Northwest Airlines 747 is being off loaded at Grand Forks Air Force Base in support of Red River flood. A welcoming committee of signs, media of all categories, the Salvation Army, and Brigadier General Kenneth Hess, as well as his wife, Deb, and members of his staff. Grand Forks, North Dakota, Mayor Pat Owens and the Mayor of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, Lynn Stauss arrived on base to thank Northwest Airlines, for its efforts in collecting needed supplies for the flood victims