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WADS Integrates Tactical Transportable Gateway During Agile Combat Employment Exercise

Airmen of the Western Air Defense Sector's 225th Air Defense Squadron tested the ability to execute cloud based command and control (CBC2) for the first time in a geographically separated location at Sunset Beach, Oregon, April 25, 2023. WADS air battle managers, 1st Lt. Aaron DeCremer and 2nd Lt. Tyler Shoemaker, where able to successfully conduct a practice scramble of two F-15 fighter aircraft from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing as part of Exercise Felix Ace. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Milton)

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Western Air Defense Sector Controllers Participate in RAZOR TALON 23-1

Western Air Defense Sector controllers participate in RAZOR TALON 23-1, July 27, 2023 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. RAZOR TALON 23-1, hosted by the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., allowed WADS to continue to optimize its command and control procedures in support of the defense of North America. Two Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Officers (ADAFCO) from the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade from Fort Liberty, N.C., sat side-by-side with WADS controllers to better integrate Patriot missiles into the exercise scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

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Western Air Defense Sector Controllers Participate in RAZOR TALON 23-1

Western Air Defense Sector controllers participate in RAZOR TALON 23-1, July 27, 2023 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. RAZOR TALON 23-1, hosted by the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., allowed WADS to continue to optimize its command and control procedures in support of the defense of North America. Two Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Officers (ADAFCO) from the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade from Fort Liberty, N.C., sat side-by-side with WADS controllers to better integrate Patriot missiles into the exercise scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

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WADS Conducts Exercise Felix Ace At Sunset Beach, Oregon

Airmen of the Western Air Defense Sector's 225th Air Defense Squadron tested the ability to execute cloud based command and control (CBC2) for the first time in a geographically separated location at Sunset Beach, Oregon, April 25, 2023. WADS air battle managers, 1st Lt. Aaron DeCremer and 2nd Lt. Tyler Shoemaker, where able to successfully conduct a practice scramble of two F-15 fighter aircraft from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing as part of Exercise Felix Ace. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Milton)

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WADS Conducts Exercise Felix Ace At Sunset Beach, Oregon

Airmen of the Western Air Defense Sector's 225th Air Defense Squadron tested the ability to execute cloud based command and control (CBC2) for the first time in a geographically separated location at Sunset Beach, Oregon, April 25, 2023. WADS air battle managers, 1st Lt. Aaron DeCremer and 2nd Lt. Tyler Shoemaker, where able to successfully conduct a practice scramble of two F-15 fighter aircraft from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing as part of Exercise Felix Ace. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Milton)

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WADS Conducts Exercise Felix Ace At Sunset Beach, Oregon

Airmen of the Western Air Defense Sector's 225th Air Defense Squadron tested the ability to execute cloud based command and control (CBC2) for the first time in a geographically separated location at Sunset Beach, Oregon, April 25, 2023. WADS air battle managers, 1st Lt. Aaron DeCremer and 2nd Lt. Tyler Shoemaker, where able to successfully conduct a practice scramble of two F-15 fighter aircraft from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing as part of Exercise Felix Ace. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Milton)

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WADS Conducts Exercise Felix Ace At Sunset Beach, Oregon

Airmen of the Western Air Defense Sector's 225th Air Defense Squadron tested the ability to execute cloud based command and control (CBC2) for the first time in a geographically separated location at Sunset Beach, Oregon, April 25, 2023. WADS air battle managers, 1st Lt. Aaron DeCremer and 2nd Lt. Tyler Shoemaker, where able to successfully conduct a practice scramble of two F-15 fighter aircraft from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing as part of Exercise Felix Ace. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Milton)

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WADS Conducts Exercise Felix Ace At Sunset Beach, Oregon

Airmen of the Western Air Defense Sector's 225th Air Defense Squadron tested the ability to execute cloud based command and control (CBC2) for the first time in a geographically separated location at Sunset Beach, Oregon, April 25, 2023. WADS air battle managers, 1st Lt. Aaron DeCremer and 2nd Lt. Tyler Shoemaker, where able to successfully conduct a practice scramble of two F-15 fighter aircraft from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing as part of Exercise Felix Ace. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Milton)

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WADS Conducts Exercise Felix Ace At Sunset Beach, Oregon

