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  • 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

  • Canadian Detachment helps support U.S. Air Defense

    As part of NORAD's commitment to providing aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America, many Canadian military members find themselves assigned to or training with the Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) at Joint Base Lewis McChord in Washington.According to Canadian Capt. Kevin Long,

  • AFNORTH commander chooses new command chief

    The Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) commander has chosen the command chief master sergeant from the 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard to be the next CONR-1 AF (AFNORTH) command chief.Lt. Gen. William Etter

  • Etter takes over reins of First Air Force

    - In a ceremony filled with traditions older than the Air Force itself, command of Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region-First Air Force (Air Forces Northern) changed Thursday afternoon in front of a formation of Airmen and distinguished guests.During the ceremony,

  • Technology enables more effective homeland defense

    When a threat to North America occurs, there is a wide variety of federal and state government agencies that will need to respond.Along with response, rapid, effective communication between these agencies will be critical to successful homeland defense. To answer this critical need, the Command and

  • Air Forces Northern chief master sergeant awarded Bronze Star

    An Air Forces Northern chief master sergeant here was awarded the Bronze Star during a Commanders Call Feb. 15.Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Sluder, Air, Space and Information Operations directorate superintendent, received the medal for his meritorious service during a deployment to Afghanistan from

  • AFNORTH exercise focuses on managing mayhem

    With a goal of training to devise ways to mitigate mayhem during extraordinary disaster events, also known as complex catastrophes, representatives from Air Forces Northern met to participate in a day-long tabletop exercise February 6."Falcon Crystal 2013" served up a scenario whose characteristics

  • The Eagle that crossed the road

    For a chicken, crossing the road to get to the other side is no big deal. Not so much so for an Eagle, an F-15C Eagle that is.But crossing the road is exactly what happened in the wee hours Feb. 10, as a contingent from Air Forces Northern , the 325th Fighter Wing, and local civil authorities