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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      A global hawk sits in the hangar.An EQ-4 Block-20 Global Hawk sits outside a hangar at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. after concluding its final flight and landing, July 29, 2021. The Block 20 unmanned aircraft was the Global Hawk variant that utilized the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node and was recently retired from use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack LeGrand)
                
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Grand Forks AFB to lead future ISR missionsPublished Aug. 26, 2021
                    
                    
                    319th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs
            **Washington (AFNS) --**The Department of the Air Force announced today it will conduct infrastructure planning in 2022 for construction and renovation projects at **Grand Forks Air Force Base**, North Dakota, projected to begin in 2023.
Secretary of the Air Force **Frank Kendall** approved the plan, which will provide the construction and renovations necessary to enable the **319th Reconnaissance Wing** to develop and train crews in support of future Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance missions.
The announcement comes as the Air Force looks to restructure ISR capabilities to meet national defense priorities and support joint all-domain command and control capabilities.
"We’re excited to provide vital strategic capabilities to the Joint force," said **Col. Timothy Curry**, 319th RW commander. "Grand Forks AFB will remain central to the Air Force core ISR mission today and in the future.”
The Air Force plans to budget for construction and renovation projects to occur during 2023-2026 to support future 319th RW missions.
The plan includes expanding the number of operational units under the command of the 319th RW that are involved in next generation missions, such as E-11 **Battlefield Airborne Control Node** aircraft mission at **Robins AFB**, Georgia, starting in 2022 and a second geographically separated unit in the future.
The Department of the Air Force’s fiscal year 2022 budget request is seeking the divestment of the **Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System** and **RQ-4 Block 30** aircraft, to fund modernization and increase capability to counter threats posed by near peer competitors like China and Russia.
Divested aircraft can be transferred to other military components or federal agencies if there is a requirement.
As these new missions take shape, Grand Forks AFB’s 319th RW will continue to operate RQ-4 Block 40 aircraft through the late 2020s.L/R 



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