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  • 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. It consists of long and short-range surveillance radars and radios primarily operated and maintained by the FAA with the

  • WADS New Agile Operations Center Operational

    The Western Air Defense Sector celebrated the opening of its new Agile Operations Center on Jan. 26 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, the adjutant general for Washington; Liz Larter, deputy chief of staff and district director for Rep. Marilyn Strickland, and WADS leadership

  • WADS Lends Expertise to ARC WEBTAC 2023 Security Forces Working Group

    For the past two decades, the Air Reserve Component Weapons and Tactics Conference (ARC WEPTAC) has stood as a beacon of collaboration and strategic planning for the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command. Since its inception in 1999, the conference has been an annual gathering held each

  • WADS Celebrates 25th Air Division’s 75th Anniversary

    As the United States Air Force 25th Air Division marks its 75th anniversary since its creation, it's an opportune moment to reflect on the pivotal milestones and historic events that have defined the 25th Air Division's distinguished legacy. Throughout the years, the 25th Air Division has been at

  • WADS Mission Training Center Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

    The Western Air Defense Sector celebrated the opening of its new Mission Training Center during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, October 5, 2023, located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The Continental North American Aerospace Defense Command Region deputy commander, Royal Canadian Air Force

  • Air Defense Goes Agile In The Homeland

    For the past month, Airmen from the Western Air Defense Sector's 225th Air Defense Squadron have been innovating mobile tactical command and control planning and exercises to inch closer to a vision of agile combat employment (ACE) to protect the homeland.On Apr. 25, 2023, WADS continued testing of

  • Seattle ARTCC visits WADS

    The Federal Aviation Administration and the Western Air Defense Sector have a long-standing interagency working relationship to support Operation Noble Eagle (ONE). The control of the North American airspace is a primary mission for NORAD under ONE which focuses on threats that may originate within