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  • New Hampshire Guardsmen juggle civilian, military jobs

    PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Living by the motto “Always Ready, Always There” is easier said than done for New Hampshire National Guard members trying to balance their military obligation with their civilian job.Over the past three months, more than 250 New Hampshire Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen have been

  • Alaska Guardsmen win Chief of the National Guard Biathlon

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Four Alaska National Guard biathletes took first place in the women’s overall category at the Annual Chief of the National Guard Biathlon Championships.More than 120 competitors from 30 states competed for the championship at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, Feb.

  • Airman brings Jiu-Jitsu skills to SPP partner Costa Rica

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - New Mexico Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Bradley Vallez is a tournament-winning Jiu-Jitsu competitor. He has the medal to prove it.So when he got the opportunity to share his knowledge of non-lethal combat techniques to Costa Rica’s police force, he jumped at the

  • New Jersey National Guard serves Vineland veterans

    VINELAND, N.J. – James Dow watches as U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Edward D. Simms places a bowling ball on a bowling ramp in front of him.Dow, a resident of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Vineland, lines up the ramp in the lane and both he and Simms watch as the ball knocks down all but one

  • Vermont National Guard hosts Austrian delegation

    COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Vermont National Guard hosted Austrian military members at numerous National Guard sites Feb. 14-15 as part of the State Partnership Program.The Green Mountain Boys kicked off Valentine’s Day with a Vermont National Guard introductory brief to explain what the Air National

  • National Guard troops from 15 states join Arctic exercise

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Hundreds of National Guard and active-duty counterparts, Canadian military forces and civilian first responders are responding to a simulated large-scale natural disaster during the Arctic Eagle-Patriot 22 exercise Feb. 22-March 9.More than 900 Air and Army National Guard

  • Twin sisters retire from Ohio Air Guard together

    SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Identical twin sisters retired from the Ohio Air National Guard together after more than 20 years of service at the 178th Wing.Senior Master Sgt. Tammy J. Mundy, administration superintendent for wing staff at the 178th Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Tabatha K. King, the senior

  • A youth’s aviation dream is realized in the Air National Guard

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- A New Jersey Air National Guard officer’s childhood military aviation dream became a reality upon his recent graduation from the Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training school at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi.Second Lieutenant Kayan Slater, a 108th