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  • Former EADS Commander Promoted to Brigadier General

    The former Commander at the Eastern Air Defense Sector was promoted to Brigadier General in the New York Air National Guard during a short ceremony on March 8. Brigadier General Dawne L. Deskins was promoted by Maj. Gen. Patrick Murphy, the Adjutant General, New York. Deskins next assignment will be

  • CONR and America’s AOC receive ‘mission ready’ rating

    A North American Aerospace Defense Command inspection team recently visited here for a Regional Alert Force Evaluation of the Continental U.S. NORAD Region and the 601st Air and Space Operations Center.The 601st AOC, often referred to as America's AOC, welcomed the team of 16 inspectors from NORAD

  • Social media: Keeping it professional

    In today's society, logging into popular social media sites is a common way to stay connected with friends and family. Sending messages, posting photos, updating a status or "tweeting" are now familiar actions for people of all generations. The Air Force has embraced social media sites as an outlet

  • New program eases civilian transition for Airmen

    A local Air National Guard senior noncommissioned officer has developed a first-of-its-kind program intended to help retiring SNCO's be better prepared for employment after they leave the service.The Senior Non Commissioned Officer Internship Program is designed to give retiring SNCOs and other

  • Three AFNORTH members receive ANG-level recognition

    Three Air Forces Northern members recently received Air National Guard-level awards.Richard Doran, John Bender and Maj. Kass Larson, all from the Installations and Mission Support Directorate (A7), were selected to represent the National Guard at Air Force level. Doran, Chief, Civil Engineer

  • Air Force introduces Volume VIII of Portraits in Courage

    The Air Force released its eighth volume of Portraits in Courage, highlighting three teams and thirteen Airmen for their honor, valor, devotion and selfless sacrifice in the face of extreme danger to themselves and others. "Our Airmen are faced with situations like this each and every day around the

  • DMO marks achievement of another milestone

    Air Forces Northern Distributed Mission Operations achieved yet another milestone Jan. 15 when they provided a vital, virtual link to training air battle managers in Hawaii.For the air battle managers assigned to the 169th Air Control and Warning Squadron at Wheeler Army Airfield there, this was the

  • Scholarships for Military Children program open

    Applications for the 2014 Scholarships for Military Children Program are available at commissaries worldwide or on the Internet at http://www.militaryscholar.org.Applications must be turned in to a commissary by close of business Feb. 28, 2014. Packages must be hand-delivered or shipped via U.S.