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  • Air Force Rescue Coordination Center experiences busy week

    It's been a busy week for controllers in the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center here as they assisted in two searches and a rescue Tuesday and another search Wednesday.The Montrose County (Colo.) Sheriff's Office requested helicopter support in the search for a missing 48-year-old man who was last

  • AFRCC responds to Army helicopter crash on Pikes Peak

    An Army Apache helicopter crashed on Pikes Peak, Colo., early Wednesday morning while conducting high altitude night operations training.Flight for Life Colorado medical personal on-scene listed one crew member in critical condition and the other in good condition. At approximately 1 a.m. Mountain

  • NORAD exercise planned for Washington, D.C.

    The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct a one-day exercise, Falcon Virgo 10-09, Wednesday in the National Capital Region, Washington, D.C.The exercise is comprised of a series of training flights

  • General congratulates Tyndall Thunderbird 5th Graders

    At a recognition ceremony Friday at Tyndall Elementary School, Maj. Gen Garry C. Dean recalled his days as a student at Fort Bliss Elementary School in El Paso, Texas, where his father was stationed as an Army warrant officer.The First Air Force commander was the guest speaker at Tyndall Elementary

  • Father-son pairs serve together in SC National Guard

    From fraternal bands of brothers to the parental role of drill sergeants during boot camp, service members have always considered each another family.For several Soldiers in the South Carolina Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, the bonds are not just

  • CONR and CBP work together to secure the border

    Through coordination with the Western Air Defense Sector in Washington State, the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region intercepted an ultra light aircraft near the Arizona-Mexico border May 16.Two F-16s from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., were dispatched at

  • ANG Security Forces protect Ardent Sentry participants

    While more than 250 participants of Exercise Ardent Sentry '10 are here honing their skills to protect American citizens against threats from the air, Airmen of the Georgia Air Guard's 165th Security Forces Squadron are protecting them on the ground. Sgt. Andrew Bryant is team chief for 'Talon 1,'