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  • Hurricane Hunters, NOAA stress hurricane preparedness

    An Air Force Reserve “Hurricane Hunter” aircrew with their WC-130J Super Hercules joined National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hurricane experts May 16-20 to promote preparedness at five Gulf Coast cities.

  • Robinson Succeeds Gortney as Northern Command, NORAD Commander

    WASHINGTON — There is no more important duty than protecting the homeland, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in Colorado today, and he thanked the men and women of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command for their efforts.Carter presided as Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.