Airmen of the Western Air Defense Sector's 225th Air Defense Squadron tested the ability to execute cloud based command and control (CBC2) for the first time in a geographically separated location at Sunset Beach, Oregon, April 25, 2023. WADS air battle managers, 1st Lt. Aaron DeCremer and 2nd Lt. Tyler Shoemaker, where able to successfully conduct a practice scramble of two F-15 fighter aircraft from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing as part of Exercise Felix Ace. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Milton)

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WADS Conducts Exercise Felix Ace At Sunset Beach, Oregon

Airmen of the Western Air Defense Sector's 225th Air Defense Squadron tested the ability to execute cloud based command and control (CBC2) for the first time in a geographically separated location at Sunset Beach, Oregon, April 25, 2023. WADS air battle managers, 1st Lt. Aaron DeCremer and 2nd Lt. Tyler Shoemaker, where able to successfully conduct a practice scramble of two F-15 fighter aircraft from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing as part of Exercise Felix Ace. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Milton)

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WADS Conducts Exercise Felix Ace At Sunset Beach, Oregon

Airmen of the Western Air Defense Sector's 225th Air Defense Squadron tested the ability to execute cloud based command and control (CBC2) for the first time in a geographically separated location at Sunset Beach, Oregon, April 25, 2023. WADS air battle managers, 1st Lt. Aaron DeCremer and 2nd Lt. Tyler Shoemaker, where able to successfully conduct a practice scramble of two F-15 fighter aircraft from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing as part of Exercise Felix Ace. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Milton)

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Seattle ARTCC visits WADS

Members of the Federal Aviation Administration Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center visit the Western Air Defense Sector Jan. 19, 2023, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The FAA and WADS conduct familiarization tours of each other’s facilities where personnel can gain firsthand knowledge of how each organization conducts its day-to-day operations which allows for a big picture understanding of why the relationship is important to national security and executing Operation Noble Eagle. (Courtesy photo by Bruce Robie)

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Seattle ARTCC visits WADS

Members of the Federal Aviation Administration Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center visit the Western Air Defense Sector Jan. 19, 2023, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The FAA and WADS conduct familiarization tours of each other’s facilities where personnel can gain firsthand knowledge of how each organization conducts its day-to-day operations which allows for a big picture understanding of why the relationship is important to national security and executing Operation Noble Eagle. (Courtesy photo by Bruce Robie) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blacking out identification badges.)

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WADS visit Seattle ARTCC

Members of the 225th Support Squadron visit the Federal Aviation Administration Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center Jan. 18, 2023, in Auburn, Washington. The FAA and WADS conduct familiarization tours of each other’s facilities where personnel can gain firsthand knowledge of how each organization conducts its day-to-day operations which allows for a big picture understanding of why the relationship is important to national security and executing Operation Noble Eagle. (Courtesy photo) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blacking out identification badges.)

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Col Travis Boltjes assumes command of WADS

Col. Travis T. Boltjes is the Western Air Defense Sector commander, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (Courtesy photo)

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Western Air Defense Sector Senior Enlisted Leader

Chief Master Sgt. Brad Weekley is the Western Air Defense Sector's Senior Enlisted Leader and the 225th Support Squadron's Chief Enlisted Manager, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (Courtesy photo)

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225th Support Squadron Commander

Lt. Col. Rebecca Bissette is the 225th Support Squadron commander at the Western Air Defense Sector, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (Courtesy photo)

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Bissette assumes command of the 225th Support Squadron

U.S. Air Force Col. Ricardo L.A. Camel (left), 225th Air Defense Group commander, presides over the 225th Support Squadron assumption of command ceremony where Lt. Col. Rebecca Bissette (right) takes the guidon and assumes command at the Western Air Defense Sector, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Jan. 4. 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

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Boltjes Assumes Command of WADS

U.S. Air Force Col. Travis T. Boltjes assumes command of the Western Air Defense Sector from Col. Scott Humphrey during a virtual change of command ceremony Jan. 4, 2023, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Lt. Gen. Kirk Pierce, the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Region (CONR)-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern & Air Forces Space) commander, presided over the ceremony via video teleconferencing from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

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225th Air Defense Group Change of Command

Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, Washington Air National Guard commander, presides over the 225th Air Defense Group change of command ceremony where Col. Raed D. Gyekis relinquishes command to Col. Ricardo L.A. Camel at the Pierce County Readiness Center, Camp Murray, Washington, Dec. 3, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

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