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Secretary of the Air Force attends CBC2 success and modernization milestone

Nov. 7, 2023

Eastern Air Defense Sector rolls out new cloud-based command-and-control system

The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Eastern Air Defense Sector performed the initial operating capability rollout of the Advanced Battle Management System’s Cloud-Based Command and Control system, or CBC2, in front of Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and leaders from NORAD, U.S. Northern Command, Joint Staff, Royal Canadian Air Force and Office of the Secretary of Defense.

A CC-150T Husky Tanker during a NORAD, Yellowknife, North West Territory, June 14, 2020.

July 24, 2020

CC-150 Polaris tanker fleet reaches NORAD milestone

TRENTON, Ontario — The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the Canadian NORAD Region (CANR) achieved initial operating capability for their fleet of CC-150 Polaris air-to-air refuelling tankers, operated by 437 Transport Squadron, from Trenton, Ontario, on July 1, 2020.

Lt. Gen. Pierre St. Amand, deputy commander for North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), speaks during the Canadian Mess Dinner April 15 at the American Lake Conference Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. St. Amand upheld the brief speech tradition of the mess but did take the time to touch on the long history of the RCAF and he praised the long standing close relationship the U.S. and Canadian military have shared, specifically in NORAD and at the Western Air Defense Sector.

April 28, 2016

Western Air Defense Sector Canadians celebrate Royal Canadian Air Force Anniversary

April 15, 2016 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCChord, Wash. -- The 92nd Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was celebrated by the Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) Canadian Detachment's annual RCAF Mess Dinner at the American Lake Conference Center April 15.