New commander arrives at EADS

Col. Michael J. Norton became the commander of the Eastern Air Defense Sector today during an assumption of command ceremony at the Air Force Research Laboratory.Norton took command before a crowd of 150 family, friends and fellow Air National Guard members. The ceremony was presided over by Lt.

AFNORTH CV pins first star

Canada Day

CONR deputy to command Canadian contingent in international march event

Here, as deputy commander of the Continental United States North American Aerospace Defense Region, he helps lead the organization's domestic air-defense efforts.But soon, BGen. Alain Pelletier is going to find himself in a much different leadership role much further away -- in the Netherlands.

First Air Force Commander Visits the 138th Fighter Wing

First Air Force Commander, Lieutenant General William Etter visited the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing in Tulsa Okla., 24 June, 2014 to fly a routine training mission with the F-16 pilots of the 125th Fighter Squadron. Etter was greeted upon his arrival by 138th Fighter Wing

Fly the fiery sky: MAFFS prepares Wyo. Air Guard for summer fire season

It's not as simple as calling 911 when Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS)-equipped C-130s and crews assigned to the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing, are requested to help suppress a wildfire.A lot of people and agencies are involved in the process that ultimately calls for

AFNORTH CC hosts World War II, Korean War veterans

Their collective pasts found them in war-torn areas of the Pacific, Europe and Korea.But recently their collective presence found them in a much more pleasant environment - attending a reception at the Heritage Club commemorating their military service and expressing thanks for it.Eleven veterans

Local performance of the ANG Band of the South

AF to every Airman: Tell us your story

Air Force leaders want Airmen to share their stories with the world and designed the 2014 American Airman Video Contest with that purpose in mind."Every Airman has a story -- and smartphone technology now allows those Airmen to share those stories to a wider audience than ever before," said Air

AF 'impossible' rescue mission recognized

On the remote coastline of Eastern Iceland, inaccessible to ordinary travel, a plaque was dedicated May 30 to commemorate a U.S. Air Force rescue team operation accomplished 20 years earlier.On Jan. 10, 1994, members of the 56th Rescue Squadron, then located at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland,