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Building 647, (850) 283-8659
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| First Air Force is charged with aerospace warning and aerospace control of the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) Continental United States Region. CONR’s resources include an air operations center charged with command and control, air defense sectors executing air battle management functions, radar warning systems, fighter aircraft, and aerial refueling tankers used to conduct peacetime and wartime air sovereignty and air defense missions. Fighter aircraft assigned in support of the air sovereignty/defense mission are the F-15 Eagle and the F-16 Fighting Falcon. |
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| The CONUS NORAD Combined Air Operations Center is located at Tyndall Air Force Base. CONR is subdivided into three geographic air defense sectors executing tactical control of air defense resources. They are the Northeast Air Defense Sector in Rome, N.Y., the Western Air Defense Sector at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., and the Southeast Air Defense Sector at Tyndall. |
| Co-located with First Air Force are the 601st Expeditionary Air Operations Group and the 702nd Computer Systems Squadron. The 601st AOG operates the CONUS CAOC. The 702nd CSS is the U.S. Air (^top of section) |
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| Force component of the bi-national NORAD Systems Support Facility and is the software support manager for the computer systems used at the CAOC and air defense sectors. |
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Radar data used by the sectors comes from a variety of systems located in and around the United States. Joint surveillance system radars located on the borders and FAA radars within CONUS provide long-range radar data to 1AF/CONR sectors. Tethered along the southern border of the U.S. are aerostat radar platforms providing low-altitude radar coverage. E-3 AWACS aircraft flying in support of CONR and its sectors can also supplement radar data.
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| Since Sept. 11, 2001, the air sovereignty/defense mission has grown in personnel and resources supporting Operation Noble Eagle. More than 80 percent of fighter aircrews flying Operation Noble Eagle missions are Air National Guard and approximately 75 percent of tanker and C-130 airlift crews are from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve. The 1AF/CONR mission has remained constant. Under CONR’s operational control, and sector tactical control, fighters and supporting tankers are launched to intercept and identify unauthorized or unknown aircraft entering the U.S. Air Defense Identification Zone. CONR has also supported the U.S. Customs Service and law enforcement agencies to detect, identify, and track suspected airborne drug smugglers since 1989. For more information about the mission of First Air Force and the Continental United States NORAD Region, contact 1st AF Public Affairs at (850) 283-8659 or visit the Web site at www.1staf.tyndall.af.mil. |
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| Southeast Air Defense Sector |
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Building 485A, (850) 283-5051
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| The Southeast Air Defense Sector, the “World’s Premier Air Defense Team,” is responsible for the air defense of the southeastern United States. With more than 600,000 square miles of airspace, including 3,000 miles of coastline from Texas to the North Carolina border, the Southeast Air Defense Sector is the busiest of three sectors comprising the Continental United States North American Aerospace Defense Command Region. |
| The Sector Operations Control Center is the command and control element for the sector air defense operations. This facility utilizes the latest advances in computerized airspace control, relies on digitized radar inputs from 21 ground radar sites and one tethered aerostat balloon. More than 3,500 aircraft penetrating the sector’s air defense and identification zone are detected each day by sector SOCC technicians and operators. |
| The SOCC, along with five other control centers, two in the continental United States, two in Canada and one in Alaska, are key elements in support of the North American Aerospace Defense Command mission. NORAD command and control agencies are responsible for maintaining air sovereignty in peacetime and defending North America during wartime. Consoles in the sector SOCC are designed for multiple uses, allowing them to be used for surveillance, identification or weapons control air defense functions. |
| All aircraft entering the United States must be identified. This process involves coordination with the FAA, other military agencies and identification by electronic |
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interrogation. Any aircraft not identified by these means within specified timing criteria are designated “unknowns.” Ten alert sites are strategically located to provide rapid scramble and subsequent interception and identification of unknown aircraft. The Southeast Air Defense Sector’s peacetime mission also includes detecting and monitoring suspected drug smuggling aircraft in coordination with U.S. Custom’s Service and law enforcement agencies.
