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  • “Incredible opportunity to be part of this event and provide support to the U.S. Air Force – Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM) Search and Rescue (SAR) Subject Matter Expert Exchange. Not only did I use my native Spanish language, but I also leveraged my intelligence experience to more accurately convey the intent and requirements of both parties, ultimately strengthening our partnership and security in the region,” Master Sgt. Victor Perez said.

    Advanced LEAP Scholars Host Virtual Subject Matter Expert Exchange

    Through the Training Partnership Request program, Spanish Language Enabled Airman Program scholar Master Sgt. Victor Perez recently provided language support to a Search and Rescue Subject Matter Expert Exchange between the U.S. Air Force, the Mexican Air Force, the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA in Spanish), and Integral Aerial Surveillance Systems (SIVA in Spanish). The TPR program allows the Air Force Culture and Language Center to pair advanced LEAP scholars with partner organizations to host advanced Language Intensive Training Events.
  • New Jersey governor Phil Murphy converses with U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hannah Zegel, a Millville, New Jersey, native and aerospace medical service specialist assigned to the 59th Medical Operations Squadron.

    Air Force increases support to FEMA Community Vaccination Centers

    At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, two additional Air Force medical teams totaling 360 personnel are part of the Department of Defense’s latest deployment of 860 military medical and support personnel deployed to Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Virginia, and who are to deploy to Indiana and Missouri, to support state-run, federally supported Community Vaccination Centers.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Minh Tran, third from the left, a medical technician assigned to COVID Theater Hospital-1, and his civilian colleagues prepare to move a patient at Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif., August 10, 2020. Tran is a member of a medical support team deployed from the 60th Medical Group, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., which integrated with hospital staff to provide additional medical support. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of the whole-of-America COVID-19 response. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Charles Calio)

    99th Medical Group deploys in response to COVID-19

    Members of the 99th Medical Group were deployed to California at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state of California in response to a surge of COVID-19 patients Jan. 7 to Feb. 13, 2021.
  • Lt. Col. Robert Bowden, Michigan Wing Civil Air Patrol, and Maj. Rod Rakic, Illinois Wing Civil Air Patrol, fly a mission to distribute COVID vaccine in Michigan while two U.S. Public Health Service officers monitor cooler temperatures in back of the plane. The mission was part of an interagency agreement between the Civil Air Patrol and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Indian Health Service. Authorized under the Economy Act, the agreement allowed CAP to act as a Civilian Auxiliary of the Air Force, and fly the vaccine inside a 12-hour period to prevent spoilage. (Civil Air Patrol photo)

    1AF’s Air Force Auxiliary pilots help with distribution efforts for Operation Warp Speed

    Before the sun rose, two Civil Air Patrol pilots completed their preflight checklist inside a hangar at Bemidji Regional Airport, Minn. Lt. Col. Robert Bowden and Maj. Rod Rakic knew what was at stake: time-sensitive distribution of COVID vaccine to Native American Tribes in the Midwest. The mission on Jan. 6 was part of an interagency agreement between the Civil Air Patrol and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Indian Health Service. Authorized under the Economy Act, the agreement allowed CAP to act as a Civilian Auxiliary of the Air Force, and fly the vaccine inside a 12-hour period to prevent spoilage. Two U.S. Public Health Service pharmacists would join the effort, flying along to monitor the temperatures of the coolers.
  • Air Forces Northern crisis action team members discuss hurricane-response options during Hurricane Harvey operations in 2017. (Air Force photo by Mary McHale)

    AFNORTH expands forces to support FEMA during upcoming hurricane season

    With an eye on hurricane preparedness and response capability, Air Forces Northern is participating in the annual Defense Support of Civil Authorities exercise Ardent Sentry 2018, May 7-11, to grow its force of trained crisis responders.
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