DeWitt Resident is Honored by Eastern Air Defense Sector

Master Sgt. Raam David is Named Outstanding Senior Non-Commissioned Officer

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Col. John Bartholf, EADS Commander, presents Master Sgt. Raam David (right) with the Outstanding Senior Noncommissioned Award

LATHAM, NY (02/02/2011)(readMedia)-- New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Raam David, a DeWitt resident, was named Outstanding Senior Non- Commissioned Officer for the Rome-based Eastern Air Defense Sector during the unit's award ceremony on Jan. 21 at the Utica Radisson Hotel/

Davis is a graduate of the prestigious Advanced Weapons Director School. He led his section's preparation for the Unit Compliance Inspection and was rated a superior performer by the inspection team.

Other significant achievements included his consistent instructional excellence, his extensive review and upgrade of tactical procedures and training plans, and his support for community efforts such as the Red Cross Thanksgiving basket drive.

The Eastern Air Defense Sector is headquartered at Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome.

Staffed by active-duty New York Air National Guardsmen and a Canadian Forces detachment, the unit supports the North American Aerospace Defense Command's (NORAD) integrated warning and attack assessment missions and the U.S. Northern Command's (USNORTHCOM) homeland defense mission.

EADS is responsible for air sovereignty and counter-air operations over the eastern United States and directs a variety of assets to defend one million square miles of land and sea.