Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean (left), Continental U.S. NORAD Region-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Thornell (far right), AFNORTH command chief, present a trophy to Col. Randy Spear (second from left) and members of the 601st Air and Space Operations Center, which was selected as the Command and Control Unit of the Year for 1st AF. The 601st AOC was among the many honorees during the organization’s annual awards banquet Feb. 24 at the Horizons Community Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lisa Norman)