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  • Nebraska, California National Guard Units Honor WWII Veteran

    SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The door of a Nebraska KC-135R Stratotanker opens and a tall, slender man smiles as crew members depart the aircraft to greet him with a handshake April 25 for a special “welcome home.” Members of the Nebraska Air National Guard’s 173rd Air Refueling Squadron flew to California

  • 176th Wing multi-capable Airmen prepare the total force

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK -- Arctic Guardians of the 176th Wing redefine mission generation by teaching Agile Combat Employment techniques to total force Airmen.Short-notice taskings around the globe to austere and remote environments with limited infrastructure and resources require

  • MD Air Guard recruiters win top team award

    Martin State Air National Guard Base, MD -- Maryland Air National Guard recruiters received a quarterly Air Force-wide award recognizing them as the top recruiting team for job excellence, leadership and community involvement.The 175th Wing recruiters received the Air Force Recruiting Service Top

  • AFSOC, Total Force lands MC-130J, MQ-9, A-10s, MH-6s on Wyoming Highways

    CASPER, WY -- History was made during Exercise Agile Chariot as an MC-130J Commando II, an MQ-9 Reaper, two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and two MH-6 Little Birds landed on Highways 287 and 789 April 30 and May 2, 2023, respectively.“The requirement here was clear: how do we get after Agile Combat

  • 123rd Special Tactics facilitates aircraft operations on Wyoming highways

    RIVERTON, WY. -- Nineteen Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron made history near here April 30 and May 2 when they facilitated the landing of aircraft on two Wyoming highways for the first time as part of Exercise Agile Chariot.The exercise featured MC-130J

  • Austrian Ambassador Hosts Vermont Delegation at Investment Summit

    COLCHESTER, Vt. - Austrian Ambassador to the United States Petra Schneebauer hosted U.S. partners, including U.S. Ambassador to Austria Victoria Kennedy; Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, adjutant general of Vermont; and Vermont Secretary of Commerce Lindsay Kurrle at the SelectUSA Investment Summit at

  • Senior Enlisted Advisor Visits Florida National Guard

    STARKE, Fla. – Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead, the National Guard’s top enlisted leader, visited Florida National Guard members April 21-23 to check in with troops, meet with senior military leaders, and observe weekend drill training.Whitehead met with various units, including troops

  • Latvia Honors Michigan Guard Partnership with Postage Stamp

    RIGA, Latvia - A national postage stamp was unveiled May 3 by Latvia Post, honoring the 30th anniversary of Latvia’s defense cooperation with the Michigan National Guard under the State Partnership Program.The stamp, which features the image of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, was unveiled during

  • 121st Pilots, Aircrew Participate in Water Survival Training

    REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Pilots and aircrew with the 121st Air Refueling Wing participated in Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape water survival training May 7.Every three years, pilots and aircrew go through SERE water survival training to familiarize themselves with the different equipment and to

  • PRANG partners with sister units to execute ACE exercise

    MUÑIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico -- The 156th Wing, along with four other Air National Guard Wings, two Air Force Reserve Wings, the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and other government agencies partnered to execute Operation Hoodoo Sea, an agile combat training exercise led by the Virginia