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  • Civil Air Patrol to be awarded Congressional Gold Medal

    On Dec. 10, Civil Air Patrol will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Capitol Hill in honor of its founding members' role in protecting the homeland against deadly German U-boat attacks during World War II and carrying out other vital wartime domestic missions.The Congressional Gold Medal

  • AFNORTH CC hosts Commander's Call

    Citing past mission successes and looking forward to future operations, the Continental U.S. Aerospace Defense Command Region-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) commander hosted a Commander's Call Nov. 19 at Horizons Community Center.Lt. Gen. William Etter, CONR-1st AF (AFNORTH) Commander, gave his

  • A day to honor

    The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks a monumental time in the history of the United States and our Allies. On that day in 1918, at 11 a.m., an armistice went into effect between the Allied Forces and Germany, marking the end of hostilities in World War I.A year later,

  • Replica musket represents warrior heritage

    A replica of a 1600-era musket presented to Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) by a member of the organization's Combined Enlisted Association represents one of the earliest forms of homeland defense according to the CONR-1st AF

  • Mississippi Guardsmen key in homeland defense exercise

    Forty four Mississippi Air National Guardsmen from Meridian, Miss., played a key role last week in support of Continental U.S. NORAD Region-1st Air Force's (Air Forces Northern) role in Vigilant Shield, as part of an annual exercise held at Tyndall AFB. The Guardsmen of the 286th Air Component

  • Air National Guard CCC visits AFNORTH, 601st

    Stressing professionalism and resilience throughout, the Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Air National Guard visited the CONR-AFNORTH enterprise and its enlisted force Oct. 9-10.Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling spent the visit touring and sharing his thoughts with enlisted Airmen in various

  • Safeguarding your digital footprint

    Social media is a great resource for Airmen and their families to share information and stay connected to relatives at home and abroad.Although many depend on these wonderful tools, recent events have encouraged us to re-evaluate our digital footprint to ensure our personal and professional