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In a July, 2020 photo, a B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron taxis on the flightline at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (Quentin Marx/U.S. Air Force)
RAPID CITY, S.D. (Tribune News Service) â The B-1B bomber fleet at Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City will participate in training missions this week, causing airfield operations to be extended into the early morning hours and increased night flying, the U.S. Air Force announced Sunday.
According to a news release, the extended operating hours will go through Wednesday. Residents in and around Ellsworth can expect to hear noises associated with the flying aircraft and maintenance activities during unexpected hours.
Sen. John Hoeven pushes funding for Air Force programs in North Dakota
Hoeven has worked to prevent the retirement of some Global Hawk missions in defense legislation, and is pushing the administration for full funding for them. 1:00 pm, May 25, 2021 ×
A view of the visitors gate at the Grand Forks Air Force Base is shown as it stood in 2019. Eric Hylden / Grand Forks Herald
GRAND FORKS Sen. John Hoeven is pushing for funding for U.S. Air Force programs that impact North Dakota and play a role in national defense and gathering intelligence.
As a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, Hoeven, R-N.D., spoke with Acting Air Force Secretary John Roth to advocate for North Dakota defense priorities. Hoeven outlined the importance of fully funding nuclear modernization efforts, and also the Global Hawk fleet, a portion of which occupies Grand Forks Air Force Base.
Sen. John Hoeven pushes funding for Air Force programs, positions GFAFB to take a lead role
Hoeven has worked to prevent the retirement of some Global Hawk missions in defense legislation, and is pushing the administration for full funding for them. 11:00 am, May 25, 2021 ×
A view of the visitors gate at the Grand Forks Air Force Base is shown as it stood in 2019. Eric Hylden / Grand Forks Herald
Sen. John Hoeven is pushing for funding for U.S. Air Force programs that impact North Dakota and play a role in national defense and gathering intelligence.
As a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, Hoeven, R-N.D., spoke with Acting Air Force Secretary John Roth to advocate for North Dakota defense priorities. Hoeven outlined the importance of fully funding nuclear modernization efforts, and also the Global Hawk fleet, a portion of which occupies Grand Forks Air Force Base.
North Dakota link to notorious Son of Sam murders part of new Netflix documentary
Retired law enforcement officers Glenn Gietzen and Mike Knoop talk about their roles in investigating satanic cult and drug activity in the Minot area in the mid-1970s, which may have had links to a series of shootings that rocked New York City. Written By: Robin Huebner | ×
Mugshot in 2003 of David Berkowitz, aka Son of Sam, whose crimes shook New York City in the mid 1970s, via Wikimedia Commons
MINOT, N.D. It wasn’t unusual in the 1970s for Ward County sheriff’s deputy Glenn Gietzen to chase partying teenagers from an abandoned theater in the tiny town of Ruthville, north of Minot.