Commander observes military response to oil spill

Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean, Air Forces Northern commander, exits a UH-72 Lakota helicopter at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., after participating in a recent reconnaissance flight of the Mississippi Gulf Coast during Deepwater Horizon response efforts. (Mississippi Army National Guard photo by Casey Ware)

Commander observes military response to oil spill

Air Forces Northern commander Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean thanks the flight engineer of a UH-72 Lakota helicopter after participating in a recent reconnaissance flight over the Mississippi Gulf Coast. (Mississippi Army National Guard photo by Casey Ware)

Commander observes military response to oil spill

Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean, Air Forces Northern commander, is greeted by Brig. Gen. Ian R. Dickinson, 81st Training Wing commander, and members of Task Force Vigilant Horizon during a recent trip to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The general spent time with members of the task force to observe their operations and response efforts to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (Mississippi Army National Guard photo by Casey Ware)

Deepwater Horizon Response Air Ops now at 601 AOC

From left: Tech. Sgt. Edward Noel, Tech. Sgt. Charles Holbert, Staff Sgt. Troy Bame, and Maj. Dwayne Gray, Aviation Coordination Command airspace managers, work on air support schedules in response to the Deepwater Horizon clean-up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico.

Deepwater Horizon Response Air Ops now at 601 AOC

Maj. Dwayne Gray, Aviation Coordination Command airspace manager, coordinates flight operations in the Deepwater Horizon Response air operations area.

Deepwater Horizon Response Air Ops now at 601 AOC

Located in the 601st Air & Space Operations Center at Tyndall AFB, Fla., Aviation Coordination Command airspace managers coordinate airspace activity on the ACC Operations floor. The ACC was created to provide support to the U.S. Coast Guard during Deepwater Horizon Response air operations.