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| The sector’s wartime mission-tactical warning and threat assessment and defense against air attack would be conducted using the same radar assets serving the peacetime mission. However, U.S. Naval radar assets would heavily augment them and the fighting force would be augmented with other military assets. |
| For reliability and training purposes, the SOCC is equipped with two computer systems. While one system monitors sector airspace, operators can use the second system for training exercises, data analysis, testing and repair. Should the operational system malfunction, the second system is automatically switched to operational status with no mission interruption. A new modernized command and control technology is being developed and will be tested and validated at Tyndall. |
| For more information, contact SEADS Public Affairs at (850) 283-5406. |
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| North American Aerospace Defense Command System Support Facility |
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Building 444, (850) 283-0892
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| The North American Aerospace Defense Command System Support Facility (NSSF) is comprised of the 702nd Computer Systems Squadron and the Canadian Forces Detachment. Operationally, the NSSF is under the control of NORAD. Administratively, the 702nd Computer Systems Squadron reports to First Air Force. The Canadian Forces Detachment reports to the Canadian Defense Liaison staff in Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| The NSSF is an integral part of the Atmospheric Early Warning System, established to enforce air sovereignty and provide surveillance of the United States and Canada. To satisfy these objectives, eight region/sector air operations centers located in North America, Hawaii and Iceland provide centralized data processing displays of command and control data. Each control center is responsible for the detection, identification and interception of unknown aircraft penetrating its area of responsibility. The accuracy and dependability of the systems that enable |
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the Region/Sector Air Operations Centers to execute this responsibility rely heavily on the quality software and analytical support received from the NSSF at Tyndall. |
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The 702nd Computer Systems Squadron was formed Dec. 1, 1980, with a mission to equip, administer, provide and train personnel to perform software support for the then NORAD Joint Surveillance System. As the U.S. Air Force element of the bi-national NORAD System Support Facility, the men and women of the 702nd CSS work hand-in-hand with their Canadian Forces Detachment counterparts to provide the NORAD operational community with the most up-to-date and reliable software possible.
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| The Canadian Forces Detachment was formed in August 1981. The detachment is comprised of officers and noncommissioned members of the Canadian Forces permanently assigned to Tyndall. The majority of the personnel work side-by-side with U.S. Air Force members of the 702nd CSS, in the NORAD System Support Facility, providing operational computer software supporting NORAD’s aerospace defense mission. Other members of the CF Detachment are assigned to the 601st Expeditionary Air Operations Group, which operates the CONUS NORAD Combined Air Operations Center, also located here. |
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| 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group |
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Building 226, (850) 283-2945
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| The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group is an Air Combat Command tenant organization that reports to the 53rd Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. The “WEG” is comprised of four squadrons and two detachments: the 81st Test Support Squadron; the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron; the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron, located at Tyndall; the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, located at Eglin AFB; Det. 1, 82 ATRS, located at Holloman AFB, N.M.; and Det. 1 86 FWS, located at Hill AFB, Utah. |
| The group conducts the U.S. Air Force Air-to-Air Weapon System Evaluation Program, known as Combat Archer, and the USAF Air-to-Ground Weapon System Evaluation |
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| Program, known as Combat Hammer. It also supports Weapons Instructor Course air-to-air formal training syllabi. Unit personnel provide all Air Force aerial target support for DOD users in the Gulf Ranges and full-scale targets for Title 10 testing at White Sands Missile Range, Holloman AFB, N.M. The group also plans, manages, and executes the Air Force Air-to-Air Weapons Meet, William Tell. |
| For additional information, contact 53rd WEG Public Affairs at (850) 882-3435. |
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| 81st Test Support Squadron |
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Building 1279, (850) 283-2319
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| The 81st Test Support Squadron provides radar control, technical, staff, and administrative test and evaluation support to Air Force and DOD missile firing programs. The squadron provides radar control and range safety in support of |
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| WSEP, other test activities, and air combat training. |
| The squadron also provides technical, engineering, acquisition, logistics, data automation and local area network, system configuration control, budget, and scheduling support for the 53rd WEG. This includes program management of all Gulf Range air-to-air systems, range control systems, aerial target (full- and subscale) systems, and payloads, missile scoring and data analysis telemetry and communications systems. It is also the primary manager for the USAF Air-to-Air Weapons Meet, William Tell. |
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| 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron |
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Building 227, (850) 283-4601
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| The 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron at Tyndall AFB operates approximately 50 full-scale QF-4 Phantom II aircraft and 85 BQM-34 and MQM-107 subscale targets to provide manned and unmanned aerial targets for WSEP, WIC syllabus requirements, William Tell, and Air Force-directed programs. |
| The squadron also maintains three 120-foot drone recovery vessels and two smaller vessels to recover aerial targets and support range safety, patrol, and salvage operations. Squadron members also operatethe Air Force’s only two E-9A Widget |
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airborne platform/telemetry relay aircraft that provide ocean surface surveillance and relay missile/target telemetry of missiles fired in over the horizon profiles on the Gulf Ranges. The squadron manages an annual budget of $14 million to support three O&M contracts and more than 150 contract personnel.
