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  • 224th Air Defense Group Activated at EADS

    The first Air Defense Group in New York Air National Guard history was activated Saturday afternoon during a three-part ceremony at the Eastern Air Defense Sector.The 224th Air Defense Group was activated by Maj. Gen. Verle Johnston, Commander, New York Air National Guard. Col. Wade Dewey, the

  • EADS to Help Track Santa Claus on Christmas Eve

    New York Air National Guardsmen from the Eastern Air Defense Sector will play a key role Wednesday night as the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tracks Santa Claus and his reindeer."NORAD has supported Santa Claus' Christmas Eve operations for more than 50 years and we are always

  • EADS Airmen Win Prestigious NGB Battle Management Awards

    New York Air National Guardsmen from the Eastern Air Defense Sector won four of five categories in the recently completed National Guard Bureau battle management command and control competition. Administered by NGB's operations directorate, the annual awards program evaluates Air National Guardsmen

  • Col. Michael J. Norton is New Commander at EADS

     Col. Michael J. Norton became the commander of the Eastern Air Defense Sector on Friday, July 11 during an assumption of command ceremony at the Air Force Research Laboratory.  Norton took command before a crowd of 150 family, friends and fellow Air National Guard members. The ceremony was

  • Capt. Angela Hudson wins NORAD CGO of the Year

    Before a crowd of more than 120 of their peers, the U.S. Northern Command Deputy Commander, Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Dubie, highlighted 14 members of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and USNORTHCOM as the best of the best for 2013 in a ceremony at the Peterson Air Force Base Club

  • Three EADS Members Win Prestigious 1st AF Awards

     A Royal Canadian Air Force officer and two New York Air National Guardsmen assigned to the Eastern Air Defense Sector have been recognized as outstanding performers by the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region-First Air Force (CONR-1AF), located at Tyndall AFB, Fla.

  • Air Defense Exercise over Georgia and South Carolina on March 4

    The Eastern Air Defense Sector will conduct an air defense exercise in military airspace in Georgia and South Carolina from 0900-1100 on Tuesday, March 4.   Carefully planned and closely controlled, the Fertile Hawk 14-04 exercise has been coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration

  • EADS Recognizes Outstanding Performers at Annual Awards Banquet

    More than 170 New York Air National Guardsmen, Canadian Forces members and guests were in attendance at the Radisson Hotel in Utica last Friday as the Eastern Air Defense Sector recognized its outstanding performers from 2013.   "EADS' mission of protecting the eastern U.S. airspace requires

  • EADS Lieutenant Wins Prestigious ABM Course Award

    2nd Lt. Jose Ortiz of Rome received the prestigious Yukla 27 award at the Undergraduate Air Battle Manager Training Course graduation on Dec. 4 at Tyndall AFB, Fla. A New York Air National Guardsmen, Lt. Ortiz is assigned to the Eastern Air Defense Sector. The nine-month ABM course trains Air Force,