Lt. Col. Evan Gardner, AFRCC commander (center), talks with a search and rescue controllers during a morning update. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Regina Young)

After 72 days operating from an alternate location due to Hurricane Michael, operations resumed Thursday evening at the Continental U.S. NORAD Region’s 601st Air Operations Center. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Andrew Scott)

Lt. Col. Don Wilson, 1st Air Force Homecoming Center team leader deployed from the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Key Field Air National Guard Base, Meridian, Miss., discusses the center’s operations with Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, Commander, NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, during the general’s visit to 1st Air Force facilities Nov. 27. (Air Force photo by Mary McHale)

Lt. Gen. R. Scott Williams, 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) – Continental U.S. NORAD Region Commander, discusses Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, Commander, Northern American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, about 1st Air Force post Hurricane Michael recovery operations during O’Shaughnessy’s visit here Nov. 27. Accompanying Williams and O’Shaughnessy (l to r) were BGen Sylvain Menard, CONR deputy commander, and Brig. Gen. Kenneth Ekman, 1st Air Force Vice Commander. During his visit, O’Shaughnessy viewed several 1st AF office facilities undergoing renovations and received a windshield tour of the base. The combatant commander also recognized several superior performers, presenting each his commander’s coin for their outstanding efforts to help in the hurricane’s aftermath. (Air Force photo by Mary McHale)

Tech. Sgt. Theresa Carter-Daniels, Air Forces Northern Search and Rescue Operation Coordination Element controller, reviews information about potential search and rescue operations for Hurricane Florence with U.S. Navy CDR. Kyle Read, AFNORTH SAR OCE Naval Liaison Element. Total Force representation during AFNORTH’s Defense Support of Civil Authorities efforts includes active-duty U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Air Force, Guard, Reservists and civilians. (Air Force photo by Mary McHale)

U.S. Navy Lt. Cdr. Nathan Kaspar, Air Forces Northern Search and Rescue Operations Coordination Element Naval Liaison Element, watches as U.S. Army Maj. Brandon Wess, U.S. Army Liaison Officer, describes a mapped area where potential search and rescue operations for Hurricane Florence could occur. Total Force representation during AFNORTH’s Defense Support of Civil Authorities efforts includes active-duty U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Air Force, Guard, Reservists and civilians. (Air Force photo by Mary McHale)