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  • An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter and a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter park in the Florida Keys during a U.S.-Canada search-and-rescue exercise March 5, 2016. Rescue Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., have been working alongside Canadian search-and-rescue technicians annually for more than a decade. (courtesy photo)

    Rescue Reservists train with Royal Canadian Air Force

    More than 100 Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing here trained with Royal Canadian Air Force search-and-rescue personnel during an annual exercise in Key West, Florida, March 2-6.During the search-and-rescue exercise, or SAREX, the Reserve Airmen and their counterparts practiced land and water rescue operations on the island just 90 miles from Cuba.
  • Maj. Lonnie Pirtle, (center), Air Forces Northern Installation & Mission Support Division Readiness Section, watches a medical exam of a dog during an animal-related disaster response workshop at the Bay County Fairgrounds Feb. 28. Hosted by the Florida State Agricultural Response Team and Bay County Emergency Services, the event brought together a wide variety of emergency-response agencies and focused on practicing providing disaster response assistance not only to people, but also their pets. Pirtle was an evaluator during the workshop.

    AFNORTH readiness personnel support local disaster response workgroup

    Maj. Lonnie Pirtle, (center), Air Forces Northern Installation & Mission Support Division Readiness Section, watches a medical exam of a dog during an animal-related disaster response workshop at the Bay County Fairgrounds Feb. 28. Hosted by the Florida State Agricultural Response Team and Bay County Emergency Services, the event brought together a
  • Opening page to the MyVector program.

    MyVector - not just another tool

    MyVector, an Information Technology platform that supports mentorship, is not just another Air Force tool. It is a way to change our Air Force culture to be a more mentor-centric environment. MyVector rolled out on July 10, 2015 and since that time more than 120,000 users have registered. Out of those registered users, 13,000 are Citizen Airmen;
  • From the 142nd Fighter Wing, Portland, Oregon, Staff Sgt. Aaron Lamb, (left), 142nd Maintenance Group electrical-environmental systems craftsman, reviews technical data with Master Sgt. Russ Stevens, an F-15 Eagle crew chief, Jan. 28 as they prepare to replace a vertical-right-stabilizer light during a deployment to Combat Archer, a two-week weapon systems evaluation program at Tyndall Air Force Base. During the program, participants load, fly and shoot live missiles and subsequently evaluate the entire process to validate whether the weapon performs according to established specifications. (Air Force Photo Released/Mary McHale)

    142nd Fighter Wing flies in Combat Archer at Tyndall

  • Capt. Greg Elliott, Baldwinsville was selected as Outstanding Company Grade Officer. Elliott oversaw the weapons and tactics section and was responsible for revising and updating the operations standards for 140 personnel. He also volunteered to augment more than 20 shifts for special missions, including the United Nations General Assembly and Pope Francis' visit to the U.S.

    Eastern Air Defense Sector recognizes outstanding performers at annual awards banquet

    More than 150 New York Air National Guardsmen, Canadian Forces members and guests were in attendance at the Radisson Hotel in Utica, N.Y., Jan. 23 as the Eastern Air Defense Sector recognized its outstanding performers from 2015.The unit presented awards in six categories: Company grade officer (junior officers below the rank of major), senior
  • Maj. Noel Luneau, left, and Maj. Marc Sobel, both of Civil Air Patrol’s California Wing, participated in the Falcon Virgo air-defense exercise Jan. 25 that helps fighter-aircraft aircrews maintain their proficiency to ensure safe and secure airspace in pre-designated areas. This particular exercise helped prepare aircrews for the mission they will fly during Super Bowl 50 Feb. 7. (Courtesy Photo Released)

    Civil Air Patrol's California Wing Supporting Air Force Super Bowl Airspace Security Missions

    Civil Air Patrol's California Wing will fly Tuesday in Fresno and Feb. 3 in Oakland to help ensure the safety and security of airspace around Super Bowl 50.In order to help train Air Force fighter aircrews and maintain their proficiency, Civil Air Patrol flies its Cessna airplanes into "restricted airspace" to simulate a trespassing aircraft while
  • TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Lt. Gen. William Etter, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region – 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) commander, presents his commander’s coin for recognition of superior performance to Civil Air Patrol Cadet/Colonel Iriolexis Encalada, Pines-Miramar Cadet Squadron, during a CAP cadet tour of the 601st Air Operations Center Wednesday. Encalada distinguished herself as the newest Carl A. Spaatz Award recipient in CAP’s Florida Wing, an achievement accomplished by less than one percent of cadets in the program. Encalada and the other cadets were visiting the 601st AOC as part of their annual week-long winter encampment event designed provide an in-depth orientation to the Civil Air Patrol and the United States Air Force. She also served as the cadet commander of the encampment. (Air Force Photo Released/Mary McHale)

    CAP cadets receive recognition during 601st AOC tour

    Three members of the Florida Civil Air Patrol Wing each received a commander's recognition of superior performance coin from the Continental U.S. Aerospace Defense Command Region - 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) commander during a tour of the 601st Air Operations Center Wednesday morning.Lt. Gen. William Etter presented his coin to C/2d Lt.
  • TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Royal Canadian Air Force BGen Alain Pelletier, Continental U.S. Aerospace Defense Region Deputy Commander, climbs the stairs to board a Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Naval Air Station Jacksonville here for static display Dec. 15. The aircraft is the Navy’s newest addition to its anti-submarine & intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms. It’s the replacement for the P-3 Orion legacy aircraft, which in the past has proven valuable to the Air Forces Northern organization for the incident awareness and assessment portion of Defense Support of Civil Authorities missions. (Air Force Photo Released/Mary McHale)

    Navy P-8 Poseidon visits Tyndall

  • Former Civil Air Patrol Cadets Jordan Kuneyl (left) and Alex Hanson salute during a Wreaths Across America event. Such events are one of many ways CAP cadets participate in community outreach activities. (Courtesy Photo)

    CAP partners on wreath project

    Members of Civil Air Patrol's Peachtree City Falcon Field Composite Squadron have partnered once more with Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit organization that recognizes U.S. military veterans who have guarded and preserved America's freedom by placing remembrance wreaths on the graves of the fallen during the yearend holiday season."This is an

  • Eastern Air Defense Sector Civilians Win Prestigious National Guard Bureau Awards

    Two civilian employees assigned to the Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) recently received cyberspace operations awards from the National Guard Bureau's Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems directorate.Sonepith Keoviengsamay, a cybersecurity systems analyst, won the Gen. John P. Jumper Award for excellence in warfighting
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