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WADS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Col. Ashley E. Nowak assumes command of the Western Air Defense Sector from Col. Travis Boltjes during a change of command ceremony Nov. 6, 2024,Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Lt. Gen. Luke Ahmann, the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Region (CONR)-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern & Air Forces Space) commander, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Air National Guard photo Kimberly D. Burke)

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WADS rolls out new cloud-based command and control system

The Western Air Defense Sector's Agile Operations Center receives the next iteration of the cloud-based command and control (C2) system, Sept. 22-27, 2024, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. WADS operators and the Air Force test and evaluation community worked together conducting both developmental and operational tests of this new system’s capabilities in order to bring next generation technology to the forefront of national defense. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

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WADS integrates Navy assets into ACE exercise Felix Hawk 24-11

The Western Air Defense Sector deployed a Battle Management Team in support of exercise Felix Hawk 24-11 to the control tower on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Aug. 27-28, 2024. This exercise demonstrated shifting operations from a centralized physical infrastructure to a network of smaller, dispersed locations that can complicate adversary planning and provide more options for joint force commanders. (Courtesy photo)

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WADS integrates Navy assets into ACE exercise Felix Hawk 24-11

Staff Sgt. Katelyn Nguyen, 225th Air Defense Squadron interface control technician, Tech. Sgt. Jeremia Pineda, 225th Support Squadron, Master Sgt. Andrew Snyder, 225th Air Defense Group superintendent of exercises, and 2nd Lt. Matthew Dawson, 225th ADS air battle manager and senior director, pose for a picture in the briefing room of the U.S. Navy Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ-132) EA-18G Growlers, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Aug. 27, 2024. The team participated in exercise Felix Hawk 24-11where they integrated with naval assets in an agile combat employment environment while operating out of the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island control tower. (Courtesy photo)

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WADS hosts second ADAFCO Joint Kill Chain Exercise

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ariana Adkins-Mills, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command’s 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, participates in the Joint Kill Chain Exercise inside the Western Air Defense Sector’s Mission Training Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 26, 2024. For the second time, WADS provided a robust capability to provide live, virtual and constructed simulation execution for the culminating Joint Kill Chain Exercise as part of the Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Officers (ADAFCO) course. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

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WADS hosts second ADAFCO Joint Kill Chain Exercise

Fourteen U.S. Army and two enlisted Washington Air National Guardsmen from the 225th Air Defense Squadron pose for an Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Officers (ADAFCO) course class photo at the Western Air Defense Sector, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 26, 2024. Master Sgt. Andrew Snyder and Tech. Sgt. Jordan Schaefer, weapons directors from the 225th ADS, had the unique privilege of going through the course and are now the only two USAF enlisted certified ADAFCOs. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

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WADS hosts second ADAFCO Joint Kill Chain Exercise

U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Officers (ADAFCO) course students participate in the Joint Kill Chain Exercise inside the Western Air Defense Sector’s Mission Training Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 26, 2024. For the second time, WADS provided a robust capability to provide live, virtual and constructed simulation execution for the culminating Joint Kill Chain Exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

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WADS hosts second ADAFCO Joint Kill Chain Exercise

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Caitlin McDonald, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command’s 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, participates in the Joint Kill Chain Exercise inside the Western Air Defense Sector’s Mission Training Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 26, 2024. For the second time, WADS provided a robust capability to provide live, virtual and constructed simulation execution for the culminating Joint Kill Chain Exercise as part of the Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Officers (ADAFCO) course. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

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Washington Air National Guard hosts historic leadership engagement for female Royal Thai Air Force officers

Washington Air National Guard Maj. Angela “Daisy” Chesley, 225th Air Defense Squadron Mission Commander, briefs Royal Thai Air Force and Air National Guard officers participating in a State Partnership Program female leadership engagement on the role and function of the Western Air Defense Sector Sept. 11, 2024, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The tour and briefing were part of the first female leadership-focused exchange with RTAF since Washington’s formal relationship with the Kingdom of Thailand began in 2002. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Francine St Laurent)

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Washington Air National Guard hosts historic leadership engagement for female Royal Thai Air Force officers

