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May 24, 2011
“Astronauts’ worst day must be our best”
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. - It’s the mantra that drives the mission of the Joint Task Force – Space Transportation System team for each launch and landing of a NASA manned space shuttle.Should NASA require it, the JTF team of professionals directs and coordinates an array of search and rescue personnel, equipment and support to the
May 18, 2011
4 - 5 Air and Missile Defense Battalion supports Border Patrol in Arizona
FORT BLISS, Texas - Detecting and responding to low flying aircraft used by transnational criminal organizations to transport illicit drugs across the U.S. – Mexico border is critical to the accomplishment of the U.S. Border Patrol, Tucson Sector’s homeland security mission.During a recently completed training mission conducted in Southern Arizona
May 16, 2011
USNORTHCOM participates in National Level Exercise 2011
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - U.S. Northern Command kicks off exercise ARDENT SENTRY 2011 today as part of the National Level Exercise 2011 in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Guard Bureau and other federal agencies responding to a simulated earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone.The exercise starting
May 13, 2011
EPLOs supporting Mississippi River flood response effort
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Over the past few weeks, flooding along the Mississippi River has disrupted lives and commerce, and now the next threat is to several parishes in Louisiana. In an effort to help save lives and mitigate great property damage, the Air Forces Northern National Security Emergency Preparedness Directorate has
May 10, 2011
USNORTHCOM disestablishes SJFHQ
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - A short ceremony inside U.S. Northern Command headquarters heralded the end of a seven-year era as one of the command’s premiere organizations was disestablished May 9.The USNORTHCOM Standing Joint Force Headquarters, the organization responsible for deploying the core of an emergency joint task force to
May 6, 2011
C-130s complete support to firefighting efforts in Texas
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The four Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Modular Airborne FireFighting Systems, who were under the command and control of U.S. Northern Command, completed their support to the firefighting efforts in Texas.Four C-130s, two from the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing,
April 29, 2011
C-130s continue support of firefighting efforts in Texas
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –Four Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems and under the command and control of U.S. Northern Command, continue to support firefighting efforts in Texas.Four C-130s, from Wyoming, North Carolina, and California Air National Guard are
April 28, 2011
CONR wins NORAD-level award
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region is NORAD's most outstanding unit for its support of the common defense and partnership in protecting the U.S. and Canadian homelands in 2010.During the Spring NORAD – U.S. Northern Command Commander’s Conference April 12, Adm. James A.
April 27, 2011
While aircraft relocate, MAFFS maintain firefighting capabilities
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Two Modular Airborne Firefighting System C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., deployed to Texas Tuesday to provide additional aerial support to contain wildland fires that have plagued Texas for several weeks. The C-130s flew their
April 25, 2011
C-130s continue support of firefighting efforts in Texas and Mexico
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Six Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems and under the command and control of U.S. Northern Command, continue to support firefighting efforts in Texas and Mexico.Two C-130s, from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. are
April 20, 2011
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Six Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems and under the command and control of U.S. Northern Command, continue to support firefighting efforts in Texas and Mexico.Two C-130s, from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base,
April 18, 2011
C-130s drop retardant over Texas wildfires
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. –As the nation’s second most populous state and second largest in square miles, Texas continues to battle wildfires in all its 254 counties, many of the fires considered major. In a letter to the president on April 16, 2011, Texas Gov. Rick Perry requested federal assistance to help contain the fires, and Air
Firefighting operations continue in Texas
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – As dry conditions, high winds and a lack of rain continue to plague Texas, U.S. Air Force C-130s are responding to help douse the raging wildfires that have consumed nearly 1.5 million acres and destroyed more than 220 homes in Texas since Jan. 1.Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units from across the
April 17, 2011
C-130s continue support of firefighting efforts in Mexico
LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Two Department of Defense C-130 aircraft continued to support Mexican firefighting efforts to control wildfires in the Mexico state of Coahuila today by launching four aerial fire-fighting missions from here.The C-130s, from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., and under the command and
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