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  • EADS Airmen Win ANG Command and Control Awards

    Eastern Air Defense Sector personnel have won two prestigious Air National Guard operational excellence awards. Senior Master Sgt. Edward Rojo of Clinton received the Outstanding Battle Manager Command and Control Award in the Senior Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) category and EADS Alpha Crew was

  • EADS Master Sergeant is ANG Honor Guard Program Manager of the Year

    Master Sgt. Jeffrey Lamarche of the Eastern Air Defense Sector has been named Honor Guard Program Manager of the Year by the Air National Guard Readiness Center at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. A Deansboro resident, Lamarche competed against Honor Guard managers from nearly 670 Air National Guard

  • Three from EADS Win CONR-1st AF Awards

    Two New York Air National Guardsmen and one civilian stationed at the Eastern Air Defense Sector have been named annual award winners by the U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region (CONR) - 1st Air Force (AFNORTH).Senior Airman Andrew Ross of Renovo, Pa. was named Outstanding Airman of

  • Col. Dawne Deskins Takes Command of Eastern Air Defense Sector

    Col. Dawne L. Deskins formally became the first female commander of the Eastern Air Defense Sector today during a ceremony at the Air Force Research Laboratory. Colonel Deskins received command before a crowd of more than 200 family, friends and fellow members of the Air and Army National Guard. The

  • Col. Dawne Deskins Named New Commander

    New York Air National Guard Col. Dawne Deskins, an Air Guardsman since 1995, has been selected as the next commander of the Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS). The change of command will take place at the Air Force Research Laboratory on Friday, Feb. 17. Colonel Deskins will replace retiring Col.

  • EADS Recognizes Outstanding Performers

    Nearly 200 New York Air National Guardsmen, Canadian Forces members, federal civilians and guests were in attendance at the Radisson Hotel in Utica last Friday as the Eastern Air Defense Sector recognized its outstanding performers from 2011. "EADS' mission of protecting the eastern U.S. airspace

  • EADS Helps Track Santa's Christmas Eve Flight

    New York Air National Guardsmen from the Eastern Air Defense Sector will play a key role Saturday 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 Volunteers Help Deliver Thanksgiving Baskets

    More than 450 families and individuals in the Rome area will enjoy Thanksgiving dinner this year thanks in part to the support of New York Air National Guardsmen and Canadian Forces members from the Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS).Nearly 30 EADS volunteers joined Rome Rescue Mission staff over the

  • EADS Lieutenant is Honor Grad at ABM Course

    2nd Lt. Jason Cole of Whitesboro graduated first in his class at the U.S. Air Force's Undergraduate Air Battle Manager Training Course at Tyndall AFB, Fla. on Sept. 21. A New York Air National Guardsmen, Lt. Cole is assigned to the Eastern Air Defense Sector. The nine-month ABM course trains Air

  • EADS Conducting Emergency Management Exercise July 25-28

    The Eastern Air Defense Sector will conduct an emergency management exercise from Monday, July 25 through Thursday, July 28. Part of the Air Force's emergency management evaluation program, the exercise tests the unit's ability to respond to numerous situations, ranging from terrorist attacks to