Reservist serves to assist commander

When the commander of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Region -1st Air Force, (Air Forces Northern) can use some operational assistance, that responsibility falls to what's known as the "mobilization assistant to the commander."For CONR-1st AF (AFNORTH) that person is Maj. Gen.

AFNORTH commander brings neighbors, community leaders together

Fall arrived early for Team Tyndall. This year, Lt. Gen. William Etter, Commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region - 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern), held a Fall Festival at his base residence Tuesday. Although there were no gold, red and yellow fall colors or

WADS dedicates 9/11 Memorial

The Western Air Defense Sector held a 9/11 memorial ceremony Sept. 11, at the WADS parade grounds here to commemorate a memorial with three artifacts from the attack sights as a reminder of what happened on that 2001 morning. On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaeda militants hijacked four airliners and

601st AOC observes 13th anniversary of 9/11

EADS Airmen Win Prestigious National Guard Bureau Battle Management Awards

New York Air National Guardsmen from the Eastern Air Defense Sector won four of five categories in the recently completed National Guard Bureau battle management command and control competition. Administered by NGB's operations directorate, the annual awards program evaluates Air National Guardsmen

AFNORTH foreign policy advisor retires

Members of Air Forces Northern said farewell to a professional diplomat and team member Sept. 5.Casey Christensen, the Foreign Policy Advisor to the AFNORTH commander, is retiring at the end of September after 27 years with the Department of State and three years with AFNORTH. As the POLAD,

Air National Guard Readiness Center staff visits AFNORTH staff

A commitment to more interagency communication and collaboration resulted from a two-day staff-to-staff working group between Air Forces Northern leadership and the leadership staff from the Air National Guard Readiness Center 2-3 September.Lt. Gen. William Etter, Continental U.S. North American

WADS receives highly effective rating for their Unit Effectiveness Inspection

Be disaster aware, take action to prepare

Devastating earthquakes, floods, wildfires and tornadoes never announce a time or place - that's why it's important to be prepared! Air Force Emergency Management is using National Preparedness Month this September to encourage Airmen and their families to "Be Ready!"National Preparedness Month is

AFNORTH CC addresses concerns at commander's call

During a commander's call Aug. 20, the commander, Continental U.S. Aerospace Defense Region-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern), and some of his staff shared their knowledge about issues currently concerning AFNORTH members to include manpower, climate survey results and the budgetary