101st AOG/CC visits with local veterans

Leaders gather to honor NORAD’s 60th Anniversary

Senior leaders of the Continental U.S. NORAD Region organization joined leaders visiting from the Canadian Consulate in Miami, Fla., for a local celebration of NORAD’s 60th Anniversary May 17 at the Canadian Maple Leaf Mess here. From left are: Lt. Gen. R. Scott Williams, commander, 1st Air Force

New NORAD and U.S. NORTHCOM command senior enlisted leader visits 1st Air Force

Be ready now. Not this afternoon, tomorrow or next week, but right this very moment.That was the message from Marine Sgt. Maj. Paul McKenna, Command Senior Enlisted Leader for North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, shared with 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) enlisted

AFNORTH expands forces to support FEMA during upcoming hurricane season

With an eye on hurricane preparedness and response capability, Air Forces Northern is participating in the annual Defense Support of Civil Authorities exercise Ardent Sentry 2018, May 7-11, to grow its force of trained crisis responders.

1st Air Force hosts 5K Ruck for Hunger

AFNORTH wraps up EMEDS exercise

Air Forces Northern Surgeon General’s office members wrapped up their evaluation of an Expeditionary Medical Support confirmation field exercise here, April 20. Capt. Lee Laughridge, chief, AFNORTH Medical Operations and Training, and Jeff Brandenburg, chief, AFNORTH medical plans and logistics,

Aircraft at Tyndall Air Force Base symbolically honors Otis

Military aircraft that responded to the attacks over our homeland during the tragic events of September 11, 2001, are being honored at the The Killey Center for Homeland Operations at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida. The facility is headquarters for 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern)

Senior enlisted advisor to the CJCS and SECDEF mentors AFNORTH enlisted members

An Air Forces Northern enlisted-member development initiative featured the top enlisted advisor to the Department of Defense as its keynote speaker April 24 here.U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of

AFNORTH medical duo evaluate EMEDS during exercise

Two members of Air Forces Northern’s Surgeon General’s office are watching months of their planning efforts unfold here during an Expeditionary Medical Support confirmation field exercise, April 16-21, as they evaluate the 81st Medical Group’s response to simulated tornado aftermath.

America’s AOC holds dual change of command

Command of the 601st Air Operations Center and the 101st Air Operations Group, collectively referred to as America’s AOC, changed hands in a combined change of command ceremony held here on April 13, 2018.