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Detachment 1,
82nd Aerial Targets Squadron
Holloman AFB, N.M., (505) 572-5382
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| Detachment 1, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M., operates 30 QF-4 Phantom II full-scale aerial targets for use at the White Sands Missile Range. The squadron manages all contract operations of its QF-4 fleet as part of the overall contract at Tyndall. It directs Air Force operations of full-scale targets in support of DOD testing programs to include the F/A-22 Raptor and the Army’s Patriot system. (^top of section) |
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| 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron |
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Building 225, (850) 283-4039
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| The 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron conducts the Air Force Air-to-Air Weapon System Evaluation Program. The squadron evaluates the total air-to-air weapons system including aircraft, weapon delivery system, weapon, aircrew, support equipment, technical data and maintenance actions. |
| The squadron hosts 38 air-to-air WSEP deployments annually at Tyndall. The annual firing of 300 missiles evaluates all Air Force air-to-air missile capabilities for the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air- |
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to-Air Missile, AIM-7 Sparrow missile, AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and aircraft guns, and also provides live missile training for combat Air Force crews as a secondary objective. Squadron personnel verify weapon system performance, determine reliability, evaluate capability and limitations, identify deficiencies, recommend corrective action, and maintain Combat Air Force-wide data.
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| The squadron investigates missile envelopes and evaluates capabilities and limitations to determine future firing requirements. They provide liaison support for pre-deployment, employment, and redeployment of Air Combat Command, United States Air Forces Europe, Pacific Air Forces, Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force Reserve and Canadian Forces participating in WSEP, William Tell and WIC missile firing programs. |
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| 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron |
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Eglin AFB, Fla., (850) 872-8572
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| The 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron conducts the Air Force air-to-ground weapon system evaluation program. The 86th FWS evaluates the total air-to-ground precision- guided munitions process including weapon buildup, weapon loading, aircraft, aircrew employment procedures, support equipment, technical data and maintenance actions. |
| The squadron hosts active and guard WSEP deployments annually at Eglin AFB and Hill AFB, Utah. The annual launching of 450-plus PGMs evaluates the Air Force’s air-to-ground precision capabilities and also provides full-scale PGM employment training for combat Air Force crews as a secondary objective. The weapons currently evaluated include the AGM-130, EGBU-15, GBU-10, GBU-12, GBU-24, GBU-27, GBU-28, GBU-31 JDAM, AGM-65 Maverick, |
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| AGM-86 CALCM, AGM-154 JSOW, AGM-88 High-Speed Antiradiation Missile, and the Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser. |
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Squadron personnel verify weapon system performance, determine reliability, evaluate capability and limitations, identify deficiencies, recommend corrective action, and maintain Combat Air Force-wide data. The squadron investigates PGM envelopes and evaluates capabilities and limitations to determine future employment requirements. They provide liaison support for pre-deployment, employment, and redeployment of Air Combat Command, United States Air Forces in Europe, Pacific Air Forces, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve assets participating in WSEP.
