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Feb. 6, 2024
WADS Partners with the FAA for Joint Technical Inspections in Arizona

The National Airspace System (NAS) Defense Program is a joint DOD and Federal Aviation Administration system program for the air defense of the continental United States. Joint Technical Inspections, for the air defense systems, is managed by U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command Joint Program Office,
Sept. 5, 2023
NORAD, FAA long-range radar back in operation after catastrophic failure in Nevada

The Common Air Route Surveillance Radar, or CARSR, at Battle Mountain, Nevada, suffered a catastrophic failure on Dec. 27, 2022. When the outage occurred, an intergovernmental team of about 100 people formed to develop a strategy for reconstruction. The 84th RADES's CARSR from Hill Air Force Base,
Nov. 16, 2022
Shaw shapes future of air combat training through airspace initiative

Early in the morning, in Hilliard, Florida, the controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center (Jacksonville Center) receive transmissions about flight operations 270 miles away on the flightline at Shaw Air Force Base. Similarly, a flurry of
July 25, 2022
FAA, Nellis AFB partner to expand Red Flag airspace arena

The 414th Combat Training Squadron and the Federal Aviation Administration have collaborated to expand the available training area during Red Flag-Nellis 22-3 by almost three times the size as prior iterations.
June 7, 2022
25th ATKG pilots help students take flight

Students from Crestwood High School and the Sumter Career and Technology Center completed a drone pilot certification program with mentorship from 25th Attack Group pilots, May 31. Students who completed the inaugural program and successfully passed a Federal Aviation Administration exam were
Sept. 22, 2021
84th RADES optimizing the nation’s LRR systems for air surveillance and national defense

The 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron, headquartered at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, evaluated the Air Route Surveillance Radar system version four, or ARSR-4, on a mountain top in Paso Robles, California, Aug. 23 - Sept. 4.
Aug. 25, 2021
AFRCC controllers perform a life or death mission

“These things we do, so others may live,” reads a statement displayed on the door of the First Air Force’s Air Force Rescue Coordination Center operations floor at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. It’s a statement to reaffirm the commitment of the Airmen assigned to the AFRCC to saving lives. The
Nov. 16, 2018
Flight Inspection: The mission and my time with the Air Force Communications Service

As the Air Force Network Integration Center (AFNIC) celebrates 75 years of history, it is easy to trace many of the organization’s current missions back to those early days.

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