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  • 178th Security Forces Squadron conducts Agile Combat Employment training

    MUSCATATUCK, Indiana — More than 20 airmen assigned to the 178th Wing, Ohio Air National Guard completed four days of training Wednesday at Camp Holland in Butlerville, Indiana.The training focused on air based defense and included airmen from the 178th Security Forces Squadron, 178th Communication

  • Nebraska Guard, Czechs Share Recruiting and Retention Tips

    LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Army and Air National Guard recruiting and retention specialists exchanged ideas and best practices with their counterparts from the Czech Armed Forces during a February State Partnership Program engagement.The exchange focused on both maintaining strength in their

  • 178th Wing showcases Agile Combat Employment during Exercise Advanced Wrath 25

    SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 178th Wing, in collaboration with units from the New York and Mississippi Air National Guard, recently concluded Exercise Advanced Wrath. The exercise, held from March 9 to March 21, showcased the 178th Wing’s ability to support forward

  • In his confirmation hearing, Meink stresses the need for speed, innovation

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Dr. Troy E. Meink, nominated to be the next secretary of the Department of the Air Force, told a Senate committee March 27 that America’s “near-peer competitors are evolving faster that we are” and that the Air Force and Space Force must “innovate faster” to meet the

  • Maryland Air National Guard Begins Divesting A-10s

    MIDDLE RIVER, Md. - The Maryland Air National Guard divested an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport March 26.The U.S. Air Force announced in March 2024 a plan for the Maryland Air National Guard to divest all its A-10s this year and convert to a

  • Total Force Airmen Strengthen CBRN Readiness at Misawa Air Base

    MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Airmen from the Air National Guard, 151st Wing, 144th Fighter Wing, and 113th Wing, the Air Force Reserve, 301st Fighter Wing, 910th Airlift Wing, and 433rd Airlift Wing, and Active-Duty, 35th Fighter Wing, components have come together for Exercise Beverly Sunrise, a

  • West Virginia Guard Joins Cyber Defense Training in Qatar

    CHARLESTON, W. Va. - The West Virginia National Guard Cyber Protection Team - Mission Element joined over 30 cyber operators from six nations in the multinational exercise Eagle Resolve 2025 in Doha, Qatar. For two weeks, Jan. 9-23, cyber defenders from the United States, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the

  • Illinois Air Guard Refuels State Partner Poland’s F-35 in Air

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois - A 126th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker refueled Poland’s F-35A Lightning II March 6.The aerial rendezvous over northern Arkansas marked the first time a Polish F-35 was refueled by a U.S. air refueling tanker. To make it more historic, Poland’s State

  • U.S. Strategic Command Announces 2024 Omaha Trophy Winners

    OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), recently announced these winners of the Strategic Command Consultation Committee’s (SCCC) 2024 Omaha Trophy: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile: 91st Missile Wing, Minot AFB, North Dakota Ballistic