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  • Airman Spotlight: Airman 1st Class Sara Lucas

    ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Climbing through the rubble of a dilapidated building, Airman 1st Class Sara Lucas, 139th Medical Group medic, spots a manikin casualty and immediately begins rendering aid. She checks the manikin for injuries, applies a neck brace and inserts an IV until her team arrives with a

  • 109th Airlift Wing security forces conduct training exercise

    SCOTIA, N.Y. – Security forces from the 109th Airlift Wing trained March 5 on how and when to use force, facilitated by instructors who controlled the scenarios and ensured safety was the top priority.The purpose was to put the security forces in a situation where they had to use each level on the

  • Pennsylvania National Guard ends COVID-19 response mission

    FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – After two years and hundreds of missions across the commonwealth, the Pennsylvania National Guard has ended its COVID-19 response.Guard members were first activated March 17, 2020, to assist the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and transport home 38 residents

  • Mindfulness and the Air National Guard

    ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NJ -- Ms. Jen Baldwin, 177th FW director of psychological health, became a certified Workplace Mindfulness Facilitator December 16, 2021. Baldwin received this certification as part of only the fifth cohort to be trained by Mindful Leader, an international

  • CNGB visits Portland ANG Base

    PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Daniel Hokanson, visited the 142nd Wing at the Portland Air National Guard Base this past weekend.During his visit, Gen. Hokanson took time to speak with and recognize members of the wing. Later, he received a familiarization flight in

  • Washington Guard, Thailand celebrate 20-year partnership

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – The Washington National Guard is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its partnership with the Kingdom of Thailand in the State Partnership Program and resuming in-person exchanges.“We found some creative ways to work around COVID and we were able to get our Thai counterparts in

  • New policy helps Guard members coming off COVID duty

    ARLINGTON, Va. – A new policy intended to help National Guard members who were activated to support COVID-19 operations is a “win for the health of the force.”That is according to Army Maj. Gen. Jill Faris, director of the National Guard Bureau’s Office of the Joint Surgeon.“We’ve had so many people

  • JSTARS reassures mission partners

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany  -- It’s the early hours of the morning when the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System crew arrives to begin their day. They receive a quick briefing before the E-8C JSTARS aircraft is prepared for departure.The JSTARS aircraft, deployed to Ramstein Air Base,

  • Red Flag 22-2: Thunderbolts lead the way

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada -- During the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force lost more than 1,700 aircraft and thousands of aircrew, sparking an immediate need to better prepare aircrews for combat. After the war ended in 1975, the Air Force established an air-focused exercise called Red

  • Female Fitment Program: a 75-year journey

    Women have had to adjust to wearing suits and equipment designed to fit men… Improved, form-fitting uniforms have been a goal. Former Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. David Goldfein, 2018The Female Fitment Program and the development of Air Force uniforms and equipment specifically created for women