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  • National Guard, Nordic Partnerships Bolster European Defenses

    OSLO, Norway — The National Guard Bureau’s top leaders traveled to Finland, Sweden and Norway last week as part of a series of visits to Northern European countries to strengthen the Guard’s security cooperation ties in the Nordic region.Each nation hosted Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief,

  • 121st Air Refueling Wing Brings Home NGAUS Distinguished Flying Unit Award

    RICKENBACKER AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ohio -- The 121st Air Refueling Wing was recently recognized for excellence in combat readiness and operational effectiveness when it was awarded the 2024 National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) Distinguished Flying Unit plaque at the 147th NGAUS

  • Kentucky Windage tests Mission Support Group for Agile Combat Employment

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123d Mission Support Group recently completed a field exercise designed to prepare them for operating the new Deployable Combat Wing model in a contested environment.Under the new Air Force concept, a wing will deploy to combatant

  • Oregon Guard Member Rises Toward Powerlifting Nationals

    PORTLAND, Ore. — In October 2024, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Stepfanie Glidewell was preparing for surgery. For years, Glidewell had struggled with a debilitating pain that made even walking a challenge. While the cause had remained a mystery for years, the reality, while awaiting surgery, was

  • West Virginia Guard, Qatar Military Leaders Elevate Partnership

    DOHA, Qatar - West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General James “Jim” Seward traveled to Doha, Qatar, this week to meet with Qatar Armed Forces counterparts as part of a series of key leader engagements designed to reinforce and elevate the relationships built between the militaries since their

  • PRANG Services Airmen Support Back-to-Back IRT Projects

    MUÑIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico - U.S. Airmen with the 156th Force Support Squadron, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, assigned duration staff members and rotation teams to provide food support and bed-down operations during two Innovative Readiness Training projects at Kapolei, Hawaii and