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  • Oklahoma Guard, Partners Brainstorm Drone Technologies

    OKLAHOMA CITY – In a collaborative effort to bolster defense against aerial threats, Oklahoma National Guard leaders gathered with state, education and industry partners to discuss counter uncrewed aerial systems at the Tulsa Tech campus in Jenks Nov. 7.The gathering brought together representatives

  • New York Air Guard Attack Wing Demonstrates Readiness

    NIAGARA FALLS N.Y.- One hundred and twenty Airmen assigned to the 107th Attack Wing completed their annual large-scale readiness exercise, Niagara Warrior, Oct. 17-20.The exercise simulated a contested operating area with degraded operating conditions. All available duty stations, from Civil

  • Oregon Air Guard Fighter Wing Honors Native Americans

    KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - The 173rd Fighter Wing welcomed members of the Klamath Tribes and others of American Indian descent to a ceremony during Native American Heritage Month Nov. 15.The event commemorated a locally designed Native American aircraft nose art. Local members of the Klamath Tribes and

  • New York Air Guard Woman Excels at South Africa Competition

    POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa - New York Air Guard Senior Airman Vincenza Costanzo was the top-scoring woman at a week-long South African National Defence Force Military Skills Competition.Costanzo was one of 17 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who represented the United States at the

  • West Virginia, Gabon Begin State Partnership

    LIBREVILLE, Gabon - Leaders of the West Virginia National Guard and the state of West Virginia met with U.S. Embassy officials at the capital city of Libreville Nov. 18 as part of a five-day trip to the Gabonese Republic to launch the State Partnership Program relationship between West Virginia and

  • Indiana, Oklahoma Guard, Saudi Arabia Announce Partnership

    INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana National Guard, Oklahoma National Guard and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a new partnership Nov. 15 under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.The enduring program pairs U.S. states and foreign nations to enhance mutual

  • 158th Fighter Wing Expands Largest Air Guard Solar Array

    SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Vermont Air National Guard began the third and final phase of a photovoltaic power project, an ambitious solar energy initiative to bolster energy resilience, reduce carbon emissions and enhance readiness.“We currently have the largest operating solar array in the Air

  • Nebraska Air Guard CERFP Participates in Joint Exercise

    OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - The 155th Air Refueling Wing’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package Detachment-1 participated in a full-scale exercise conducted by the National Disaster Medical System. The Nov. 13 exercise brought together local, state and

  • Cyber operations takes stage at CRUZEX 2024

    NATAL, BRAZIL -- For the first time in the history of CRUZEX, cyber operations played a pivotal role. CRUZEX 2024 introduced "CRUZEX CYBER," a simulated cyber exercise designed to integrate cyber defense with traditional air operations, marking a new frontier in military training.CRUZEX, one of the

  • Maryland Air Guardsmen Chosen for Warrant Officer Course

    MIDDLE RIVER, Md. - Four Maryland Air National Guard Airmen selected for the first U.S. Air Force Warrant Officer Training Class in over 60 years started the initial cohort in October at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.The 175th Cyberspace Operations Group Airmen are part of the 78 Airmen from