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  • Operations amplified to support alert mission

    No midnight kisses, confetti or Auld Lang Syne, just battle dress uniforms and flight suits as a handful of "Makos" from the 93rd Fighter Squadron watched the New Year's revelry on TV from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) alert facility at Homestead Air Reserve Base.The Homestead

  • Celestial Eagle: Historic anti-satellite mission remembered

    The F-15 Eagle test pilot settled into the cockpit of the fighter jet at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., awaiting takeoff with a 2,700 pound, 18-foot long missile mounted to the jet's centerline.The mission, dubbed the "Celestial Eagle Flight," called for a nearly vertical ascent to 35,000 feet and

  • Florida Guard team to support Super Bowl security

    Tens of thousands of football fans will flock to Florida this weekend, passionate about their pigskin picks, but a handful of Florida Guardsmen are hoping that the game is anything but exciting for them.The 44th Civil Support Team based at the Camp Blanding Joint Training Center near Starke, Fla.,