8 Aug 2008

AFNORTH simulation team competes for Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award

Innovative simulation advances have led the National Guard Bureau to tag Air Forces Northern' s (AFNORTH) Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) team as their sole competitor for the 2008 Air Force Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award. NGB nominated the DMO team for pioneering the use of networked simulation technology to train war fighters in the

8 Aug 2008

America’s AOC hosts ANG’s 43rd national softball tourney

Play is underway in Panama City Beach, Fla., as the 601st Air and Space Operations Center hosts the 43rd annual Air National Guard Softball tournament. Sixty teams from around the country are vying for best-of-the-best honors at Frank Brown Park, where play will continue through Saturday. Opening ceremonies kicked off yesterday morning with the 601

31 Jul 2008

Bowling brings in more than six hundred dollars for Airman’ s sick child

More than six hundred dollars was raised at a First Air Force bowling tournament here Thursday for a child of an Airman who faces a serious illness. The response was immediate. First Air Force staff formed bowling teams in three days to support the medical expenses needed for an enlisted Airmen to care for a seriously ill child. Five-person teams

29 Jul 2008

Military members participate in Honor America Days parade

29 Jul 2008

Inspiring excellence in the Air Force through search and rescue of U.S. citizens

Inspiration was free here Monday when First Air Force nominees were honored for their outstanding performance in the search and rescue mission of U.S. citizens. Staff Sgt. Amanda Perkins a search and rescue controller for the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, First Air Force was announced as Tyndall's Airman of the Quarter along with Chief of

25 Jul 2008

Tyndall Summit provides key leaders with "Eagle Vision" for upcoming disaster response

Key leaders united for a three-day summit here Tuesday to showcase satellite imagery that brings life-saving images to civilian and military first responders. Commander of First Air Force, Air Force Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Hank Morrow and Continental U.S. Northern Region Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Andre Viens brought active duty, Air National

23 Jul 2008

Air Force Historian helps us remember through new seven volume history what "history never forgets" at Tyndall's 9/11 memorial

The 9-11 memorial here at the six year old Air Operations Center brings back memories of a America united in what "history never forgets" and will become the focus of a seven volume history to be released in 2010 by the Air Force Historian. The Director of the Air Force History and Museums Policies and Programs, Mr. Clarence R. "Dick" Anderegg in

22 Jul 2008

Air Force Pilot with 1,000 combat hours puts experience to work for U.S. citizens.

The pilot who achieved 1,000 combat flight hours, and more than 3,000 flight hours overall, returned from war to the numbered Air Force to offer his invaluable experience for the benefit and protection of U.S. citizens. Lt. Col. George A. Uribe works here under Commander Maj. Gen. Henry 'Hank' Morrow at First Air Force, Air Force Northern,

15 Jul 2008

Satellites provides solutions to save lives and support rescue efforts in Calif. wildfires

Lessons and technology from the battlefront are quickly coming to the home front as more Air Force resources are being utilized in the ongoing California wildfires. As the Air Force organization that provides Defense Support to Civil Authorities works with several federal agencies to provide support to American communities, Operation Iraqi Freedom

11 Jul 2008

Beale Airmen prepare to roll out welcome mat for 450 of their neighbors

Like many other Air Force bases, the Airmen of Beale AFB are constantly working to be good neighbors with the civilian communities outside their front gate.           The Beale community may soon have a chance to demonstrate just how far they will go as they make preparations to welcome up to 450 local residents displaced by the expanding