Sept. 15, 2018 JB Charleston opens airfield for Hurricane Florence recovery operations Joint Base Charleston, responsible for the runways shared by the base and Charleston International Airport, announced at 9 a.m. Sept. 15, 2018 that the joint airfield will open for limited recovery operations aircraft only. Col. Clint ZumBrunnen’s, 437th Airlift Wing commander, decision to re-open
Sept. 14, 2018 AFNORTH deploys EPLOs ahead of Hurricane Florence Air Forces Northern deployed more than 18 Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers to reinforce U.S. Northern Command’s support of Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hurricane Florence relief efforts along the U.S. southeastern coast.
Sept. 5, 2018 Secretary of Air Force Hails CAP's 70-Year Role as Auxiliary Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson reflected on Civil Air Patrol’s seven-decade history as the civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force along with her personal connection to the organization when she addressed CAP members Aug. 25 during her keynote speech at the CAP National Conference here.
Aug. 29, 2018 NORAD commander thanks WADS for actions after plane stolen near Seattle The NORAD and USNORTHCOM commander arrived at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Aug. 23 to personally thank the men and women of the Western Air Defense Sector for their quick actions when a Horizon Bombardier Q400 commercial plane was stolen from SeaTac International Airport Aug. 10.
Aug. 22, 2018 1st AF hosts fourth annual Air Domain Security Integration Meeting Air defense experts from across the 1st Air Force enterprise and various federal agencies and commercial airlines took part in the fourth annual Air Domain Security Integration Meeting (ADSIM) here Aug. 21. The event was held to refine and improve processes which enhance integrated approaches to
Aug. 10, 2018 Lewis assumes command of WADS Col. Gregory R. Lewis became the new commander of the Western Air Defense Sector during an assumption of command ceremony at the Washington Army National Guard Readiness Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord July 31, 2018.
Aug. 10, 2018 1st AF (AFNORTH) - CONR hosts Logistics and Engineering Homeland Defense Workshop Members of the NORAD and U.S. Northern Command logistics community, along with strategic partner representatives from the Defense Logistics Agency, Strategic Command and Alaska Command, gathered for a NORAD & NORTHCOM J4 Logistics and Engineering Homeland Defense Workshop at the Killey Center for
Aug. 8, 2018 MAFFS: Colorado reservists activated to support fire suppression efforts in Western U.S. Air Force reservists and one Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing deployed to California today. The reservists join the Department of Defense MAFFS Air Expeditionary Group replacing one of the four currently activated DoD MAFFS-equipped