169th Fighter Wing receives an AFOA ACA inspection from 1AF/AFNORTH

Senior Master Sgt. Brian Norris, a weapons inspector assigned to AFNORTH/1AF from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., evaluates a 169th Fighter Wing's weapons load team during a weapons reliability check, Sept. 26, 2012. The McEntire team consists of Master Sgt. Jeremy Pow (pictured), team leader, and Senior Airmen Steven Hollis and Carlos Graham, all assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing's Aerospace Control Alert unit. McEntire Joint National Guard Base's Aerospace Control Alert mission receives an Alert Force Operational Assessment (AFOA) inspection from 1st AF/AFNORTH to evaluate its ability to provide for our nation's homeland defense. McEntire is home of the Swamp Foxes of the South Carolina Air National Guard and the 169th Fighter Wing.

169th Fighter Wing receives an AFOA ACA inspection from 1AF/AFNORTH

Senior Master Sgt. Brian Norris, a weapons inspector assigned to AFNORTH/1AF from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., evaluates a 169th Fighter Wing's weapons load team during a weapons reliability check, Sept. 26, 2012. The McEntire team consists of Master Sgt. Jeremy Pow, team leader, and Senior Airmen Steven Hollis (center) and Carlos Graham (left), all assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing's Aerospace Control Alert unit. McEntire Joint National Guard Base's Aerospace Control Alert mission receives an Alert Force Operational Assessment (AFOA) inspection from 1AF/AFNORTH to evaluate its ability to provide for our nation's homeland defense. McEntire is home of the Swamp Foxes of the South Carolina Air National Guard and the 169th Fighter Wing.

169th Fighter Wing receives an AFOA ACA inspection from 1AF/AFNORTH

Senior Master Sgt. Brian Norris, a weapons inspector assigned to AFNORTH/1AF from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., evaluates a 169th Fighter Wing's weapons load team during a weapons reliability check, Sept. 26, 2012. The McEntire team consists of Master Sgt. Jeremy Pow, team leader, and Senior Airmen Steven Hollis (left) and Carlos Graham (center), all assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing's Aerospace Control Alert unit. McEntire Joint National Guard Base's Aerospace Control Alert mission receives an Alert Force Operational Assessment (AFOA) inspection from 1AF/AFNORTH to evaluate its ability to provide for our nation's homeland defense. McEntire is home of the Swamp Foxes of the South Carolina Air National Guard and the 169th Fighter Wing.

169th Fighter Wing receives an AFOA ACA inspection from 1AF/AFNORTH

Senior Master Sgt. Brian Norris, a weapons inspector assigned to AFNORTH/1AF from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., evaluates a 169th Fighter Wing's weapons load team during a weapons reliability check, Sept. 26, 2012. The McEntire team consists of Master Sgt. Jeremy Pow, team leader, and Senior Airmen Steven Hollis and Carlos Graham, all assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing's Aerospace Control Alert unit. McEntire Joint National Guard Base's Aerospace Control Alert mission receives an Alert Force Operational Assessment (AFOA) inspection from 1AF/AFNORTH to evaluate its ability to provide for our nation's homeland defense. McEntire is home of the Swamp Foxes of the South Carolina Air National Guard and the 169th Fighter Wing.

169th Fighter Wing receives an AFOA ACA inspection from 1AF/AFNORTH

Senior Master Sgt. Brian Norris, a weapons inspector assigned to AFNORTH/1AF from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., evaluates a 169th Fighter Wing's weapons load team during a weapons reliability check, Sept. 26, 2012. The McEntire team consists of Master Sgt. Jeremy Pow (pictured), team leader, and Senior Airmen Steven Hollis and Carlos Graham, all assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing's Aerospace Control Alert unit. McEntire Joint National Guard Base's Aerospace Control Alert mission receives an Alert Force Operational Assessment (AFOA) inspection from 1AF/AFNORTH to evaluate its ability to provide for our nation's homeland defense. McEntire is home of the Swamp Foxes of the South Carolina Air National Guard and the 169th Fighter Wing.

169th Fighter Wing receives an AFOA ACA inspection from 1AF/AFNORTH

Senior Master Sgt. Brian Norris, a weapons inspector assigned to AFNORTH/1AF from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., evaluates a 169th Fighter Wing's weapons load team during a weapons reliability check, Sept. 26, 2012. The McEntire team consists of Master Sgt. Jeremy Pow, team leader, and Senior Airmen Steven Hollis and Carlos Graham, all assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing's Aerospace Control Alert unit. McEntire Joint National Guard Base's Aerospace Control Alert mission receives an Alert Force Operational Assessment (AFOA) inspection from 1AF/AFNORTH to evaluate its ability to provide for our nation's homeland defense. McEntire is home of the Swamp Foxes of the South Carolina Air National Guard and the 169th Fighter Wing.

