JB MDL hosts engineers clearing flood waters

A team of nearly 50 Air Force civil engineers from duty locations across the country pulled together to form the 331st Air Expeditionary Group this week, to pump flood waters affecting New York coastal communities following Hurricane Sandy. The 331st AEG assembled here Saturday, with engineers from

Airmen ‘lean forward’ to support East Coast relief efforts

In the wake of President Obama's call for the federal government to "lean forward" in response to the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy, Airmen from across the country are answering the call. Aircraft and crews from 12 active duty, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve bases across the nation

AFNORTH ready to support Sandy relief efforts

As Hurricane Sandy makes its way across the Northeast, Air Forces Northern (AFNORTH) has personnel in place to provide military resources to civil authorities if requested.AFNORTH's National Security Emergency Preparedness Directorate (NSEP) has deployed 18 Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers

Professional development course focuses on Airmen

 In today's Air Force, professional development is key to sustaining mission capability and advancement. At the Western Air Defense Sector at Joint Base Lewis-McChord the top enlisted leaders have developed an in-house Professional Development Course (PDC) to provide the enlisted members the vital

169th FW receives an AFOA ACA inspection

Intelligence directorate hosts working group

Key persons from both the Department of Defense and national intelligence agencies around the United States gathered at the Killey Center Sept. 18-20 to participate in the Homeland Defense, Tactics Analysis Team 2012 study and working group.Hosted by Air Forces Northern's Intelligence, Surveillance

U.S. Forest Service deactivates MAFFS operations

The U.S. Forest Service deactivated the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped military C-130s due to favorable fire conditions in the West. The 153rd Air Expeditionary Group received the new Request for Assistance late Sept. 14, releasing the two MAFFS planes and crews that were still

NIFC reduces MAFFS C-130 support

The National Interagency Fire Center modified its request for assistance decreasing the total number of Department of Defense MAFFS C-130s supporting U.S. Forest Service operations in the Western U.S. from four to two. Two MAFFS-equipped C-130s and aircrews from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd

NIFC decreases MAFFS C-130s from six to four

The National Interagency Fire Center sent two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130s home over the Labor Day weekend, due to a decrease in fire activity.Two C-130s from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing were deactivated Sept. 2, and returned to Cheyenne from Boise,

Operation NOBLE EAGLE mission won’t cease

As Isaac battered the Gulf Coast, the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and the 601st Air and Space Operations center never missed a beat. Charged with the aerospace defense of the continental United States, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, CONR and the AOC continue to