Oct. 1, 2012

NORAD, USNORTHCOM names headquarters building after Canadian, U.S. air force generals

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - This is the first time the name of a U.S. military combatant command headquarters includes a Canadian military officer’s name.The North American Aerospace Defense and United States Northern Command headquarters building at Peterson Air Force Base was named the Eberhart – Findley Building today in honour of U.S. Air

Sept. 28, 2012

NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters building to be named after Royal Canadian and U.S. Air Force generals

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters building at Peterson Air Force Base will be renamed the Eberhart-Findley Building in honor of U.S. Air Force General (Ret.) Ralph E. Eberhart and Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant-General (Ret.) Eric A. Findley during U.S. Northern Command’s 10-year anniversary commemoration

Sept. 17, 2012

U.S. Forest Service deactivates MAFFS operations

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The U.S. Forest Service deactivated the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped military C-130s due to favorable fire conditions in the West. The 153rd Air Expeditionary Group received the new Request for Assistance late Sept. 14, releasing the two MAFFS planes and crews that were still operating, as well as support and

Sept. 11, 2012

NORAD, USNORTHCOM holds 9/11 remembrance ceremony

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - U.S. military, Canadian Forces and civilians assigned to the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command attended a solemn remembrance ceremony in honor of those who perished in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.The ceremony, held at the NORAD and USNORTHCOM 9/11 Memorial, marked the 11th

Sept. 4, 2012

NIFC sends two MAFFS home

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The National Interagency Fire Center sent two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems-equipped C-130s home over the Labor Day weekend, due to a decrease in fire activity.Two C-130s from the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing were deactivated Sept. 2, and returned to Cheyenne from Boise, Idaho. Four other MAFFS units

Aug. 29, 2012

U.S. Northern Command assists with Hurricane Isaac efforts

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense’s support to FEMA and state and local response activities in response to Hurricane Isaac. There are currently ten Mission Assignments approved for Hurricane Isaac. U.S. Northern Command has deployed four UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from Fort Campbell, Ky.

Aug. 29, 2012

Fort Leonard Wood-based 4th MEB Soldiers Observe, Control, Train others for domestic disaster response

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. - Ten soldiers assigned to the 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade helped train the next iteration of U.S. soldiers assigned to a domestic disaster response mission during a U.S. Army North-led training exercise earlier this month.Fort Leonard Wood-based soldiers joined more than 9,000 federal, state, and local military and

Aug. 28, 2012

MAFFS meets major mission milestone

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Department of Defense Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System C-130s reached a major mission milestone on Friday, Aug. 24, by dropping the 2 millionth gallon of retardant for the season.MAFFS 5, assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., dropped the record

Aug. 28, 2012

U.S. Northern Command assists with Tropical Storm Isaac efforts

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense’s support to FEMA and state and local response activities in anticipation of Tropical Storm Isaac.The command has activated portions of their Region VI Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO), and Defense Coordinating Element (DCE) to Baton Rouge, La., to

Aug. 23, 2012

Out of the ashes: The heroes, the environmental impact, and the home considerations that come with wildfires

This article is reprinted with permission from A Garden Life.Wildfires can be devastating, regenerating, fear-inducing, and awe-inspiring. They reveal heroic feats as well as scarred hillsides. Here, we examine the many faces of wildfires, including the personal stories of those who face the flames to protect us, the Earth’s response to the blazes

Aug. 16, 2012

Law Enforcement, Public Safety Agencies Announce Security Restrictions, Transportation Plan for 2012 Republican, Democratic National Conventions

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The U.S. Secret Service released the security restrictions and transportation plans for the 2012 Republican and Democratic National Conventions.Security and transportation plans for the conventions have been developed by a partnership of local, state and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies. These

Aug. 13, 2012

U.S. Forest Service requests increase in MAFFS operations

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -Increased fire activity in the Western United States has prompted the U.S. Forest Service to call two additional MAFFS-equipped C-130s to resume operations by Tuesday. Those aircraft will come from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing, in Cheyenne, Wyo. "This has been an interesting fire season for us. Our operations

Aug. 10, 2012

North Carolina Air National Guard returns to MAFFS mission

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -The North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing will return to flying MAFFS Aug. 14, six weeks after four of the unit's Airmen were killed in a C-130 crash during a fire fighting mission in South Dakota. "Charlotte's MAFFS 8 will replace MAFFS 9, from California, for three weeks while the 146th Airlift Wing's C-130

Aug. 3, 2012

Additional MAFFS aircraft head to Boise

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The U.S. Forest Service has modified its request for assistance for the MAFFS-equipped C-130s. The new request, received late yesterday, tasks an additional two C-130s using Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, to assist with fires in the Rocky Mountain area.The two aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing, U.S. Air Force Reserve

Aug. 1, 2012

Medics hone critical skills at Vibrant Response 2013

CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. - Expeditionary medical support Airmen put their medical expertise on display recently during Exercise Vibrant Response 2013 in Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky. Vibrant Response, conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North, is a joint field exercise to test the Department of Defense's