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  • Surviving spouse, unit members fulfill final wish

    WASHINGTON -- Members of the 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard and local community members gathered on consecutive weekends to help construct the Master Sgt. Scott Walters Memorial Playground in Vienna, Virginia, finishing May 6th, 2023.Walters was a 37-year veteran of the

  • Vermont Proves Their Shooting Skills

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 11, 2023) – Eight Vermont National Guardsmen spent two weeks at Camp Robinson competing against the best military marksmen from across the world during a competition hosted by the Army National Guard from April 24 to May 7.The 52nd Winston P. Wilson and the 32nd Armed Forces

  • Idaho Air National Guard Airmen Train for Combat

    SAYLOR CREEK RANGE, Idaho - Special warfare tactical air control party Airmen with the 124th Fighter Wing’s Air Support Operations Squadron conducted combat proficiency training May 8-12 at Saylor Creek Air Force Range.TACP members coordinate air support to defend allied forces. The next step in a

  • 173rd FW completes 2023 Unit Effectiveness Inspection Capstone

    KINGSLEY FIELD, OR -- The 173rd Fighter Wing completed their 2023 Unit Effectiveness Inspection Capstone, May 7, 2023. This in-person inspection is the final element of a four-to-five-year inspection cycle.Colonel John Bartoli, the inspection division chief for the Air Education and Training Command

  • Airman Spotlight: Taylor Gilbert

    St. Joseph, MO -- Senior Airman Taylor Gilbert, an electrical systems apprentice with the 139th Civil Engineer Squadron, decided he wanted more out of life as he was finishing his degree.“I was interested in law enforcement and I still am, but I wanted to learn a trade so I enlisted into the Air

  • National Guard Chief Recognizes New York Guard Recruiters

    SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the top National Guard officer and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recognized six New York National Guard recruiters for their achievements during a conference May 10.The presentation followed a meeting with 14 adjutants general.Hokanson was

  • New York Airmen Train with Army Guard Special Forces

    WARREN GROVE RANGE, N.J. - The New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing Base Defense Squadron teamed with the 106th Rescue Wing and an Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) from the Army National Guard’s 20th Special Forces Group to hone their expeditionary skills in an exercise in New Jersey

  • 173rd FW Airmen prepare for wildland fire season

    KINGSLEY FIELD, OR -- Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing spent five days preparing to fight wildland fires and be ready if the Oregon Governor needs to call upon them this summer. The Oregon Department of Forestry trained 20 Airmen in the Red Card certification process May 3-7, 2023. “We are tasked

  • Wyoming Air Guard Demonstrates Readiness in Exercise

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The 153rd Airlift Wing demonstrated its ability to transition from peacetime readiness to contingency operations during the Mustang Roller Readiness Exercise at the Wyoming Air National Guard Base May 1-7. This exercise tested the unit’s ability to maintain and sustain essential

  • Alaska National Guard Conducts Earthquake, Tsunami Exercise

    EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - The 168th Wing and the Alaska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters conducted an earthquake continuity of operations (COOP) exercise, moving the joint operations center from Anchorage to Fairbanks May 1-5. The exercise scenario required members to respond to a