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  • Colonel Benjamin Spencer, 319th Air Base Wing commander, answered questions alongside Heather Wilson, Secretary of the Air Force and John Hoeven, U.S. Senator of North Dakota about the future of the RQ-4 Global Hawk mission during the announcement of the upcoming re-designation to the 319th Reconnaissance Wing May 11, 2019 at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The official re-designation ceremony is scheduled for June 28, 2019, the effective date of re-designation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Michael Reeves Jr.)

    Secretary of the Air Force Announces Grand Forks Air Force Base Re-designation

    Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced the re-designation of the 319th Air Base Wing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, as the 319th Reconnaissance Wing today, May 11, 2019 at Grand Forks AFB.
  • The RQ-4 Global Hawk worked on by Team Robins maintenance professionals sits on the base flight line June 29, 2017. A special ribbon cutting ceremony, signaling the early completion of work on the first RQ-4 Global Hawk at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., was held June 29. Robins is the first and only installation to have a building-based Launch and Recovery Element, allowing the aircraft to take off and land from this location. This is also the first time a Global Hawk has flown into an Air Force air logistics complex. Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex maintenance professionals meticulously painted the aircraft to prevent corrosion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan/released)

    Team Robins finishes Global Hawk work ahead of schedule

    A special ribbon cutting ceremony, signaling the early completion of work on the first RQ-4 Global Hawk at Robins, was held on the base flight line June 29. The arrival of this unmanned aerial vehicle marks the first time an aircraft of this type has flown in to an Air Force air logistics complex.
  • Airman 1st Class Celeste Black, a crew chief with the 69th Maintenance Group, demonstrates how strong the wings of the RQ-4 Global Hawk are by sitting on one at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. March 28, 2017. Black said she has yet to deploy to work on the Global Hawk overseas because of her fight with cancer, but hopes to be able to soon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elora J. McCutcheon

    Cancer survivor: Grand Forks AFB Airman shares her story

    In February of 2016, Black was almost finished with her technical training at Beale Air Force Base, California, when she said she began to experience abdominal cramps and unusual bloating. When her symptoms worsened, Black decided to visit a doctor to figure out if something was wrong.
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