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  • 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

  • EADS Sgt. Graduates from Advanced Weapons Course

    Tech. Sgt. Matthew Cummings of Rome recently graduated from the prestigious Advanced Weapons Director Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 16-week course featured nearly 200 hours of classroom instruction, 10 written examinations and a series of graded exercises that required detailed planning

  • EADS Captain is Honor Grad at AF Course

    Capt. Jennifer King graduated first in her class at the U.S. Air Force's Interface Control Operator Initial Qualification Training Course at Hurlburt Field, Fla. on May 16. The five-week course trains airmen to develop and monitor tactical data link information and serve as a staff member at an air

  • Canadian Air Defense Sector Members Complete Training Deployment at EADS

    Eight Royal Canadian Air Force members from North Bay, Ontario spent the last month working at the Eastern Air Defense Sector as part of an innovative training effort designed to sharpen tactical skills. The five tracking technicians and three air weapons officers were at EADS from March 23 to April

  • Two EADS Airmen Win First Air Force Awards

    Two New York Air National Guardsmen from the Eastern Air Defense Sector have won First Air Force Warrior of the Year awards. Capt. Brian Freshwater of Poland was named Command and Control (C2) Warrior of the Year in the officer category and Master Sgt. Mark Armitage of Holland Patent was the

  • EADS Supporting Santa Tracking Operations

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