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April 3, 2023
CONR-1AF (AFNORTH & AFSPACE) welcomes Lt. Gen. Nordhaus

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.— Leadership of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region – First Air Force (Air Forces Northern and Air Forces Space) changed hands during a change of command ceremony held here Friday.
Aug. 17, 2022
Hiker rescued through Civil Air Patrol, Air Force, Army National Guard, Oregon officials' teamwork

Civil Air Patrol’s National Cell Phone Forensics Team provided coordinates that led to the helicopter rescue Aug. 14 of a seriously injured hiker near Mount Washington, about 90 miles northeast of Eugene, Oregon.
May 4, 2022
Airborne Firefighting units participate in interagency spring training in Idaho

Less than two years after the most devastating firefighting season in the United States, the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) spring training took place at Gowen Field, Idaho, April 25-29, 2022.
July 6, 2021
Third U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft joins DoD efforts for wildland fire fighting

A third U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft joined the Department of Defense’s efforts for wildland fire fighting in Western states, as requested by the USDA Forest Service. The air tanker arrived at McClellan Airbase in Sacramento, Calif., yesterday, and made three of the 13 retardant drops for the day.
April 20, 2021
Airmen from 1AF’s 335 AEG showcase COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center mission during Acting SecAF visit

Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth visited Airmen tracked by First Air Force’s 335th Air Expeditionary Group supporting a federally-supported COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center in Tampa, April 15.
April 16, 2021
Airmen showcase COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center mission during Acting SecAF visit

Roth was on site to show appreciation to the approximately 140 Airmen, deployed from 25 different bases, serving as part of the whole-of-government vaccination effort for the communities in and around Tampa.
May 7, 2020
First Air Force continues pandemic supply transport; bolsters response through CAP

Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, New Hampshire Wing, enters the seventh week of COVID-19 pandemic-related missions. The most visible task the wing has carried out is the transport and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE).In its capacity as the U.S. Air
Sept. 9, 2017
DoD Continues Caribbean, Florida Hurricane Response Operations

The Defense Department continues its response to destruction throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands and other Caribbean locales, while posturing forces to support the response to Hurricane Irma in Florida, a DoD spokesman said.

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