Royal Thai Air Force Squadron Leader Thanita Yamsiri, Tactical Intelligence Division Deputy Chief of Section IV, shakes hands with Lt. Col. Anne Hansen, 225th Air Defense Squadron Senior Intelligence Officere, after giving her RTAF Intelligence patch during a State Partnership Program engagement Sept. 11, 2024, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The engagement was the first female leadership-focused exchange with RTAF since Washington’s formal relationship with the Kingdom of Thailand began in 2002. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Francine St Laurent)

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WADS Officer Selected for 2024 International Junior Officer Leadership Development Course

Participants in the 2024 International Junior Officers Leadership and Development (IJOLD) course pose for a group photo in front of a 134th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 14, 2024. The flight transitioned the group from the first half of their program at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center to Joint Base Andrews, Md., where they finished out their week-long visit. The United States, the Air National Guard, and the Air Force Reserve hosted the 30th IJOLD conference, welcoming dozens of junior officers from NATO nations to share leadership theories and best practices, as well as to foster interaction with other countries to gain a better understanding of different military culture. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sara Kolinski)

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WADS Officer Selected for 2024 International Junior Officer Leadership Development Course

1st Lt. Tyler Shoemaker, 225th Air Defense Squadron air battle manager, receives a certificate for completing the 30th Annual International Junior Officer Leadership Development course from Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, Air National Guard acting director, Aug. 16, 2024, at Fort Myer, Va. IJOLD is an annual event designed to expand International Air Reserve junior officers to leadership concepts while collaborating with other NATO nations to better understand differing military cultures. (Courtesy photo)

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WADS Officer Selected for 2024 International Junior Officer Leadership Development Course

F-22 Raptors assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing approach the boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 134th Air Refueling Wing, August 14, 2024, during a flight from McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn. to Joint Base Andrews, Md. The KC-135 was transitioning participants of the 30th Annual International Junior Officer Leadership Development (IJOLD) course to the second part of the week long event aimed at expanding International Air Reserve junior officers leadership concepts through exposure to and discussion of leadership theory and practice while collaborating with other NATO nations to better understand differing military cultures. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sara Kolinski)

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WADS Officer Selected for 2024 International Junior Officer Leadership Development Course

Participants in the 30th Annual International Junior Officer Leadership Development course pose for a group photo at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., Aug. 12, 2024. IJOLD is an annual event designed to expand International Air Reserve junior officers to leadership concepts while collaborating with other NATO nations to better understand differing military cultures. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Regina Young)

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CMSgt David Boyd

Chief Master Sgt. David Boyd is the senior enlisted leader for the Western Air Defense Sector, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

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ANG’s Outstanding NCO of the Year: Master Sgt. Haley Rankin

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Haley Rankin, 225th Air Defense Squadron weapons controller, illustrates how high frequency radios were used during exercise Noble Skywave inside the Western Air Defense Sector’s radio control room on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 5, 2024. She was recognized for her excellence in leadership, job performance, and whole Airman concept by being award the Air National Guard’s 2024 Outstanding Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Darby Arnold)

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ANG’s Outstanding NCO of the Year: Master Sgt. Haley Rankin

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Haley Rankin, 225th Air Defense Squadron weapons controller, poses for a picture at the Western Air Defense Sector, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 5, 2024. She was recognized for her excellence in leadership, job performance, and whole Airman concept by being award the Air National Guard’s 2024 Outstanding Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

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ANG’s Outstanding NCO of the Year: Master Sgt. Haley Rankin

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Haley Rankin, 225th Air Defense Squadron weapons controller, activates a radio on the control panel during her operations floor shift at the Western Air Defense Sector, Washington Air National Guard, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 5, 2024. She was recognized for her excellence in leadership, job performance, and whole Airman concept by being award the Air National Guard’s 2024 Outstanding Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

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ANG’s Outstanding NCO of the Year: Master Sgt. Haley Rankin

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Haley Rankin, 225th Air Defense Squadron weapons controller, poses for an official photo on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 6, 2024. She was recognized for her excellence in leadership, job performance, and whole Airman concept by being award the Air National Guard’s 2024 Outstanding Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Riddle)

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Deputy Commander of NORAD visits WADS

Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant-General Blaise Frawley, center, deputy commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, and RCAF Chief Warrant Officer James McCarron, Canadian Element NORAD Chief Warrant Officer, pose for a group photo with top performing Western Air Defense Sector members July 16, 2024, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

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