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  • Idaho Air Guard Pilots Refuel A-10s During Training Exercise

    GOWEN FIELD, Idaho - A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots from the 190th Fighter Squadron, part of the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, participated in a training exercise Feb. 1-2.The pilots landed at Jocelyn Field, Magic Valley Regional Airport in Twin Falls, refueled their jets and then

  • California Air Guard Saves Man on Sportfishing Vessel

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - A fisherman who experienced multiple seizures and lost consciousness at sea is safely on land after being airlifted by the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing.The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center activated the wing Jan. 31 due to a medical emergency aboard

  • Ecuadorian Military Leaders Visit Kentucky Air National Guard

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Key leaders from the Ecuadorian military met with Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard on Jan. 31 to tour the 123rd Airlift Wing and learn more about its missions.They also talked with unit members about their roles in supporting U.S. military operations around the world

  • The Breakfast Club

    MARTIN STATE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Md. -- Amidst the early morning hustle of medical personnel, Maryland Air National Guard Senior Airman Rose Gurley, a dental technician assigned to the 175th Medical Group, noticed a common struggle. Many of the Airmen were skipping breakfast due to the early

  • Air National Guard Defenders host Cold Weather Operations Course

    DULUTH, Minn. -- 50 Air National Guard Security Forces personnel from 15 states gathered at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minnesota, from January 8-19, 2024, for a two-week Cold Weather Operations Course. “Given the complexities of the global security landscape, it is imperative that our Defenders

  • That NASCAR hat

    Sioux City, Iowa -- It makes sense that people in the fighter jet business would be attracted to NASCAR motor sports because of similarities in noise, speed, and the possibility of death at every turn.As the 2024 NASCAR cup series gets the green flag at the start of this month, race fans may

  • Virginia Guard Soldiers, Airmen Train on Emergency Response

    FORT BARFOOT, Va. – Virginia National Guard members of the 34th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package conducted a collective training event Jan. 5-7 to instruct their newest Soldiers and Airmen on the basics of incident management and

  • WADS New Agile Operations Center Operational

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA -- The Western Air Defense Sector celebrated the opening of its new Agile Operations Center during a ribbon cutting ceremony, January 26, 2024, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.The Adjutant General for Washington, Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty and Congresswoman Marilyn

  • Chief connects with People as an Airman and Tattoo Artist

    EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE , AK -- People have been marking their skin for thousands of years. Around the world, across cultures, tattoos hold different significances. Ancient Siberian nomads, Indigenous Polynesians, Nubians, Native South Americans, and Greeks used tattoos for various reasons.The oldest

  • 139th hosts NGB production assessment team

    ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, hosted five members from the National Guard Bureau who are part of a production assessment team (PAT) Jan. 22-25, 2024 at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base. The team has been on a tour of multiple flying wings within the Air