AFNORTH’s CAP takes flight to assist tornado recovery
Air Forces Northern (AFNORTH)’s Civil Air Patrol aircrews are flying storm surveys to assist the National Weather Service and the Kentucky Emergency Management Agency in gauging the official intensities of the deadly tornadoes that ripped into the Midw…
COVID-19 survivor helps others at Brooklyn CVC
At the drop of a hat, Airmen are ready to deploy and go where they are needed, typically to a location overseas.
64th AEG provides vaccination support to FEMA in Michigan
At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 220 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Michigan to support a state-run, federally supported community vaccination center.
910th AW provides mosquito control aerial spraying to support hurricane recovery efforts
At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and upon approval by the Department of Defense, U.S. Northern Command activated the 910th AW following Hurricane Delta to assist civil authorities in Louisiana.
ANG members recognized for heroic efforts
Six members of the Air National Guard were presented Meritorious Service Medals during a ceremony at the Pentagon Aug. 19, for their heroic efforts that saved a person’s life at the Lincoln Memorial June 4.
Northern Strike exercise shifts to real-world mutual aid response for Guard firefighters
Firefighters from the Michigan Air National Guard’s Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center and the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing respond to a request for mutual-aid support at a large structure fire in downtown Alpena, Mich., July 21…
DoD launches effort to collect 8,000 units of COVID-19 convalescent plasma
The Defense Department has begun an effort to collect 8,000 donated units of plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 to support the development of an effective treatment against the disease.
Air Force update for COVID-19
Below are current coronavirus disease 2019 statistics for Department of Air Force personnel: