AOC Airmen receive CONR deputy commander award

Two Airmen from the 601st Air and Space Operations Center's Air Mobility Division received the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region Deputy Commander Award of Excellence Sept. 28, marking the first time American military members have ever received the award. Brig. Gen.

AF District of Washington commander visits CONR

CONR marks 10th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

At 7:46 a.m. Central Standard Time Sept. 11, 2011, a lone bell rang out at Tyndall Air Force Base in honor of the men, women and children who perished when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City Sept. 11, 2001.During a solemn ceremony as

MAFFS aircraft join firefighting efforts in Texas, Northwest U.S.

Under the direction of the Joint Forces Air Component Commander for Air Forces Northern here, six Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems - MAFFS - will deploy in support of the National Interagency Fire Center to supplement

AFNORTH command chief passes coin of responsibility to new chief

Just one week after Air Forces Northern changed command, it said goodbye to its top enlisted leader. AFNORTH held a change of authority ceremony Sept. 8, during which Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Thornell passed his command chief coin and responsibility of the organization's enlisted force to Chief

First Air Force changes command; receives first three-star commander

In a historic ceremony here Aug. 31, the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region - 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) changed command and received its first-ever 3-star commander, marking the first time a lieutenant general has filled a command billet at Tyndall. During the

AFNORTH commander helps launch 2011 DoD-wide softball tournament

Amidst a background of American and U.S. military service flags, and flanked by tournament players and their audience supporters, the commander of 1st Air Force ceremoniously delivered the first pitch of the 2011 United States Specialty Sports Association Military World Tournament Thursday afternoon

Dean reflects on command as he prepares to hand over reins of 1st AF

"We will be called upon again, and we must be ready at a moment's notice to provide the necessary air power. We cannot fail, and we will not fail, in this enduring Air Force mission."When Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean spoke these words as he took command of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace

AOC sergeant earns top SNCOA award

A sergeant from the 601st Air and Space Operations Center was presented with the distinguished graduate award upon completing the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., July 21. Senior Master Sgt. Billie Statom, superintendent of the AOC's Combat

148th Fighter Wing maintains top safety rating

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) announced that the 148th Fighter Wing has maintained its Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star status after the April 25-28, 2011 evaluation, and is the first Air Force unit to not only achieve VPP Star status, but the first Air Force unit