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.

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

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.

1st Air force senior NCO helps introduce Backbone University locally

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

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

NORAD and U.S. NORTHCOM CC visits 1st Air Force

The new commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command addressed an audience from the 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) – Continental U.S. NORAD Region enterprise at an all call during a visit Aug. 1-2, emphasizing the critical importance of the homeland-defense mission – when there’s often only

Det. 1, First Air Force, hosts change of command

WADS organizes large air intercept exercise

Aircrews and associated support personnel from across the military air defense enterprise completed a three-day Aerospace Control Alert CrossTell live-fly training exercise here July 26.

Course helps individuals discover themselves, enhance interpersonal skills

Several members of 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) joined some members of the 186th Air Operations Group, Meridian, Miss., July 12, to share a class about a personality-assessment tool meant to help people enhance both their professional and interpersonal relationships.