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  • UTANG Airman and unit receive Air Force-level awards

    1st Lt. Jesse Reeves and the 101st Information Operations Flight have been recognized for their outstanding contributions within the Air Force Information Operations community by being awarded Air Force Information Operations Awards.Lieutenant Reeves has been selected as the Outstanding Air Reserve

  • First Air Force aviator bids final goodbye to pioneering WASP

    For most people, attending a funeral is a sad, somber event - a time when an abundance of tears flows and when sorrow more often overshadows happiness.But on a sunny May afternoon in Chino, Calif., family, friends and even fans paid a glad and uplifting tribute to an American hero during a memorial

  • EPLO assisting relief efforts after Massachusetts tornadoes

    At least two tornadoes struck parts of central and western Massachusetts June 1, prompting the Air Forces Northern National Security Emergency Preparedness Directorate to deploy an emergency preparedness liaison officer to assist in the relief effort at the request of the Defense Coordinating

  • Cyber experts win ACC awards

    Two cyberspace operations professionals from Air Forces Northern's communications directorate have been recognized for their contributions to the field of information operations with annual awards from Air Combat Command. Roberto de los Santos was recently named ACC's Outstanding Civilian

  • “Astronauts’ worst day must be our best”

    "Find in three hours or less; rescue in six hours or less."It's the mantra that drives the mission of the Joint Task Force - Space Transportation System team for each launch and landing of a NASA manned space shuttle.Should NASA require it, the JTF team of professionals directs and coordinates an

  • AFNORTH participates in national-level disaster exercise

    If two major earthquakes rocked the Midwest and South, the results would be disastrous. In a recent exercise in which U.S. Northern Command's Air Component played a critical role, that was precisely the scenario: a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit just north of Memphis, while a 6.0 magnitude aftershock

  • CONR supports Shuttle Endeavour launch

    At T-minus six seconds, the main rocket boosters ignited as Space Shuttle Endeavour roared to life launching the orbiter and crew over the coast of Florida at 8:56 a.m. EST. The Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and Air Forces Northern provided crucial airspace control

  • EPLOs supporting Mississippi River flood response effort

    Over the past few weeks, flooding along the Mississippi River has disrupted lives and commerce, and now the next threat is to several parishes in Louisiana. In an effort to help save lives and mitigate great property damage, the Air Forces Northern National Security Emergency Preparedness

  • Air Force firefighting operations conclude in Texas

    After performing 81 sorties and dropping 243,000 gallons of fire retardant over the wildfires that have been burning in South and West Texas, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel and their MAFFS - Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System - aircraft are heading back home.The National

  • Air Force Auxiliary provides aerial support to tornado-ravaged South

    In an effort to assist those affected by the tornadoes that swept through the Southeast United States this week, the Air Force Auxiliary is flying over areas with major devastation to assist first responders and state and local officials as they assess the damage to the region.AFAUX pilots from