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  • Navy Fleet Master Chief Terrence Molidor, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Command Senior Enlisted Leader, talks with Royal Canadian Navy PO2 Brian Fraser about his experiences here after a May 6 senior enlisted call as Royal Canadian Air Force WO Darren Guitard and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Billie Statom listen. During his visit, Molidor provided audience members with a current command perspective and answered questions from the audience. (Photo by Mary McHale)

    N-NC SEL visits Killey Center

    Navy Fleet Master Chief Terrence Molidor, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Command Senior Enlisted Leader, talks with Royal Canadian Navy PO2 Brian Fraser about his experiences here after a May 6 senior enlisted call as Royal Canadian Air Force WO Darren Guitard and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Billie Statom listen.
  • Assistant Air Base Fueler from the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base Elena Rios with U.S. Forest Service monitors water being pumped into a MAFFS unit on a C-130 air tanker during training at the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, California on May 4, 2016. Air National Guard and Reserve units from across the U.S. convened for MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems)annual certification and training this week to prepare for the upcoming fire season in support of U.S. Forest Service.

    As wildfire season approaches, Air teams practice with MAFFS units

    CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. – More than 400 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen from across the country gathered this week to be certified on the military's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, known as MAFFS, in preparation for the 2016 wildland fire season. Airmen from four ANG wings, together with the Air
  • 01. BGen Alain Pelletier, Continental U.S. Aerospace Defense Region Deputy Commander, listens as Florida Wing Civil Air Patrol Lt. Col. Larry Fernald briefs a point about the CAP mission they are going to fly from Tyndall Air Force Base. Pelletier flew an orientation flight May 2 with Fernald to familiarize himself about the CAP missions in the region that include fire watch in the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., area and search and rescue upon request. (USAF Photo released by Mary McHale)

    CONR deputy commander flies with CAP

    As the deputy commander of the Continental U.S. Aerospace Defense Region climbed into the cockpit of the Civil Air Patrol Cessna 172 recently, he saw a few things changed since his last flight in this type aircraft as a Canadian Air Cadet almost 33 years ago.
  • Civil Air Patrol Cadet 1st Lt. Antonio Esposito (left) of the Tuscaloosa Composite Squadron and CAP Cadet Lt. Col. Ava Michl (right) of the Bessemer Composite Squadron show Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James a “quadcopter” during her visit to National Headquarters Wednesday. The quadcopter is one of seven available CAP STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Kits used to promote STEM careers nationwide.

    Top Air Force exec praises new Total Force partner

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James came to Alabama Wednesday to get a up-close look at the missions performed by the Air Force’s newest Total Force strategic partner — Civil Air Patrol.
  • Lt. Col. Luis Montealegre, 1st Air Force A9 deputy director, reads holocaust information with his daughter Cristina Montealegre during the Holocaust Remembrance Day event May 4 at the Horizons Community Center. The event is also known in the Hebrew language as Yom Hashoah. The day corresponds with the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar which means the day falls on different days of the year within the standard 365 day calendar year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty-Rico Lea/Released)

    Never Forget: Holocaust Remembrance Day

    A small group of Tyndall personnel hosted a Holocaust Remembrance Day event to honor the victims. This event is recognized internationally for the horror that took place in most of continental Europe in World War II.
  • First time blood donor, Staff Sgt. Pogisa Faumuina, 225th Air Defense Group, Western Air Defense Sector, is pleased that the donation process is smooth and painless. Faumuina’s unit held a blood drive April 30 as part of the Washington Air National Guard regularly scheduled drill weekend. All blood donated through the Armed Services Blood Bank Center Pacific Northwest will arrive within a week in order to support service members deployed overseas. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Kimberly Burke)

    WADS members give 31 units of blood to ASBBC

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Guardsmen from the 225th Air Defense Group, Western Air Defense Sector (WADS), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, answered the Armed Services Blood Bank Center Pacific Northwest (ASBBC) call for blood donations April 30.
  • Gen. David L. Goldfein

    Goldfein nominated as 21st CSAF

    Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced April 26 that the president has nominated Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein to be the 21st chief of staff of the Air Force, succeeding Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, who has served in the position since 2012.
  • Col. Jay Bickley, commander of the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, thanks Gen. Lori Robinson, commander of Pacific Air Forces, for attending the wing’s Diamond Anniversary kickoff reception May 7 at the Tinker Club. Colonel Bickley presented the general with a commemorative coin. (Air Force photo by Darren D. Heusel/Released)

    Homeland Defense ‘Sacred Responsibility,’ Says Nominee to Head Northcom, NORAD

    “Defense of the homeland is a sacred responsibility and the No. 1 mission of the Department of Defense,” Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson told a Senate panel during her nomination hearing to become commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command.
  • The Air Force introduced the results of a yearlong study focused on developing capability options to ensure joint force air superiority in 2030 and beyond during an Air Force Association breakfast April 7 in Arlington, Virginia.

    AF introduces Air Superiority 2030 study

    The Air Force introduced the results of a yearlong study focused on developing capability options to ensure joint force air superiority in 2030 and beyond during an Air Force Association breakfast April 7 in Arlington, Virginia.
  • 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunter” aircrew members answer questions from local media in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, about the mission of the Hurricane Hunters during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour April 12, 2016. The purpose of the CHAT is to raise hurricane awareness across Latin America and the Caribbean, and to maintain and expand partnerships among the National Hurricane Center, U.S. Northern Command, the U.S. Air Force and our neighbors in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)

    Hurricane Hunters promote preparedness during Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour

    The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center partnered together for another year to promote hurricane preparedness through the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour April 9-17. The purpose of this tour, also known as the CHAT, is to raise hurricane
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