EADS Captain is Honor Grad at AF Course

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  • By Tim Jones
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Rome, NY --  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 operations center.

A New York Air National Guardsmen, Capt. King is assigned to the Eastern Air Defense Sector.

"On behalf of our entire unit, I want to congratulate Capt. King on her outstanding performance," said Col. Dawne L. Deskins, EADS Commander. "Graduating first at a formal school is an impressive accomplishment and it's indicative of the highly-qualified, professional staff we have
serving here at EADS."

The Eastern Air Defense Sector is headquartered at Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome. Staffed by active-duty New York Air National Guardsmen and a Canadian Forces detachment, the unit supports the North American Aerospace Defense Command's (NORAD) integrated warning and attack assessment missions and the U.S. Northern Command's (USNORTHCOM) homeland defense mission. EADS is responsible for air sovereignty and counter-air operations over the eastern United States and directs a variety of assets to defend one million square miles of land and sea.

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