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  • WADS recruiting roadshow successful

    As the Air Force transitions away from the E-3 AWACS platform, Airborne Mission Systems Specialists (1A3) and Air Battle Managers (13B) will be redeployed to other airborne platforms and roles, focusing on command and control, battle management, and air-to-air refueling. Three members of the 225th

  • 225th Air Defense Squadron sends command and control SMEs to Thailand

    As part of the State Partnership Program with Thailand, the Washington Air National Guard’s 225th Air Defense Squadron sent a delegation of command and control (C2) subject matter experts to Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, March 17-21, to help the RTAF 1st Wing prepare for exercise Cope

  • WADS participates in two SPP engagements in Thailand

    The Western Air Defense Sector participated in two simultaneous State Partnership Program events in Bangkok, Thailand, as part of the planning conference for Enduring Partners 2025 and U.S Indo-Pacific Command’s Command and Control Interoperability Board (CCIB) 25-1 from Feb. 3-7, 2025.

  • WADS helped to ensure Super Bowl LIX airspace safety

    While the Philadelphia Eagles were taking on the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Feb. 9, 2025, North American Aerospace Defense Command, under Operation NOBLE EAGLE, in collaboration with interagency partners, protected the skies surrounding the Caesars Superdome.

  • USS Ronald Reagan Sailors tour WADS

    The Western Air Defense Sector hosted a tour for 20 members of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) Feb. 20, 2025 . In an effort to foster relations between the U.S. Navy and Washington Air National Guard, Cmdr. Curtis “Megaphone” Reiss, the WADS Navy liaison officer, hosted

  • WADS lends expertise to 2025 CAF WEPTAC battle control center working group

    The Western Air Defense Sector participated in the 2025 Combat Air Forces Weapons and Tactics Conference, or CAF WEPTAC, at the Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, from Jan. 6-17, 2025. This is an annual event that brings together hundreds of warfighters from the Air Force to

  • Strengthening U.S.-Malaysia partnership in air defense

    The Western Air Defense Sector and Royal Malaysian Air Force 320 Squadron, Control and Reporting Center 1, recently strengthened their ties through a Sister Squadron Agreement exchange emphasizing collaboration in air defense for the South China Sea region.