21 Jul 2020

Employer support critical to South Carolina National Guard’s COVID response

Since March, the South Carolina National Guard has mobilized nearly 500 Soldiers and Airmen to augment local authorities’ medical response to COVID-19. These service members have temporarily left their civilian jobs and Families while performing their military duty. The support they receive from their civilian employers is crucial to being able to perform vital missions across the state. Two such employers, the Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Morehead City, North Carolina and Lexington Medical Center Saluda Pointe in Lexington, South Carolina, employ U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jennifer Wagner and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jennifer Heller, respectively. Wagner and Heller are both U.S. Air National Guard Airmen with the South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG) and have been on active duty orders since early May.

15 Aug 2019

ANG’s Outstanding Airman of the Year: Airman 1st Class Kaleigh M. Bevan

Airman 1st Class Kaleigh M. Bevan, a cyberwarfare operator from the 184th Intelligence Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, was selected as the Air National Guard’s 2019 Outstanding Airman of the Year.

15 Aug 2019

ANG’s Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year: 1st Sgt. Rachel L. Landegent

First Sgt. Rachel L. Landegent, the wing staff and operations group first sergeant from the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, was selected as the Air National Guard’s 2019 Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year.

14 Aug 2019

ANG’s Outstanding Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Technical Sgt. Andrew C. Merrylees

Technical Sgt. Andrew C. Merrylees, a radio frequency transmission system specialist from the 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard, has been selected as the Air National Guard’s 2019 Outstanding Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.

13 Aug 2019

ANG’s Outstanding Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Master Sgt. Mark J. Jurakovich

Master Sgt. Mark J. Jurakovich, an explosive ordnance disposal technician from the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, was selected as the Air National Guard’s 2019 Outstanding Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.

19 Jul 2019

161st ARW Copperhead wins World Long Drive championship

DuBois’s practice and strength training was enough to help him secure the title of 2019 World Long Drive Military Division Champion with his final drive of 326 yards in the final round.

17 Jun 2019

Air Guard calls all ranks to involvement in force's strategy

Last week, SPS held its steering committee meeting at the Pentagon.

28 Jun 2018

121st finance superintendent makes dream a reality

Hansel, a master sergeant and the superintendent of finance for the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, created a product called Afixt to accomplish this dream and become an entrepreneur.

16 May 2018

Air, Army National Guard might on full display during airdrop exercise

In early American history, the Minutemen were civilian colonists who organized together into militia companies and earned their name by being ready at a minute's notice. The Minuteman is the symbol of the National Guard, and that history, work ethic and dedication to being ready when called upon is what it means to be a member of the National Guard.

9 May 2018

Airman’s drive leads to running Boston Marathon

Excellence runs deep at the 161st Air Refueling Wing here, and recently a member the unit made their way to Boston to participate in the city’s world-renowned marathon event.