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First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

WADS conducts air defense exercise over central Arizona

NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public AffairsJOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The Western Air Defense Sector here will conduct air defense exercise Felix Hawk over the Phoenix area of central Arizona May 9, 2013. Felix Hawk is designed to test WADS' intercept ... [Published Noodls - May 07 2013]

Entities: NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command, Air Defense, Western Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Sector, C-21

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

NORAD exercise planned for Washington, D.C.

NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public AffairsTYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 13-07 Monday night and ... [Published Noodls - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command, Washington DC, National Capital Region, Continental United States

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

US Air Force Research Laboratory

Congressman: Budget must be cut, but hopefully wont bleed more local jobs

The U.S. budget including that of the Department of Defense must be cut. But hopefully this area wont bleed more jobs when it is.That was one of the messages from Rep. Richard Hanna, R-22, Barneveld, at a Sunday brunch at the Beeches restaurant. Hanna ... [Published Rome Sentinel - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Air Defense Sector, Eastern Air, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, US Air Force Research Laboratory

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

Kenneth Allen

Discuss Comment, Blog about Kenneth W. Allen, 49, of Syracuse, departed this life April 12, 2013. He was preceded in death by sister, Vivian Sullivan. He leaves to cherish his memory his father, Ardell O. Allen, Sr.; his mother, Melvin Bragg; a brother, ... [Published Eagle News Online - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: Todd Washington, Greg Matthews, Air Defense Sector, Eastern Air

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Federal Aviation Administration

Griffiss under consideration for FAA facility

Federal Aviation Administration officials have visited Romes Griffiss Business & Technology Park to consider it for its new Air Traffic Control Center facility, according to County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr..The site visit was in response to a solicitation ... [Published Rome Sentinel - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Control, Terminal Radar Approach Control, Air Defense Sector

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Potential new facility at Griffiss could bring 800 jobs

Up to 800 new jobs may be headed to Griffiss Business and Technology Park.Federal Aviation Administration officials visited the park Wednesday to look at a potential site for its new Air Traffic Control Center facility, according to Oneida County Executive ... [Published Observer-Dispatch - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Air Traffic Control Center, Federal Aviation Administration, Terminal Radar Approach Control, Air Defense Sector, Eastern Air

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Tim Bishop

Hanna meets with general, alliance

The head of the New York National Guard was hosted by Congressman Richard L. Hanna at a meeting Tuesday that addressed the guards on-site assistance following the Boston Marathon bombings, plus 2013 priorities relating to the New York Defense Working ... [Published Rome Sentinel - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Air Defense Sector, Eastern Air, Tim Bishop, US Air Force Research Laboratory

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 12 2013 - 1 reports

Air Force awards for local Guardsmen

The following two New York Air National Guardsmen from the Eastern Air Defense Sector have won First Air Force Warrior of the Year awards:Capt. Brian Freshwater of Poland was named Command and Control (C2) Warrior of the Year in the officer category and ... [Published Observer-Dispatch - Apr 12 2013]

Entities: 1 AF-AFNORTH, C2 Command & Control, Mark Armitage, Tyndall (United States), Air Defense Sector

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...Hanna spoke before an audience of about 60 members and guests of the local chapter of Military Officers of America Association (MOAA). "The defense budget is under the knife and it should be" Hanna told the crowd...

Congressman: Budget must be cut, but hopefully wont bleed more local jobs [Published Rome Sentinel - Apr 22 2013]

...The Griffiss site, he said, offers a central geographic location with major highways and interstate access. "The presence of the EasternEastern Air Defense Sector and having a shovel ready site and a functioning Airport are also major advantages." Griffiss is home not only to EADS, the national defense asset that protects the continental U S through national airspace surveillance, but an Air Force...

Griffiss under consideration for FAA facility [Published Rome Sentinel - Apr 19 2013]

...Andrew Cuomos office, according to Hannas announcement. "Todays meeting is a continuation of a long-term, proactive effort to ensure our military operations are not only preserved, but bolstered and strengthened" said Hanna...

Hanna meets with general, alliance [Published Rome Sentinel - Apr 17 2013]

"This campus would bring with it up to 1200 new jobs, with salaries that are $80,000 and higher and will help address one of the key points raised by the state comptroller on the mismatch between the economic recovery in downstate NY with the slow pace of recovery in the Upstate economy" Picente said

Potential new facility at Griffiss could bring 800 jobs [Published Observer-Dispatch - Apr 17 2013]