CONR, CANR partner up for first-ever live, bi-national simulator exercise

This sign hangs in Air Forces Northern’s Distributed Mission Operations lab in the 601st Air and Space Operations Center, highlighting DMO’s capabilities. DMO is a system of inter-connected simulators that allows warfighters from across the U.S. and Canada to participate simultaneously in the same live scenario. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Angela Pope)

CONR, CANR partner up for first-ever live, bi-national simulator exercise

Dale Carson (left) and Larry Christie, contractors with Air Forces Northern’s Distributed Mission Operations system, fly aircraft simulators during a scenario Nov. 16. DMO is a system of inter-connected simulators that allows warfighters from across the U.S. and Canada to participate simultaneously in the same live scenario. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Angela Pope)

AFNORTH celebrates Veterans Day

Brig. Gen. Robert Beletic, 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) vice commander, and his wife Anne stand with local minister Clyde Ellison during the Panama City Veterans Day parade Nov. 11, 2011. The general was the guest speaker for the parade which featured a salute to women veterans, a wreath laying ceremony and a flyover by two F-22 Raptors from the 325th Fighter Wing. Other parade participants included a formation of current and former female servicemembers -- many from 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) -- the Patriot Riders and ROTC units from various area schools. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mary McHale)

CONR wraps up homeland defense exercise

NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla. - Air Force Staff Sgt. Jam Baro, crew chief, from the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, blue aircraft maintenance unit, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon for a mission during exercise Vigilant Shield 12 on Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Nov. 6. The exercise in Key West will be the "first-ever proof of concept" for the military's Joint Deployable Integrated Air and Missile Defense System, a collection of high-end radars and missile systems as well as aircraft that work in tandem in the event of a threat to the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

CONR wraps up homeland defense exercise

NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla. - Senior Airman Horacio Maysonet, 51st Combat Communications Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., perform set up and testing on radio frequency modules at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Nov. 5. The RFM consolidates radar feeds extending long distances into one air picture allowing higher headquarters to access and engage incoming threats. The exercise in Key West will be the "first-ever proof of concept" for the military's Joint Deployable Integrated Air and Missile Defense System, a collection of high-end radars and missile systems as well as aircraft that work in tandem in the event of a threat to the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

1st AF hosts surgeon general conference

Surgeon generals from various Component Numbered Air Forces talk during a conference in Panama City Beach, Fla., Oct. 25. First Air Force hosted the conference, which brought together SGs and deputy SGs from several commands and gave them a chance to discuess issues and concerns within the SG career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Angela Pope)