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  • Training with Fire

    NEW LONDON, N.C. - In an era where technology has transformed the way people learn, work, and connect, some skills are still best learned the old fashioned way: face to face and hands on.For firefighters assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, this meant traveling to North

  • Bivouac exercise prepares Minot Airmen for expeditionary operations

    MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — More than 120 Airmen from Minot Air Force Base spent four days honing expeditionary skills and strengthening mission readiness during a bivouac exercise at the 119th Air National Guard Regional Training Site in Fargo, North Dakota.A bivouac is a field training exercise

  • Maintainers Master Two Hercules Aircraft Models

    ROSECRANS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mo. – Aircraft maintenance professionals assigned to the Missouri National Guard’s Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, or AATTC, have reached a significant milestone by becoming dual-qualified on both the C-130H and C-130J Hercules, enhancing their ability to

  • 119th Wing Airmen Receive Bronze Star

    FARGO, N.D. — Four North Dakota Air National Guard Airmen were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in a combat zone, during a ceremony at the Fargo Air National Guard Base June 5.Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Solberg, Master Sgt. Zak Bergstrom, Master Sgt. Daniel Mark and Master

  • Michigan, Rhode Island Guardsmen Complete Rocket Training

    ALPENA, Mich. – Michigan National Guard Soldiers and Rhode Island National Guard Airmen completed a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration, or HIRAIN, from Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, to Fort Irwin, California, during the National Guard's Minuteman Rotation,

  • Montana Guard Firefighters Strengthen Readiness With Live-Fire Training

    GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Montana Army National Guard firefighters trained alongside Airmen and state firefighters assigned to the 120th Airlift Wing Fire Department during a June 11 joint aircraft rescue firefighting exercise at the 120th Airlift Wing.The training brought together Soldiers from the