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  • Inspection Time for America's AOC

    An Air Combat Command inspection team arrived here November 26 to conduct an ACC Compliance Inspection at the 601st Air and Space Operations Center, often referred to as America's AOC. A team of 14 inspectors and 10 observers from ACC evaluated the AOC on how well the unit followed functional

  • Civil Air Patrol to observe long legacy of service

    Civil Air Patrol's rich history of protecting America comes full circle Saturday when the U.S. Air Force auxiliary officially celebrates its 71st anniversary.The all-volunteer, nonprofit organization of more than 61,000 members was founded on Dec. 1, 1941, less than a week before the Japanese attack

  • America's AOC conducts dual change of command

    Command of the 601st Air and Space Operations Center and the 101st Air and Space Operations Group, collectively referred to as America's AOC, both changed hands in a combined ceremony held here on Nov. 20, 2012.An age old military tradition of passing of flags during the dual ceremony symbolized the

  • JACCE deploys to JB MDL to liaise AF assets for hurricane-relief effort

    Air Forces Northern deployed an element here Nov. 2 to the heart of military hurricane-support efforts in New York and New Jersey.Joint Air Component Command Element provides a liaison billet to coordinate with the Joint Force Land Component Command for employment of supplemental Air Force personnel

  • AFNORTH director selected for command

    To be chosen for command.In the military, it's the ultimate compliment of a person's character and leadership skills. It's also one recently bestowed on a former member of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region - 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) staff, Col. Ronald

  • 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