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  • From combat boots to rubber boots

    ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait -- Ali Al Salem Air Base has come a long way since its inception. Deployed service members who arrived shortly after its inception were put into large tents by the dozen. For this reason, it was dubbed its moniker “tent city.”Today, however, deployed members will more

  • Michigan National Guard member deployed nearly a decade

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – For decades, the military service of National Guard and Reserve members was characterized by the slogan, "One weekend a month, two weeks a year."While the minimum service requirement remains 12 drill weekends and a 10- to 14-day training period annually, this is not

  • 108th Wing deploys in support of overseas operations

    More than 80 New Jersey Air National Guardsmen departed this earlier this week for the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility to provide expeditionary support for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield until spring 2021. The Airmen are comprised

  • 169th FW ANG Mother, Daughter deploy to AUAB

    Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar -- It has been said, that to understand what someone is going through, a person needs to walk a mile in their shoes, a saying that one staff sergeant assigned on her first deployment to the Middle East took to heart.

  • Ohio ANG Theater Security Package deploys to Estonia

    AMARI AIR BASE, Estonia — Twelve F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard landed at Amari Air Base, Estonia, Jan. 14, as part of a Theater Security Package in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

  • Misawa Air Base supports Wisconsin Guardsmen

    The 35th Maintenance Squadron recently backed four Air National Guardsmen from the 115th Fighter Wing, better known as the "Badgers," based out of Madison, Wisconsin, by providing them a centralized repair facility.