(Right to left) USAF Colonel Ted Kraemer, Southeast Air Defense Sector Commander; Brigadier General Walter E. Buchanan III, 325th Fighter Wing Commander; Major General Larry K. Arnold, 1ST Air Force Commander; Allen Bense, Florida State Representative; and Canadian Forces Brigadier General Jim Hunter, CONUS NORAD Region Deputy Commander, break ground Monday, December 13th, 1999, to plant a tulip-poplar seeding in front of the 1ST AF Headquarters building at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. This event marked the 363rd birthday of the Air National Guard. The accepted birthday of the National Guard, Dec 13 1636, is the date the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized the ...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: (Right to left) USAF Colonel Ted Kraemer, Southeast Air Defense Sector Commander; Brigadier General Walter E. Buchanan III, 325th Fighter Wing Commander; Major General Larry K. Arnold, 1st Air Force Commander; Allen Bense, Florida State Representative; and Canadian Forces Brigadier General Jim Hunter, CONUS NORAD Region Deputy Commander, break ground Monday, December 13th, 1999, to plant a tulip-poplar seeding in front of the 1st AF Headquarters building at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. This event marked the 363rd birthday of the Air National Guard. The accepted birthday of the National Guard, Dec 13 1636, is the date the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized the first three militia regiments in North America.

Base: Tyndall Air Force Base

State: Florida (FL)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Lisa Carroll, USAF Civilian

Release Status: Released to Public
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