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Detachment 1,
86th Fighter Weapons Squadron
Hill AFB, Utah, (801) 777-2302
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| Detachment 1 of the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron coordinates the many year-round requirements needed to support air-to-ground WSEP execution on the Utah Training and Test Range. In addition, the detachment provides the in-place infrastructure for units deploying to Hill AFB for WSEP participation. (^top of section) |
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| Detachment 2, 28th Test Squadron |
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Building 1801, (850) 283-6751
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| Detachment 2, 28th Test Squadron plans, executes, and reports on Headquarters Air Combat Command-directed operational tests for multi-service integrated fighter avionics, weapons, and electronic warfare systems via operation of the $103 million Integrated Avionics Test Facility. Detachment personnel determine operational effectiveness and suitability for current and future weapons systems using USAF and threat fighter radars, air-to-air missiles, electronic attack and electronic protection suites. Det 2, 28th TS also provides input and assistance to HQ USAF, ACC, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, and Air Force Materiel Command in the development of test plans, conduct of test projects, collection of test data and production of final test and evaluation reports as directed by HQ ACC. |
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| The IATF’s primary objective is to improve the combat capability, reliability, and lethality of Air Force weapon systems through operationally realistic testing. Missions are performed through ground test, flight test, ground-based jammer testing, and various combinations of these techniques. The IATF’s primary mission is to perform force development evaluations on the operational flight programs of the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcom fire control radar systems. This includes experimental changes to the OFPs as well as modifications to fielded OFPs. Additional responsibilities and capabilities include the following: Perform OFP OT&E and operational utility evaluations of F-15 and F-16 radars with the AIM-120A/B/C AMRAAM, identify radar system maintenance deficiencies and develop work-around solutions. Support advanced EA and EP system development and evaluation. Provide resident Air Force technical expertise on ACC radar and missile systems. Support other electronic warfare projects from Air Force, Department of Defense and various external customers with technical assistance or specialized hardware. |
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| Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency |
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Building 1120, (850) 283-6114
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| The Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency is a field operating agency of the Air Force Civil Engineer in Washington D.C. The agency provides tools, practices and professional support to civil engineers worldwide. |
| AFCESA offers expertise in readiness, training, vehicles and equipment, management practices, technical support, automation support and research and development consultation. |
| AFCESA comprises six directorates: operations support, engineering support, contingency support, installation support, field support and business operations. |
| The operations support directorate provides civil engineers enhanced management procedures and advice in supporting effective business practices and tools. Some of its members are the career field managers for civil engineers and support civil engineer contract efforts. In addition, it develops and integrates technology into fielded civil engineer systems. |
| The engineering support directorate provides engineering and technical consulting and establishes standards and criteria for base infrastructure design and construction, life-cycle planning, programming, operations, maintenance and repair and revitalization. |
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The contingency support directorate ensures engineering personnel are trained and equipped to deploy in case of war or peacetime emergency. The directorate works with war planners from the Air Force and other services to ensure engineer forces are accurately reflected in U.S. war plans. The directorate’s broad scope of responsibility includes expeditionary engineering, explosive ordnance disposal, fire protection and full spectrum threat response. |
| The installation support directorate provides a one-stop location for bases’ sustainment, restoration and modernization architectural-engineering and construction needs. The directorate helps Air Force agencies plan, design, monitor and manage project objectives, quality, timeliness and cost. |
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The field support directorate is also known as CEMIRT, the Civil Engineer Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Team. The directorate is responsible for providing intermediate and depot-level repair support for power generation, electrical distribution and aircraft arresting systems. It also provides technical support for heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems.
