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  • Motorcyclists learn safety, share stories

    Reducing risk is a decision away.That was just one of the messages delivered by Deb Eyre, a Rider's Edge Support Specialist who addressed a group of motorcycle riders from Air Forces Northern and the 601st Air and Space Operations Center. They were gathered to hear Eyre give a safety briefing before

  • 5th CCG demos DSCA capabilities

    During exercises, contingencies and Defense Support to Civil Authorities operations, rapid access to communications assets can mean the difference between success and failure.Enter the 5th Combat Communications Group from Robins AFB, GA. On August 28, group members visited the area to demonstrate

  • AFNORTH provides crisis counsel

    To help enhance their defense support to civil authorities emergency plans, members from the Joint Forces Headquarters in Tennessee visited Air Forces Northern August 12-15.With a focus on disaster air operations planning, they received a series of briefings, toured the 601st Air and Space

  • Civil Air Patrol takes flight to Denver

    More than 500 Civil Air Patrol members are headed to Denver Aug. 15-17 for the U.S. Air Force auxiliary's Annual Conference. In the Mile High City, CAP members will focus on CAP's increasing role in defending America. "Our direct support to the Department of Defense and our defense support to civil

  • Local CAP Squadron Flies CONR-1AF (AFNORTH) Commander

    The Tyndall-Panama Composite Squadron (FL-435) of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Group-1/Florida Wing provided Lieutenant General William Etter, Commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region - 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern), Tyndall Air Force Base, FL., first-hand

  • Former EPLO named AFRES Citizen Airman of Year

    A recently retired Air Forces Northern Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer and his civilian employer were awarded the Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman and Employer of the Year for 2013.Col. (ret.) Norman Anderson, served as the EPLO to New Mexico but was primarily recognized for his distinctive

  • 101st ACOMS officially unfurls its flag

    Activation of the 101st Air Communications Squadron June 8 here marked the latest chapter in a storied history air defense mission support in the United States and Canada.According to Chief Master Sgt. Ewell Griswold, 101st ACOMS chief enlisted manager, its history began in 1995 when control of what

  • AFNORTH supports firefighting efforts in Colorado

    While the wildfires in Colorado are more than 1,500 miles away, Air Forces Northern (AFNORTH) here is actively fighting them.Under the direction of the Joint Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC) for AFNORTH, two U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with fire-fighting capabilities were

  • AS13 offers training for operations planners

    Ardent Sentry 13, 1st Air Force's (Air Forces Northern) annual disaster response exercise, proved to be a potent training platform for AFNORTH's operations directorate planners (A3X). "For this exercise, we had more training going on than in any of the past exercises I have participated in," said