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Historical moment as Humphrey assumes command of WADS

Col. Scott C. Humphrey, left, salutes Lt. Gen. Kirk S. Pierce, the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Region (CONR)-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) commander, during the Western Air Defense Sector virtual assumption of command ceremony Aug. 6, 2020, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Due to COVID-19 health precautions, Pierce presided over the ceremony via teleconference from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Chief Master Sgt. Laurie Doyle, WADS senior enlisted advisor, holds the WADS guidon. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Kimberly D. Burke)

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Historical moment as Humphrey assumes command of WADS

Lt. Gen. Kirk S. Pierce, left, the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Region (CONR)-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) commander, gives his opening remarks prior to Col. Scott C. Humphrey, right, assuming command of the Western Air Defense Sector via a virtual assumption of command ceremony Aug. 6, 2020, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Due to COVID-19 health precautions, Pierce presided over the ceremony via teleconference from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Kimberly D. Burke)

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Staff Sgt. Rachel Yandon Sews COVID-19 Masks

From her sewing machine at home, Staff Sgt. Rachel Yandon works on the 150 masks she donated for a Regional Medical Center in Alabama, May 7, 2020. She then moved on to provide masks to coworkers at the Western Air Defense Sector.

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Staff Sgt. Rachel Yandon shows off her hand-made OCP mask

Staff Sgt. Rachel Yandon is seen here wearing one of the 30 masks she made for her coworkers at the Western Air Defense Sector, May 07, 2020. Yandon also sewed and donated 150 masks to hospital works in Alabama who had recently experience a theft of their personal protective equipment.

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Capt. Jason Allenton Receives WADS 2019 CGO OTY

Capt. Jason Allenton is awarded the Western Air Defense Sectors 2019 Company Grade Officer of the Year award. The Western Air Defense Sector holds its annual awards ceremony Jan. 11, 2020, on C-level on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

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WADS Airmen Help Provide Food to Western Washington Families in Neeed

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Jensen, assigned to the 225th Air Defense Squadron, prepares food boxes at the Food Lifeline COVID Response warehouse April 23, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. More than 250 Air and National Guardsmen are assigned to the warehouse where they are able to prepare, on average, 268 boxes an hour per line. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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WADS Airmen Help Provide Food to Western Washington Families in Neeed

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Bradley, assigned to the 225th Air Defense Squadron, prepares food boxes at the Food Lifeline COVID Response warehouse April 23, 2020, in Seattle, Washington. More than 250 Air and National Guardsmen are assigned to the warehouse where they are able to prepare, on average, 268 boxes an hour per line. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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WADS Airmen Help Provide Food to Western Washington Families in Neeed

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Bradley, left, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Jensen, right, both assigned to the 225th Air Defense Squadron, prepare food boxes at the Food Lifeline COVID Response warehouse April 23, 2020, in Seattle, Washington. More than 250 Air and National Guardsmen are assigned to the warehouse where they are able to prepare, on average, 268 boxes an hour per line. (U.S. Air National Guard photo)

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From Landslides and Wildfires to COVID-19: WADS Airman Answers the Call

U.S. Air National Guard Capt. Nicole Stefaniak of Spokane, a member of the Western Air Defense Sector and an intelligence officer, works on the J2 (Intelligence) staff in support of Joint Task Force Steelhead at the Pierce County Readiness Center, April 14, 2020. JTF Steelhead is the Washington National Guard’s COVID-19 response team. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Alyson Teeter)

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From Landslides and Wildfires to COVID-19: WADS Airman Answers the Call

U.S. Air National Guard Capt. Nicole Stefaniak, then a Senior Airman, clears mud and debris to drain the water to assist in the search for survivors in Oso, Wash., March 30, 2014, following a deadly landslide. Stefaniak is now assigned to the Washington Air National Guard's Western Air Defense Sector and is currently volunteering for her third emergency response support to Washington state during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Rory Feathers)

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Chief Master Sgt. Laurie J. Doyle

Chief Master Sgt. Laurie J. Doyle is the Western Air Defense Sector senior enlisted leader and the 225th Support Squadron chief enlisted manager. (Courtesy photo)

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Robie runs 81 miles during POW/MIA run

Bruce Robie, 225th Support Squadron, runs 81 miles during the Joint Base Lewis-McChord 24-Hour POW/MIA Remembrance Run Sept. 19-20, 2019. Robie placed first in individual standings. (Courtesy photo)

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225th ADS participates in the POW/MIA Run

Members of the 225th Air Defense Squadron, lead by their commander Col. Brian Bergren (second from left), finished running about seven miles each during the POW/MIA Remembrance Run on Joint Base Lewis-McChord Sept. 19, 2019. (Courtesy photo)

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POW/MIA Run a family event

Col. Brett Bosselmann (left), 225th Support Squadron commander, runs with Master Sgt. Eric Poe and his children during the POW/MIA Remembrance Run Sept. 18, 2019 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. (Courtesy photo).

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Robie runs 81 miles during POW/MIA run

Bruce Robie, 225th Support Squadron, runs 81 miles during the Joint Base Lewis-McChord 24-Hour POW/MIA Remembrance Run Sept. 19-20, 2019. Robie placed first in individual standings. (Courtesy photo)

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225th ADS participates in the POW/MIA Run

Members of the 225th Air Defense Squadron, lead by their commander Col. Brian Bergren (left), run during the early morning hours Sept. 19, 2019 during the POW/MIA Remembrance Run on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. (Courtesy photo)

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Col. Brian A. Bergren

Col. Brian A. Bergren is the 225th Air Defense Squadron commander, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (Courtesy photo)

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WADS ABMs participate in Exercise Rainier War

Maj. Dennis Martin, 225th Air Defense Squadron air battle manager, watches from the back of the C-17 he is flying in during Exercise Rainier War as four C-17s simulate dropping off cargo at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, June 26, 2019. Martin is one of four air battle managers flying onboard the C-17s during the exercise in order to accomplish a portion of his training requirements to convert to a rated air battle manager. (Courtesy Photo by Maj. Dennis Martin)

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WADS ABMs participate in Exercise Rainier War

Maj. Dennis Martin, 225th Air Defense Squadron air battle manager, prepares to board a C-17 asssigned to the 60th Air Moblity Wing from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., as part of Exercise Rainier War June 26, 2019 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Martin is one of four air battle managers flying onboard the C-17s during the exercise in order to accomplish a portion of his training requirements to convert to a rated air battle manager. (Courtesy Photo)

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WADS ABMs participate in Exercise Rainier War

Maj. Dennis Martin, 225th Air Defense Squadron air battle manager, watches from the back of the C-17 he is flying in during Exercise Rainier War as four C-17s simulate dropping off cargo at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, June 26, 2019. Martin is one of four air battle managers flying onboard the C-17s during the exercise in order to accomplish a portion of his training requirements to convert to a rated air battle manager. (Courtesy Photo by Maj. Dennis Martin)

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