https://www.ang.af.mil Air National Guard News RSS Feed en-us Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:03:00 GMT https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4534342/defenders-sharpen-skills-tacts/ SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. – A unit training event on June 6 at Selfridge Air National<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jul/07/2003958247/300/300/0/260606-Z-YQ364-1007.JPG' alt='Airmen highlight readiness at Selfridge Air National Guard Base' /> <br /> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT Senior Airman Jacob Hessen https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4534342/defenders-sharpen-skills-tacts/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4534065/montana-air-national-guard-completes-combat-readiness-inspection-during-operati/ GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Airmen assigned to the 120th Airlift Wing, Montana Air National Guard,<br/> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT Senior Master Sgt. Devin Doskey https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4534065/montana-air-national-guard-completes-combat-readiness-inspection-during-operati/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4533454/kentucky-air-national-guard-concludes-operations-supporting-nato-exercise-ramst/ KARUP AIR BASE, Denmark - Airmen with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing concluded<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/20/2003957871/300/300/0/260615-Z-WI111-1302.JPG' alt='A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 123 Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, is parked on the flight line in Bodø, Norway, to support an airlift mission for exercise Ramstein Flag, June 15, 2026. The 123rd AW is providing tactical airlift support to NATO Allies throughout the month of June in support of Ramstein Flag 2026, an Allied Air Command large-scale, multi-location and joint operating area exercise with 18 participating nations and more than 200 aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Annaliese Billings)' /> <br /> Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT Senior Airman Annaliese Billings https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4533454/kentucky-air-national-guard-concludes-operations-supporting-nato-exercise-ramst/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4531161/115th-fighter-wing-hosts-large-scale-combat-readiness-exercise/ CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. - Wisconsin Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/30/2003956640/300/300/0/260626-Z-RG208-1021.JPG' alt='A U.S. Airman assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, conducts flight line operations in mission-oriented protective posture gear during a combat readiness exercise, Operation Iron Orchid, at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, June 26, 2026. Operation Iron Orchid is designed to assess and reinforce the wing’s ability to generate combat capability, sustain operations, protect personnel and resources, respond to evolving conditions, and execute mission-essential tasks in a realistic and challenging environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Alec Martin)' /> <br /> Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT Senior Airman Jessica Duch https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4531161/115th-fighter-wing-hosts-large-scale-combat-readiness-exercise/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4531200/illinois-air-national-guard-partners-with-missouri-baptist-for-trauma-training/ SAINT LOUIS, Mo.-- Airmen from the 126th Medical Group, 126th Air Refueling Wing, are participating<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/30/2003956665/300/300/0/250804-Z-EB774-1010.JPG' alt='Blue sign and red sign. Emergency in white with red background pointing in the direction of the emergency department.' /> <br /> Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT Pentagon News https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4531200/illinois-air-national-guard-partners-with-missouri-baptist-for-trauma-training/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4531229/puerto-rico-national-guard-serves-as-strategic-bridge-for-humanitarian-response/ CAROLINA, Puerto Rico - The deployment of U.S. Armed Forces to Venezuela following recent<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/30/2003956687/300/300/0/250131-Z-RD568-1006.JPG' alt='U.S. Airmen with the 156th Contingency Response Group board a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Jan. 31, 2025. Exercise Sentry South-Southern Strike is a joint military training focusing on contingency response operations, agile combat employment, aeromedical evacuation, maritime training, specialized fueling operations and strategic airlift and airdrops. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Sharymel Montalvo Velez)' /> <br /> Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT Senior Airman Victoria Jewett https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4531229/puerto-rico-national-guard-serves-as-strategic-bridge-for-humanitarian-response/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4529736/airmen-reflect-on-ramstein-flag-2026-were-here-were-capable-were-ready/ KARUP AIR BASE, Denmark – Air Force Master Sgt. Alexander Klosterman had a brief break from his<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/29/2003955738/300/300/0/260609-Z-VT419-1722.JPG' alt='Air National Guard members support Ramstein Flag 2026' /> <br /> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Master Sgt. Erich B. Smith https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4529736/airmen-reflect-on-ramstein-flag-2026-were-here-were-capable-were-ready/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4530010/arizona-isr-airmen-enable-nato-deterrence-article-5-response-during-ramstein-fl/ ARLINGTON, Va. – Intelligence analysts from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 214th Attack Group<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/30/2003955924/300/300/0/260616-Z-F3947-1002.JPG' alt='Air National Guard supports Ramstein Flag 2026' /> <br /> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Maj. Jon LaDue https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4530010/arizona-isr-airmen-enable-nato-deterrence-article-5-response-during-ramstein-fl/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4530187/exercise-arctic-ledger-2026-strengthens-financial-management-readiness/ JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — U.S. Airmen from multiple Air National Guard comptroller<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/30/2003956029/300/300/0/260611-Z-MF695-1082.JPG' alt='ANG Financial Management specialist learn to operate in contested environments.' /> <br /> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Airman 1st Class Ian Carton https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4530187/exercise-arctic-ledger-2026-strengthens-financial-management-readiness/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4529088/training-with-fire/ NEW LONDON, N.C. - In an era where technology has transformed the way people learn, work, and<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/26/2003955420/300/300/0/260514-Z-YU823-1580.JPG' alt='Photo of fire fighters from the Vermont National Guard&#39;s 158th Fighter Wing engaging in an aircraft fire during an exercise in New London, North Carolina.' /> <br /> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4529088/training-with-fire/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4527647/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<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/25/2003954541/300/300/0/260601-F-BW268-1071.JPG' alt='U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Rick Romero, pl-1 area supervisor, 5th Security Force squadron, puts out a fire as a part of burn training during the bivouac exercise at Fargo Air National Guard Base, North Dakota, June 1st, 2026. Air Force burn training consists of specialized live-fire exercises conducted by Fire Protection Specialists to handle aircraft crashes, structural fires, and wildland emergencies.' /> <br /> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Airman 1st Class Anthony Ramey https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4527647/bivouac-exercise-prepares-minot-airmen-for-expeditionary-operations/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4526487/mighty-eighth-marks-1-year-since-operation-midnight-hammer/ .