CONR commends Civil Air Patrol for 70 years of service

The Civil Air Patrol, one of Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern)'s strongest allies and partners in homeland defense and Defense Support of Civil Authorities, is now 70 years old. "CAP's volunteers enable us to provide better service

Tyndall welcomes ACC commander

Civil Air Patrol approaches 70th anniversary, looks to honor World War II’s ‘unsung heroes’

On Dec. 1, Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, observes 70 years of vigilant service. But the celebration won't be complete until CAP's earliest members - now in their eighties and nineties - are "rightly honored" with the Congressional Gold Medal.CAP, an all-volunteer

CONR, CANR partner up for first-ever live, bi-national simulator exercise

Somewhere high above the Pacific Ocean, a commercial cargo jet bound for Anchorage, Alaska, squawks 7500 - the code pilots use to indicate they've been hijacked. The plane shifts course and enters Canadian airspace. Homeland defense officials at the North American Aerospace Defense Command, the

AFNORTH celebrates Veterans Day

601st AOC helps support Key West exercise

Members of the 601st Air and Space Operations Center, along with members from other services and federal agencies, participated in a first-of-its-kind homeland defense event Monday as part of the Joint-Deployable Integrated Air and Missile Defense field training exercise conducted in Key West,

1st AF hosts surgeon general conference

Deputy commander experiences life of deputy sheriff

When the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region deputy commander accepted an invitation from the Bay County Sheriff's Office to go on a familiarization ride-along, he had no idea what to expect."I was hoping it would be exciting, and I wasn't disappointed. It was an intense

Civil Air Patrol provides simulated "threat" for CONR pilots

Pilots assigned to Aerospace Control Alert units have a unique mission - to defend the U.S. and Canadian homelands by controlling that airspace and being prepared to respond to threats. Because of that enormous responsibility, these units routinely train for this mission. And since the aircraft they

First Air Force pays tribute to Old Glory