March 8, 2019 Tennessee Airmen assist restoring communications capability Seven Airmen from the 241st Engineering Installation Squadron in Chattanooga, Tenn., a geographically separated unit of the 134th Air Refueling Wing in Knoxville, Tenn., arrived here Feb. 26 to help restore the 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) communications infrastructure damaged by Hurricane
Jan. 28, 2019 AFRCC eases into 2019 after ‘record’ 2018 After a year in which the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center here managed a record number of incidents leading to a record high number of saves during 2018, stats were slightly down in January 2019 from where they were a year ago.
Dec. 21, 2018 Operations fully resume at 1st Air Force and the 601st Air Operations Center Operational mission activities at 1st Air Force and the 601st Air Operations Center returned back to 100 percent Thursday at 9:27 p.m. after 72 days operating from an alternate location due to Hurricane Michael.
Nov. 30, 2018 Center’s name change marks further 1 AF post-hurricane progress The recent transition of the 1st Air Force Call Center to the 1st Air Force Homecoming Center with a focus on members returning to duty marked another step of progress toward normalization of operations within the organization.
Sept. 15, 2018 334th AEG pre-position for Florence response The 334th Air Expeditionary Group launched HC-130J Combat King IIs, HH-60G Pavehawks, aircrew and support personnel to pre-position at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., for potential Hurricane Florence response, Sept. 15, 2018, here.
Sept. 15, 2018 JB Charleston opens airfield for Hurricane Florence recovery operations Joint Base Charleston, responsible for the runways shared by the base and Charleston International Airport, announced at 9 a.m. Sept. 15, 2018 that the joint airfield will open for limited recovery operations aircraft only. Col. Clint ZumBrunnen’s, 437th Airlift Wing commander, decision to re-open
Sept. 14, 2018 AFNORTH deploys EPLOs ahead of Hurricane Florence Air Forces Northern deployed more than 18 Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers to reinforce U.S. Northern Command’s support of Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hurricane Florence relief efforts along the U.S. southeastern coast.