<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/Jun/24/2003954023/300/300/0/250621-F-F3340-1009.JPG' alt='Nighttime photo of B-2 Spirit' /> <br /> Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Tech. Sgt. Jessi Roth https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4526487/mighty-eighth-marks-1-year-since-operation-midnight-hammer/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4526520/102nd-intelligence-wing-tests-mission-capabilities-during-combat-readiness-insp/ OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. - The 102nd Intelligence Wing conducted a combat readiness<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/24/2003954048/300/300/0/260606-Z-HA110-1366.JPG' alt='Photo of ANG Airmen performing their jobs during a military exercise.' /> <br /> Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Senior Airman Gadiel Concepcion Adorno https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4526520/102nd-intelligence-wing-tests-mission-capabilities-during-combat-readiness-insp/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4525011/maintainers-master-two-hercules-aircraft-models/ ROSECRANS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mo. – Aircraft maintenance professionals assigned to the Missouri<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/22/2003953259/300/300/0/260309-Z-JU667-1019.JPG' alt='U.S. Air Force maintainers with the 123th Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, train maintainers with the 139th Airlift Wing on the C-130J Hercules aircraft, at Louisville Air National Guard Base, Kentucky, March 9, 2026.' /> <br /> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT Master Sgt. Patrick Evenson https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4525011/maintainers-master-two-hercules-aircraft-models/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4525025/hill-afb-utah-ang-to-conduct-statewide-flyover-for-freedom-250-celebration/ HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AFNS) - Continuing a long-standing Independence Day tradition, the U.S.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/22/2003953265/300/300/0/200430-F-EF974-1028.JPG' alt='Four-ship flyover.' /> <br /> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT Anthony Pham https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4525025/hill-afb-utah-ang-to-conduct-statewide-flyover-for-freedom-250-celebration/ Top Stories https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4518128/119th-wing-airmen-receive-bronze-star/ FARGO, N.D. — Four North Dakota Air National Guard Airmen were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/15/2003948927/300/300/0/260605-Z-IS763-1001.JPG' alt='Hooligan Airman Earn Bronze Star Medal' /> <br /> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT TSgt. Ellen Solberg https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4518128/119th-wing-airmen-receive-bronze-star/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4518124/michigan-rhode-island-guardsmen-complete-rocket-training/ ALPENA, Mich. – Michigan National Guard Soldiers and Rhode Island National Guard Airmen completed a<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/12/2003948925/300/300/0/260610-A-EF620-8061.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, roll off M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, from a C-130J Hercules aircraft at the National Training Center, Michigan, June 10, 2026 to conduct a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration, or HIRAIN, mission.' /> <br /> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:30:00 GMT Capt. Ryan Benoit https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4518124/michigan-rhode-island-guardsmen-complete-rocket-training/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4516875/montana-guard-firefighters-strengthen-readiness-with-live-fire-training/ GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Montana Army National Guard firefighters trained alongside Airmen and state<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/15/2003948412/300/300/0/260611-F-WT312-8461.JPG' alt='Capt. Timothy Lenihan, commander of Montana Army National Guard firefighting detachments, operates the mounted turret of an aircraft rescue firefighting vehicle during a joint training exercise at the 120th Airlift Wing in Great Falls, Montana, June 11, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:15:00 GMT Senior Master Sgt. Devin Doskey https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4516875/montana-guard-firefighters-strengthen-readiness-with-live-fire-training/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4516880/184th-wing-positions-smoky-hill-as-a-premier-venue-for-joint-c-uas-integration/ MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- The 184th Wing's Point Defense Battle Lab (PDBL) will participate<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/05/2003948414/300/300/0/260328-F-YG789-1639.JPG' alt='Airmen assigned to the 184th Wing’s Point Defense Battle Lab-Kansas and the 319th Reconnaissance Wing’s PDBL-North Dakota coordinate operational scenarios during the Valuable Asset Protection Operations Rehearsal (VAPOR) 26.1 at Avon Park Air Force Test Range, Florida, March 22-April 2, 2026. VAPOR 26.1 is a joint, Total Force exercise evaluating non-kinetic, passive defense measures—such as camouflage, concealment, deception, and hardening—to protect vital Air Force assets from small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS). The rehearsal supports Air Combat Command&#39;s initiative to shift the military toward a proactive defensive posture, enhancing installation survivability and mission readiness.' /> <br /> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:15:00 GMT 184th Point Defense Battle Lab https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4516880/184th-wing-positions-smoky-hill-as-a-premier-venue-for-joint-c-uas-integration/ https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4515465/enduring-partners-2026-enhances-us-thai-collaborative-readiness-through-special/ THAILAND - Military leaders from the United States and Thailand officially launched the fourth<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/12/2003947741/300/300/0/260601-Z-SF966-1111.JPG' alt='Close-up of a patch on the sleeve of a uniform of a U.S. Airman. The patch is a circle with a gold outline. Across the top of the patch are the words: ENDURING PARTNERS 2026. Across the bottom are two patches; one Thai and one representing the United States. In the center of the circle appears to be an amalgamation of animals including an eagle and elephant and possibly a snake morphed into the circle.' /> <br /> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:15:00 GMT Master Sgt. Brandy Burke https://www.ang.af.mil/Media/Article-Display/Article/4515465/enduring-partners-2026-enhances-us-thai-collaborative-readiness-through-special/