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  • New USNORTHCOM deputy commander promoted

    Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, former adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, and incoming deputy commander of United States Northern Command and vice commander of U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command, was promoted to lieutenant general during a Pentagon ceremony Aug.

  • NORAD pilots talk flight restrictions, intercepts with civilian pilots

    Sometimes you need pilots to talk to pilots. Working under this premise, three pilots from North American Aerospace Defense Command, the binational U.S. and Canadian military organization charged with intercepting aircraft that violate temporary flight restrictions, attended the AirVenture air show

  • Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff

    The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who also retired from the Air Force during the ceremony."Mark is respected throughout the Air

  • New CSAF Letter to Airmen

    To the Airmen of the United States Air ForceEarlier today, I was sworn in as the 20th Chief of Staff of our Air Force. It was a pretty humbling experience. Since I haven't met most of you, I thought my first move as CSAF should be to say hi. You'll probably get tired of hearing me say that "every

  • Panetta: National Guard, Reserve key to defense strategy

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told the Airmen and Soldiers based at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station today their service is critical to the defense strategy.Panetta said New York was the cradle of the United States military, and that its critical role for the armed forces continues today."New

  • Conference Brings Together Public, Private Partners For Disaster Response

    People across the U.S. faced a variety of disasters during the past year, including hurricanes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and more. In most cases, if a person reached out for help they didn't face that disaster alone. Family, friends, neighbors, the government and other public and

  • Military's top enlisted leader touts DoD priorities during Volk Field visit

    The military's top enlisted leader and advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff outlined some of DoD's top priorities - which could play a factor in the future of the Wisconsin National Guard - during a town hall meeting July 25 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base. Marine Sgt. Maj.

  • Family Matters Blog: job fairs join spouses, employers

    Today, marks the start of an open season of sorts for job fairs for military spouses in what one Pentagon official calls the "high-touch" part of a "high-tech, high-touch" process.Meg O'Grady was a military spouse herself, having moved 13 times in 17 years, when she began working at the Pentagon

  • Wisconsin Guard members take part in national emergency response exercise

    Nearly 600 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were among more than 1,100 military personnel - as well as local, state and federal emergency responders from across the nation - to converge on the Wisconsin Air National Guard's Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center July 13-20 for the

  • Chief, vice chief of National Guard Bureau confirmed

    This evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass to be the next chief of the National Guard Bureau and Air Force Maj. Gen. Joseph Lengyel to be vice chief.Grass, who also will be a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be promoted to four-star general and Lengyel will add his