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  • 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,

  • Eastern Air Defense Sector to Track Santa on Christmas Eve

    New York Air National Guardsmen from the Eastern Air Defense Sector will play a key role Tuesday 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

  • Air Defense Exercises Scheduled for Southeast Ohio Nov. 5-7

    The Eastern Air Defense Sector will conduct three exercises over southeast Ohio from Tuesday, Nov. 5 through Thursday, Nov. 7. Carefully planned and closely controlled, the exercises have been coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration and will evaluate elements of the Ohio Air National

  • EADS Moving Traffic Gate on Oct. 17

    Commuters at the Griffiss Business and Technology Park will notice a slight change in the traffic pattern next week on Perimeter Drive near the Eastern Air Defense Sector. Starting on Thursday, Oct. 17, vehicles will enter and exit the EADS facility through its alternate gate on Perimeter Road. The

  • Canadian Student Aerospace Controllers Complete EADS Training

    A group of Royal Canadian Air Force student aerospace controllers have spent the last three weeks at the Eastern Air Defense Sector putting their previous eight months' training into practice. The students were from the Weapons Controller Course 13-02, which is administered by the RCAF's 51

  • New Canadian Detachment Commanding Officer at EADS

    The Canadian Forces Detachment at the Eastern Air Defense Sector officially changed commanders on June 20 during a formal ceremony at the New York Air National Guard facility.LCol Kyle Paul assumed command from LCol David Pletz, who finished his two-year tour of duty as Canadian Detachment