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| The business operations directorate provides customer-focused strategic planning, computer, financial, contracting and professional communications support for the agency. The directorate maintains the agency’s web site and publishes Air Force Civil Engineer magazine, the flagship publication for the Air Force civil engineer community. |
| For more on AFCESA www.afcesa.af.mil. |
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| Detachment 2, Air Force Research Laboratory |
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Building 937, (850) 283-6274
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| The Airbase Technologies Division is part of a nationwide network of AFRL research facilities located at nine different Air Force bases. The AFRL/MLQ mission is to provide science, technology, and engineering to advance fixed and deployed airbase capabilities in force protection, infrastructure, and homeland defense. |
| Areas of expertise include robotics, unexploded ordnance/range management, blast effects, chemical/biological defense, protective structures, portable shelters, utility systems, fire/crash rescue, pavements, rapid airfield assessment, environmental biotechnology, advanced weapon systems support, biologically-catalyzed materials synthesis, pollution prevention via process and material substitution, and atmospheric threat protection. |
| AFRL employs a wide range of professionals including chemists, biologists, microbiologists, atmospheric and fire scientists, several types of engineers |
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| (mechanical, electrical, chemical/process, civil/structural, environmental, material, and robotics), technicians (laboratory, EOD, and range instrumentation), mechanics, machinists and toolmakers, and computer specialists. Total workforce is approximately 200, with 20 percent military, 20 percent civil service, and 60 percent in-house contractor support. Facilities include a 22,000 square foot chemistry laboratory; a 54,000 square foot blast effects test range, and a 6,000 square foot energy/utility systems laboratory. |
| For additional information, contact AFRL Public Affairs at (937) 255-2725. |
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| Detachment 1, 823rd REDHORSE Squadron |
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Building 9480, (850) 283-8700
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| Officially known as a Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers Squadron, the Detachment 1 of the 823rd RHS is located at Tyndall’s Silver Flag Exercise Site. The unit’s mission is to provide agile combat support training to active duty, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve civil engineer, services and personnel teams so they can construct, operate and maintain forward operating bases for deployed forces. The detachment is an Air Combat Command unit and is proud to be Detachment 1 of the legendary 823rd RHS. The site also hosts various other training courses, such as Officer Field Education for all new civil engineer and services officers; the Chaplains’ Readiness course; and a half-day bare-base Air Force’s Mission Support Group Commanders’ course. |
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| Every two years the detachment holds the worldwide contingency skills competition known as Readiness Challenge. This competition tests the leadership, teamwork, and war fighting skills of deployable personnel from civil engineering, services, and personnel teams under field conditions. The competition measures a unit’s ability to function as a team, to beddown and sustain air power and to provide quick base recovery after attack. The staff of Detachment 1 plans and executes competition events and acts as host for the several hundred visitors and participants who come to the area for this international competition. |
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| Detachment 4, 372nd Training Squadron |
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Building 549, (850) 283-2750
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| The “Eagle Teachers” of Detachment 4, provide worldwide and local training on F-15 and F/A-22 aircraft systems and support equipment. Customers include all active duty, Air National Guard and Reserve units operating F-15 Eagle aircraft. |
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| An Air Education and Training Command unit assigned to the 982nd Training Group, Sheppard AFB, Texas, the detachment trains more than 640 non-prior service crew chiefs each year. Additionally, the detachment provides higher skill level training for approximately 500 maintainers across five Air Force Specialty Codes assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing. Finally, it provides conversion training for the Air Force’s newest asset - the F/A-22 Raptor. Each of the 51 courses offered is taught using classroom lectures and/or hands-on instructional techniques. Student curriculum is enhanced by the use of interactive training sets, simulators and actual aircraft. |
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| NCO Academy |
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Building 837, (850) 283-3238
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| The mission of Tyndall’s Noncommissioned Officer Academy is to prepare noncommissioned officers for positions of increased responsibility by broadening their leadership and supervisory skills as well as expand their perspective of the military profession. |
| Each year, more than 1,300 technical sergeants attend the 223-hour course, which focuses on three curriculum areas: Profession of Arms, Leadership, and Communication. |
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The Noncommissioned Officer Academy has a long and proud history. It moved to Tyndall in August 1973 and received member accreditation with the Commission on Occupational Education Institutions of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in December 1975. In December 1980, the academy received full collegiate accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Colleges. In May 1992, the academy’s affiliation with the Community College of the Air Force was reaffirmed.
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| In November 1993, the academy became part of Air University with the establishment of the College for Enlisted Professional Military Education. Former Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force Paul W. Airey, Eric W. Benken, Frederick J. Finch, and current CMSAF Rodney J. McKinley all graduated from the academy. |
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