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  • A cadet from Civil Air Patrol’s Middle East Region holds the Civil Air Patrol flag as Secretary of the Air Force Deborah James affixes a red, white and blue streamer signifying presentation of the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award to CAP for the period of Oct. 1, 2012-Aug. 31, 2016. Present for the ceremony were, from left, a second CAP cadet; Gen. David L. Goldfein, Air Force chief of staff; Maj. Gen. Joe Vazquez, CAP national commander; and Rick Broome, the noted aviation artist whose painting of a CAP intercept mission was presented to the Air Force for permanent display in the Pentagon. The presentation occurred at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

    CAP honored with Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

    Civil Air Patrol received one of the U.S. Air Force’s top honors Tuesday at the Air Force Association’s annual conference.
  • Fifty members of the Virginia and West Virginia Civil Air Patrol wings recently took wing on a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, thanks to the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.V. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jodie Witmer)

    50 CAP members from Va., W.Va. take C-17 flight with 167th AW

    Fifty members of the Virginia and West Virginia Civil Air Patrol wings recently took wing on a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, thanks to the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.V.
  • Two F-15s from the 142nd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, fly over the Western Air Defense Sector during the F-15 static display dedication ceremony Sept. 13. The WADS has been guarding America's skies in the same building 24/7 since 1960 and regularly uses F-15 alert aircraft to perform its mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

    WADS dedicates F-15A Eagle

    The Western Air Defense Sector hosted a formal dedication ceremony Sept. 13 at the WADS Air Park for a McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle, S/N 76-116.
  • Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James gives her "State of the Force" address during the Air Force Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 19, 2016. A highlight of James’ presentation was announcing the official name of the Air Force's newest bomber, the B-21 Raider. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

    State of the AF: Active-duty force on the rise, space will be more prominent

    Nearly three years into her tenure as the Air Force’s top leader, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James reaffirmed that people continue to be her top priority during her State of the Air Force address at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 19, in National Harbor, Maryland.

  • New commander to take reins of 12th AF, AFSOUTH

    The President of the United States nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark D. Kelly for promotion to lieutenant general, and command of Twelfth Air Force and Air Forces Southern.He replaces Lt. Gen. Chris Nowland who has been selected to become the next Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations at the Pentagon.Kelly most recently served as
  • Master Sgt. Laura Alavarez, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) A-2 Information Security Manager, runs in the POW/MIA Vigil Run at Tyndall AFB. The 24-hour event was hosted by the 81st Range Control Squadron and included participants from many Tyndall AFB units. (U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt. Ed Staton)

    1AF Personnel Participate in POW/MIA Vigil Run

    Master Sgt. Laura Alavarez, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) A-2 Information Security Manager, runs in the POW/MIA Vigil Run at Tyndall AFB. The 24-hour event was hosted by the 81st Range Control Squadron and included participants from many Tyndall AFB units. (U.S. Air Force
  • The American's softball team poses for a photo after winning the Western Air Defense Sector U.S. vs Canada Softball Challenge Cup Sept. 1 with a final score of 22 to 7. Pictured from left to right are: (back row) Keven Blackwell, Nicholas Rhodes, Ian Crocker, Ryc Cyr, Kevin Weaver, David Bauld, Peter Hickam, Ryan McCray, and Michael Delaney. (Front row) Carlos Gonzales, Allan Lawson, Joseph Landis, Daniel Rebstock, David Quelland, Robert Staszek, Michael Doing, and Jason Weczorek. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Kimberly D. Burke)

    WADS U.S. vs Canada Softball Challenge Cup

    Twice a year the Washington Air National Guard’s Western Air Defense Sector holds a sports day where American and Canadian service members assigned to the unit can engage in a friendly battle for superiority on the hockey ice and on the softball fields.
  • Emergency locator transmitter personnel (from left) Lt. Col. Carl Kretzer and Maj. Gary Stalnaker, mission pilots, and Capts. Richard Ross, mission observer, and Mark Thibodeau, safety officer, review a successful find. (Photo by CAP Lt. Col. Rodger Helton)

    Florida CAP Wing provides Hurricane Hermine aerial imagery support to FEMA

    Civil Air Patrol’s Florida Wing provided aerial photos of ground damage for the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Hurricane Hermine made landfall Thursday.
  • U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander gives command of Alaskan NORAD Region and Alaskan Command to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach during a change of command ceremony Aug. 16 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Wilsbach also assumed command of 11th Air Force from Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander. Outgoing commander Lt. Gen. Russell Handy retired after more than 30 years of service and relinquished command to Wilsbach.

    Alaskan Command welcomes new commander

    Lt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach became commander of Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force during a change of command ceremony at JBER today.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Peter Griffin, Air Force Rescue Coordination Center superintendent, answers the phone on the AFRCC Operations Floor at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 18, 2016. Griffin worked the AFRCC mission marking the 200th save for the unit in 2016 on Aug. 17, 2016. The AFRCC operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and serves as the single agency responsible for coordinating on-land federal search and rescue activities in the 48 contiguous United States, Mexico, and Canada. (Photo by Maj. Andrew Scott)

    AFRCC records 200th save in 2016

    Air Forces Northern’s Air Force Rescue Coordination Center recorded its 200th “save” of the year Aug. 17 when a controller at the center facilitated a search and rescue mission for a couple hiking near the Yellowstone River in Wyoming.
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