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  • MAFFS tackle largest wildfires in California history

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The ground shakes and you feel the vibration of four propeller engines approaching. The rumble becomes a deafening roar as the California National Guard C-130 aircraft, only 150 feet above the ground, appears just above the treetops and drops 3,000 gallons of retardant in less

  • Fighting warrior woman: powwows, beads and information

    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – “Hearing the drum and watching the dancers is awesome. Something inside of me comes to life and gives me a happy energy.” This is how Missouri Air National Guard Master Sgt. Mary Lohnes describes participating in tribal ceremonies. Though her legal name is Mary, where she is

  • Command chief’s plan to support Airmen takes flight

    NEW CASTLE, Del. – Citizen-Airmen with the Delaware National Guard's 166th Airlift Wing enjoyed an incentive flight on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Oct. 21 as a reward for their hard work and contributions to the Wing. All five Airmen earned their ride after being selected as the wing-level award

  • Indiana Airman is proud of her American Indian roots

    HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind.- American Indian Heritage Month, celebrated in November, is a special time for U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Crystal N. Ralston. "Observing American Indian Heritage means to take pride in my roots so that I can better understand and learn about my heritage,"

  • NY National Guard supports COVID-19 travel safety operations

    Passengers getting off airplanes coming from outside New York are being greeted by New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen helping the Department of Health enforce New York’s COVID-19 travel restrictions.Since Oct. 16, Soldiers and Airmen at airports across the state have been ensuring that

  • Innovation funds help Nebraska National Guard firefighters

    LINCOLN, Neb. – Improving readiness just got a whole lot easier for the Nebraska Air National Guard Fire Department. Using U.S. Air Force innovation funds, the department recently bought a new pump operation simulator that allows firefighters to better prepare for emergencies while saving water.

  • 107th Attack Wing Airmen assist with California wildfires

    NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. — Members of the 107th Operations Group, 107th Attack Wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., deployed three Airmen to California to assist firefighters battling wildfires. There have been more than 8,500 fires, burning more than 4 million acres in

  • Guardsmen help deliver locally-sourced food

    Members of the Connecticut National Guard partnered with the American Red Cross and the Department of Emergency Management to deliver boxes of food to families in Connecticut as part of the Farmers to Families Food Box program.

  • Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured hiker

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker Oct. 25 at Byron Glacier, southeast of Anchorage near Portage. Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Daniel Warren, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center senior controller, said officials