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  • Polish Delegation Visits The 183d Wing

    Springfield, IL -- The 183d Wing recently hosted seven members of the Polish Air Force from the Air Operations Center - Air Component Command, in Warsaw, Poland. The delegation was led by Maj Gen Ireneusz Starzyński, Air Operations Center - Air Component Commander.The Polish Air Operations Center is

  • 173rd FW prepares for F-35 transition, hosts SATAF

    KINGSLEY FIELD, OR -- The 173rd Fighter Wing hosted their first Site Activation Task Force to plan for the transition to an F-35 Fighter Training Unit Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2023.More commonly known as a SATAF, this group brings together experts from a multitude of Air Force and civilian agencies and

  • Washington Guard, Tribal Emergency Managers Test Joint Response

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The Washington National Guard, tribal emergency managers and other first responders tested their disaster response capabilities Oct. 8 in an exercise involving the simulated leak of an unknown substance from a tanker truck near a school.Some 80 people from multiple agencies

  • 121st DPH enlists help of therapy dog

    RICKENBACKER AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, OH -- The 121st Air Refueling Wing has a new member! Murphy is a 7-year-old German Short-Haired Pointer and is a registered therapy dog through the Alliance of Therapy Dogs. “When you see Murphy around the base, there is no need to ask to pet him,” said Jessie

  • State Partnership Program NCO Honored for International Efforts

    CARSON CITY, Nev. – When she received an out-of-the-blue invitation to the College of Southern Nevada’s Spotlight of Excellence award ceremony, Nevada Air Guard Tech. Sgt. Hannah Kasner was baffled. She was not enrolled in the college, a faculty member, or even a resident of southern Nevada.But the

  • 188th Wing Airman travels to Japan as part of nine-person team

    FORT SMITH, AR -- The Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell (BIAC) has quietly etched its place in history as the first-ever bilateral intelligence operation between the United States and Japan’s armed forces. Operating for less than one year, the BIAC continues to grow and evolve, serving as a vital

  • Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Injured Snowmachiner

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen rescued an injured snowmachiner Nov. 6 near Livengood, about 40 miles north of Fairbanks.The uninjured member of the two-member snowmachine party used a satellite phone to call the Alaska State Troopers. Due to severe weather,