Sen. Byron Dorgan says the Air Force has shared its transition plan for Grand Forks AFB, N.D., taking it from an aerial refueling to an unmanned aerial vehicle mission. According to a statement from Dorgan, Air Force officials said Friday at a briefing at the base that an untold number of tanker aircraft would stay until 2010, at which point the base would shift from Air Mobility Command to Air Combat Command for the new UAV mission. Grand Forks ultimately will host “at least eight Predator and up to eight Global Hawk UAVs” by 2013, says Dorgan. The first Predator is expected to arrive in 2009. As part of this UAV mission, the Air National Guard’s 119th Fighter Wing at Fargo is slated to operate a Predator ground control station, but the Happy Hooligans appear to still be hoping for a manned aircraft program, as well.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
