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  • EADS Undertakes Special Christmas Eve Mission: Track Santa Claus

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

  • EADS Volunteers Support Local Red Kettle Drive

    More than 40 volunteers from the Eastern Air Defense Sector braved the wind, cold and occasional lake effect snow squall last Wednesday to ring the bell for the Salvation Army's Red Kettle drive at Rome's Walmart Supercenter. The oldest annual charitable fundraiser of its kind, the drive raises

  • F-4 Phantom Jet Moved to Permanent Display at Eastern Air Defense Sector

    A restored version of one the U.S. Air Force's most renowned combat planes is now on permanent display outside the Eastern Air Defense Sector. Perched on a pedestal 15 feet above a small pond at the facility's southwest edge, the imposing 47-year-old F-4 Phantom jet demands attention. "The elevated

  • EADS Surges for Annual Vigilant Shield Exercise

    The Eastern Air Defense Sector participated in a continent-wide training exercise last week with the North American Aerospace Defense Command, the U.S. Northern Command, and federal, state and local agencies from across the United States and Canada. Vigilant Shield '11 evaluated tactics, techniques

  • EADS Joins Rome Area Officials at Veterans Day Ceremony

    New York Air National Guardsmen and Canadian Forces members from the Eastern Air Defense Sector honored military veterans of both nations this morning in a ceremony at Rome's Memorial Park.Led by Lt. Col. Elise Hereth, EADS Deputy Commander, Support, and Lt. Col. Joseph MacMillan, Canadian Forces,

  • EADS Canadian-American Honor Guard Opens Local Hockey Team's Home Season

    The Eastern Air Defense Sector provided a bi-national honor guard Wednesday night for the home ice opener of Rome's new minor league hockey team.Composed of New York Air National Guardsmen and Canadian Forces members, the five-man detachment presented the American and Canadian flags during the

  • National Guard Bureau recognizes controllers’ excellence

    The National Guard Bureau has recognized two members of the Eastern Air Defense Sector as some of the best controllers in the Guard.Captain Joseph Potestivo recieved the National Guard Bureau's Command and Control Division's Air Battle Manager of the Year Award. Staff Sgt. Jose Ortiz was selected as

  • Top Scope Competition Sharpens Weapons Training, Skills

    The 'Top Scope' competition was resurrected here with the first-ever semiannual competition that wrapped-up in April.Eastern Air Defense Sector Weapons and Tactics shop breathed life into the long forgotten competition as a result of a particularly brutal mission de-briefing from a pilot. That

  • Unit recognizes yearly award winners at Annual Awards Banquet

    The Eastern Air Defense Sector recognized its yearly award winners during its Annual Awards Banquet Jan. 15, 2010.The EADS Yearly Award Winners included:Company Grade Officer of the Year: Capt. Dennis Cetrone, EADS Air Weapons OfficerSenior NCO of the Year: Senior Master Sgt. Edward Warner, EADS,