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  • Massachusetts Guard Delivers Firefighting Equipment to Paraguay

    ASUNCION, Paraguay – A delegation led by Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, Massachusetts adjutant general, delivered critical firefighting gear to Paraguay, the Massachusetts National Guard’s partner in the State Partnership Program, on May 16. Massachusetts fire departments contributed 1,000 sets of

  • West Virginia Air National Guard Joins Peruvian Exercise

    LIMA, Peru - West Virginia Air National Guard members participated in a week-long humanitarian assistance and disaster response exercise in Peru May 7-12.The exercise, Cooperacion IX, was led by the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces. SICOFAA unites air forces of the Western

  • 167th Airlift Wing Completes All-Hazards Training

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Emergency responders at the 167th Airlift Wing participated in an all-hazards training course May 1-5 to prepare for real-world incidents.The hybrid CAMR program, short for Counter CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) All-Hazard Management Response, incorporated

  • Alaska National Guard partners with tribal consortium to recruit in Aniak

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK -- Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary School teacher Byron Fischer unfolded a large collage in his third grade classroom, revealing a U.S. flag and a flanking Alaska flag festooned with the faces of Aniak military veterans.Some photos showed veterans contemporary to

  • Airmen Go Off Grid for Terror Threat Training

    EASTOVER, S.C. - Air National Guard units from South Carolina, Alabama, the District of Columbia and Tennessee participated in Emergency Management Battlefield Expeditionary Response training, also known as Fox EMBER, May 2-7.The 21 Airmen conducted training at a specially constructed mock village

  • Vermont National Guard Welcomes Senegalese Recruit

    SOUTH BURLINGTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Vt. – The Vermont Air National Guard officially welcomed Libass Mbengue into its ranks during an enlistment ceremony May 18.Mbengue moved to Milton in 2018 from Senegal and will enter operations management in the 158th Civil Engineer Squadron.“I’ve always

  • FLANG Weather Experts Continue Winning Streak

    JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, FL -- The Florida Air National Guard's 159th Weather Flight was recently named 2022 Outstanding ANG AWS Weather Flight of the Year and the 131st Training Flight received the 2022 Outstanding ANG SWC Unit of the Year. For the 159th WF, this recognition comes on

  • Red Horse Recruiter Ranks Among Top Recruiters in Nation

    JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, FL -- Master Sgt. Bryan Fletcher, a 202nd RED HORSE recruiter, was named one of the U.S. Air Force’s best recruiters at the annual Operation Blue Suit Arrival Ceremony held March 2023 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Fletcher earned the 2022 Air

  • 173rd FW responds to F-15D mishap

    KINGSLEY FIELD, OR -- A U.S. Air Force F-15D departed the runway during landing at approximately 3:15 p.m. yesterday at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore.  The aircraft was returning to base following a routine training mission.Upon landing the aircraft left the paved surface and came to a stop

  • Washington, Montana National Guard Train for Air Mobility

    SPOKANE, Wash. - Soldiers and Airmen with the Washington National Guard Region 10 Homeland Response Force and CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package trained alongside the 92nd Logistic Readiness Squadron on rapid deployment air-load operations at Fairchild Air Force Base May 10-11.During the two-day