weather is finally warming up a bit, it was lovely today, are the furballs behavin'?

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Is tomorrow when you’re supposed to finally drop out o the 90s? I know you’re ready for it! So are your kitties.
You still have wind today? It was crazy here.

[boomop1]

Was there Dec.63-Jan.68, does anyone remember the blizzard of March 67? I was a Hound Dog (AGM-28B) missile man.

[radu]

Nice to just kick back and relax at home.

Sounds like a lot to look forward to this Fall. I hope it all works out.

[luvie]

Hi there, and you’re welcome. Have you melted in this heat yet? It’s been awful!

[radu]

Lazy weekends are good! Mine was lazy too. After four days of getting the jungle scalped, it felt REAL good.

The furballs have calmed down a bit. Finally over their new moon madness. A couple of weeks of relative calm before the full moon madness. LOL