Civil Air Patrol, CONR converge for conference

Lt. Gen. Sid Clarke, Continental U.S. NORAD Region-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) commander, addresses and thanks members of the Civil Air Patrol’s Southeast Region during their regional conference at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 21. CAP is a nonprofit, volunteer organization. In its Air Force Auxiliary role, CAP performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the AFRCC and was credited with saving 53 lives in 2011. CAP also provides assistance in 1st Air Force’s homeland defense mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Angela Pope)

Civil Air Patrol, CONR converge for conference

Members of the Civil Air Patrol’s Southeast Region receive a familiarization tour of the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and the 601st Air and Space Operations Center during their regional conference at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 20. CAP is a nonprofit, volunteer organization. In its Air Force Auxiliary role, CAP performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the AFRCC and was credited with saving 53 lives in 2011. CAP also provides assistance in 1st Air Force’s homeland defense mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Angela Pope)

Florida governor, adjutant general visit 101st AOG

Florida Gov. Rick Scott talks with Florida Air National Guardsmen from the 101st Air and Space Operations Group, which provides the manning for the 601st Air and Space Operations Center, during a visit to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5. Scott came to Tyndall to visit with the Airmen and to see firsthand the capabilities and assets Tyndall has to offer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lisa Norman)

Florida governor, adjutant general visit 101st AOG

Florida Gov. Rick Scott takes a photo with Florida Air National Guardsmen from the 101st Air and Space Operations Group, which provides the manning for the 601st Air and Space Operations Center, during a visit to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5. Scott came to Tyndall to visit with the Airmen and to see firsthand the capabilities and assets Tyndall has to offer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lisa Norman)

Florida governor, adjutant general visit 101st AOG

Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr., Florida Adjutant General, talks with Florida Air National Guardsmen from the 101st Air and Space Operations Group, which provides the manning for the 601st Air and Space Operations Center, during a town hall meeting Jan. 5 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Titshaw joined Florida Gov. Rick Scott in a tour of the base, including a tour of the 601st AOC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chris Cokeing)

SNCOs break bread with commander

Senior noncommissioned officers from the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) listen as their commander Lt. Gen. Sid Clarke speaks at the dining facility on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 22. Clarke sat down for breakfast with more than 20 of the command's senior NCOs to talk about issues that affect them, such as the budget, exercises, leadership and the wingman culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Angela Pope)