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North Dakota flood tests Air Force EPLOs

Air Force Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer Col. Stacy Collins, right, discusses the North Dakota flood with Col. Jon Spangler, left, and Senior Master Sgt. Brian Bischoff, all of whom attended a recent EPLO orientation at Tyndall AFB. U.S. Air Force Photo by Lisa Norman

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Larry Christie a leader of the Tyndall distributed mission team shows airmen how the virtual technology works to provide leaders information make critical decisions,

Active duty, Guard and Reserves are training together for emergency management

Staff Sgt. Matthew Lasek decontaminates Airman 1st Class Lyndsey Barclay, both of the 138th Civil Engineer Squadron, after completing the dike, dam, divert and retain practical portion of the HAZMAT operations level certification course at the North Dakota Air National Guard Readiness Training Site June 6. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

Active duty, Guard and Reserves training together for emergency management

From left to right, Staff Sgt. Laura Radliff and Senior Airman Adam Logue, both of the 183rd Civil Engineer Squadron, along with Staff Sgt. Mathew Lasek, of the 138th Civil Engineer Squadron, use a HazMatID chemical substance identifying computer to test for evidence of weapons of mass destruction during a training exercise at the Air National Guard Regional Training Site, Fargo, N.D., May 23. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

Ceremony commemorates 60 years of excellence

New York State Senator Joseph Griffo presents citations to (from right to left) Dr. Don Hanson, Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate director, Col. Clark Speicher, Northeast Air Defense Sector commander and Mr. Tony Kimball, from the 465th Fighter Interceptor Squadron reunion tour Sept. 18. The commemorative events were held at the AFRL Hangar located at Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome, N.Y.

Winged Beaver gnaws on civil engineer project in Canada

Canadian Colonel R.D. Foster, commander of 15th Wing, Moose Jaw, meets with Major Matthew Allison, 147th Civil Engineer Squadron commander. (Texas National Guard photo/Senior Master Sgt. Marcus Falleaf)

148thFW stands alert

Members from the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., build a baggage pallet for a short-notice Air Sovereignty Alert deployment to Shaw Air Force Base, N.C. (USAF Photo/Technical Sgt. Jason Rolfe)

NEADS members garner top-level awards

(Courtesy photo) Tech. Sgt. Thomas Whiteman, Northeast Air Defense Sector Communication Systems Craftsman, performs Color Guard duties during the September 2006 Rochester International Marine Tattoo event. Sergeant Whiteman was awarded the New York Air National Guard Honor Guard Program Manager of the Year for 2007.

Eagles in Oregon

Capt. Aaron Manley motions to his crew chief on Wednesday, June 14, during an operational readiness inspection at Portland Air National Guard Base in Oregon. Captain Manley is assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman John Hughel)

'Green Mountain Boys' come home

"The Green Mountain Boys" of the Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing return home to a rainy South Burlington, Vt., on Monday, May 22, 2006, after serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Air National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Rob Trubia)

Repairing a FOD-damaged engine

Tech. Sgt. Darren Small (front) and Staff Sgt. Edwin Quinones repair an F-15 Eagle engine on May 10, 2006 that was damaged by foreign object debris, known as FOD. Sergeants Small and Quinones are aerospace propulsion technicians at the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing in Jacksonville. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shelley Gill)

HVAC: Keeping you cool

Tech. Sgt. Bruce Burton replaces a relay on an environmental conditioning unit at Ali Base, Iraq. Sergeant Burton is with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning flight. He is deployed from the Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jon Hanson)

Safety milestone

Maj. Craig Borgstrom exits his F-16 Fighting Falcon after completing a practice scramble at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Monday, March 6, 2006. The 119th Fighter Wing marked 70,000 hours of accident-free flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Austin Knox)

Flight preparation

JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- Maj. Chris Bembenick performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-15 Eagle before a morning launch here Jan. 22. Major Bembenick is with the 125th Fighter Wing. The wing is participating in an operational readiness exercise to help ensure the unit is capable of deploying personnel and equipment safely and efficiently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Larry Show)

Saving the day

ELLINGTON FIELD, Texas -- Master Sgt. Lynn Bailey adjusts a custom-built fuel truck nozzle here. He and Staff Sgt. Vic Taylor created the nozzle after two Texas Army National Guard fuel trucks were unable to refuel evacuation support buses in Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 23. Those fuel nozzles were not compatible with the buses. Sergeants Bailey and Taylor are with the 147th Fighter Wing fuels shop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Marcus Falleaf)

Preparing for the storm

ELLINGTON FIELD, Texas -- An Airman with the 147th Fighter Wing here scoops a tube of sand to fill sandbags Sept. 21 to protect buildings from flooding that Hurricane Rita is projected to bring. The hurricane is classified as a Category 4 and is expected to make landfall Sept. 24. Ellington Field is 17 miles southeast of Houston. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher D. Kerens)

Preparing for the storm

ELLINGTON FIELD, Texas -- With the third worst hurricane in recorded history on the way, Airmen with the 147th Fighter Wing here fill sandbags Sept. 21 to protect buildings from flooding that Hurricane Rita is projected to bring. The hurricane is classified as a Category 4 and is expected to make landfall Sept. 24. Ellington Field is 17 miles southeast of Houston. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher D. Kerens)