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  • Remembering the ‘Forgotten Eagles’

    Approximately 16 million American men and women served in the United States military during World War II. Of that 16 million, it is estimated that just one in four are still alive today. Many of the Allied Forces - United Kingdom, France, USSR, Canada, Australia and New Zealand - numbering in the

  • AFNORTH Financial Chief was 'a true gem'

    Members of Air Forces Northern here are mourning the loss of their chief financial manager, retired Air Force Col. Donald L. Whitehead, who passed away Monday morning at the age of 60. "We are devastated over the loss of a good friend and fine officer," said Maj. Gen. Hank Morrow, AFNORTH commander.

  • Retired air defenders see remarkable changes at 1st Air Force

    When more than 100 loyal alumni of Tyndall's former Air Defense Weapons Center visited 1st Air Force Oct. 23, they saw dramatic technological and operational changes from their previous experiences working in the air defense system. The most impressive difference, everyone agreed, was the

  • AFRCC provides SAR assistance to downed F-16

    The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center here has dispatched two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters and one HC-130 from the 23rd Wing at Moody AFB, Ga., in response to a collision of two F-16s from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., that collided in mid-air over the Atlantic Ocean late Thursday evening during a

  • Air Force announces new commander for CONR-1st AF

    Air Force officials announced today that the commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Command Region - 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) will be reassigned to United States Central Command. Maj. Gen. Henry C. Morrow will serve as the United States Defense Representative, U.S. Liaison

  • AFRCC responds to balloon chase in Colorado

    Air Force Rescue Coordination Center personnel here responded to calls for assistance when a hot air balloon, believed to be 'piloted' by a 6-year old boy, broke free from its tethers and flew haphazardly through the skies near Denver today. At approximately 1:25 p.m. Central Time, the AFRCC

  • AFNORTH provides support after Samoan tsunami

    Air Forces Northern recently stood up a Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) Operations Center here to aid in relief efforts of the tsunami that swept across the U.S. territories of the Samoa Islands and the Super Typhoon Melor bearing down on Guam. "We have six Emergency Preparedness Liaison

  • F-16s scramble to unresponsive pilot over Indiana

    At approximately 10:15 a.m. EDT, when radio calls to a civilian pilot went unanswered, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region, along with the 601st Air and Space Operations Center, responded by scrambling fighter jets to assist with the unresponsive aircraft. The Mooney M20M single engine plane departed

  • 115th Fighter Wing launches jets to Iraq

    The 115th Fighter Wing launched 14 F-16 fighter jets early Tuesday morning as a part of the Wing's scheduled Air Expeditionary Force rotation that began last week when approximately 200 Airmen deployed to theater. The F-16s will fly to a stopover location in Europe for a pilot rest period before

  • American hero visits America’s AOC

    A former captive of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia, or FARC, paid a visit to the 601st Air and Space Operations Center here recently and spoke to AOC members about his five-and-a-half-years in captivity. "When I was taken into captivity, no one had ever really heard of iPods," said Keith