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  • USNORTHCOM expert discusses lessons learned from Ft. Hood massacre

    With more than 200 eyes riveted on the lone briefer on stage, John Kress carefully and methodically detailed many of the lessons learned that were gleaned from a Department of Defense report regarding the November 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.Kress, U.S. Northern Command's deputy chief of Force

  • Child becomes pilot for a day

    With his dad squarely in his sights, a 9-year-old boy pulls the trigger in the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle simulator. "Don't worry dad, I'm just going to do a practice landing," Isaac Ezell said jokingly as he searched the simulated skies for his father's jet. Isaac participated in Tyndall AFB's "Pilot

  • Component commanders visit South Carolina

    Soldiers of the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) hosted Lt. Gen. Guy Swan III, U.S. Army North's (ARNORTH) commanding general, along with Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean, the commander of 1st Air Force (AFNORTH) during their visit here April 1. The purpose of the visit was to brief the

  • AFNORTH presents awards to top performers

    Air Forces Northern members from across North America converged here Tuesday evening at a banquet to acknowledge the superior accomplishments of several Airmen and civilian employees who contributed to Continental U.S. NORAD Region - 1st Air Force's vital homeland defense mission during 2009.In

  • Joint rescue mission saves man off California Coast

    An injured man is recovering in a San Diego hospital following a dramatic rescue 1,400 miles at sea involving California-based Air National Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Coast Guard units and the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.The Air Force Rescue

  • CONR supports successful Space Shuttle launch

    The Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region (CONR) and Air Forces Northern provided crucial airspace control and manning support to the successful launch of Space Shuttle Discovery today. CONR ensured airspace sovereignty by enforcing the Federal Aviation Administration's

  • AFRCC coordinates joint lifesaving mission off California Coast

    When the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center here received a call from the U.S. Coast Guard's Pacific Area Rescue Coordination Center at 3:50 p.m. Thursday about an injured passenger aboard a deep sea fishing vessel 1,400 miles off the coast of California, controllers immediately responded by

  • Order from Chaos: 601st AOC supports Haiti relief

    On Jan. 12 at 4:53 p.m., the most destructive earthquake ever recorded on the small island nation of Haiti occurred and created wide spread devastation to more than three quarters of a million people. Port-au-Prince's main seaport was destroyed and most roads were impassible, leaving airlift into

  • New CONR deputy commander named

    Canadian Air Force Col. Chris Coates has been slated to take over as the new deputy commander of Continental U.S. NORAD Region here sometime this summer, Canadian officials announced March 24.Colonel Coates, who will also be promoted to brigadier general, is currently serving as the commander of 1

  • Sailor ends his career with taste of 'Air Force blue'

    In some circles of the military, the term, "Retired on Active Duty" can conjure images of someone who is simply marking time until his retirement date arrives. But for the deputy commander of the 601st Air and Space Operations Center here, it meant he had the privilege of serving his country for one