Air Force selects Tennessee Guard base as preferred location to host next-gen Pegasus

PENTAGON -- Today, the U.S. Air Force announced McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base near Knoxville, Tenn., as the preferred location to host the KC-46A Pegasus Main Operating Base 7 as part of the Department of the Air Force’s overarching aircraft recapitalization efforts.In September 2024, the Air

140th Wing exercises to deploy, fight, win in contested environment

BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. - The 140th Wing executed Exercise Centennial Strike, a simulated rapid mobilization of the Mission Generation Force Element and a regeneration of deployed aircraft, June 5-8, 2025.This exercise aimed to prepare for impending Contingency Response Force taskings,

KC-135 Test Detachment Advances Connectivity, Enhances Survivability

ROLAND R. WRIGHT ANG BASE, Utah - The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) KC-135 Test Detachment, working alongside the Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Wing, continues to demonstrate how warfighter-driven innovation can transform the proven KC-135 Stratotanker into a

Colorado’s Greeley Air National Guard says farewell to Mobile Ground System mission

GREELEY, Colo. - Colorado Air National Guard members of the 233rd Space Group hosted an official ceremony for the retirement of the Mobile Ground System at the Greeley Air National Guard Station, Aug. 2, 2025. The ceremony celebrated over forty years of the MGS and its mission in missile defense.

Alaska Guard Launches Critical Communication Method

BETHEL, Alaska — After severe storms struck Western Alaska earlier this month, members of the Alaska Organized Militia’s Communications and Information Systems Directorate, known as J6, deployed new handheld satellite tracking devices called SHOUT Nano to maintain critical communication links with

105th Airman spotlight: Tinatin Sadzaglishvili

STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – The 105th Base Defense Group relies on the dedication and expertise of its Airmen to carry out its mission of organizing, training and equipping defenders to execute defense operations globally – and Airman 1st Class Tinatin Sadzaglishvili, 105th Base Defense

Maryland National Guard participates in Baltic Blitz 25 with Estonian partners

Massachusetts Air Guard’s 102nd Intelligence Wing Tests Readiness During Exercise Formosa Guardian

OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. - The 102nd Intelligence Wing concluded Exercise Formosa Guardian Nov. 1, ending a three-phase combat readiness assessment.During the exercise, the 102nd Intelligence Wing Inspector General team tested and evaluated Airmen’s ability to perform their assigned

Nebraska, Guam Guards Partner with Marshall Islands

LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Nov. 17 that the Nebraska National Guard, alongside the Guam National Guard, has been selected to partner with the Republic of the Marshall Islands through the Department of War National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, or SPP.“I have seen

Missouri National Guard conducts joint military intelligence training

St. Louis, MO. - Missouri Army and Air National Guard military intelligence units from across the state conducted joint training at Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Station and Whiteman Air Force Base, Sept. 5-7, 2025.The joint training was an opportunity for Missouri Army and Air Guard members