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  • Deployed For The Holidays

    MILWAUKEE, WI - While most of us prepare for the holidays by purchasing last minute gifts and buying all the ingredients for a big holiday meal, more than 100 airmen from the 128th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) processed through a deployment readiness line in preparation for an upcoming deployment here

  • 122nd Fighter Wing brings home top Air Show award

    FORT WAYNE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. - The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds announced the Fort Wayne Air Show as the "Military Show Site of the Year" for the 2022 show season. This marks an unprecedented two consecutive air shows the Fort Wayne Air Show has received the prestigious award, last

  • Wisconsin Air Guard bids farewell to RC-26 mission

    MADISON, Wis. -- Pilots assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison bid farewell to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s RC-26B reconnaissance aircraft after its final flight returned to Truax Field, Dec. 28, 2022.The departure was part of the U.S. Air Force’s decision to retire all 11 of its

  • Ten Tankers Launched from 171st in One Day

    CORAOPOLIS, Pa. -- Ten KC-135 aircraft were launched in a single day by the 171st on Oct. 25, 2022, making it one of the busiest days for flying at the unit on record.The ten aircraft were supporting a wide variety of different missions all over the country and globally.Typically, a day of flying at

  • Guardian Angel: Religious Affairs Airman saves Life during Morning Commute

    PORTLAND, Ore. -- Staff Sgt. Kyle Mergeler, a religious affairs Airman with the 142nd Wing, has had a varied Air Force career in his ten years of service. He began his enlistment working in intelligence, and later spent years turning wrenches in maintenance. Recently, Mergeler transitioned to a role

  • NY National Guard Mobilized 849 for Deadly Blizzard Response

    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Almost 850 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen responded to the Christmas Eve storm that dumped 50 inches of snow on Buffalo and caused a 16-hour whiteout.Guard Soldiers and Airmen moved critical medical personnel to hospitals, cleared snow, rescued passengers from stranded

  • Alaska Air Guard Medevacs Pregnant Woman

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing raced against time and overcame high winds to medevac a pregnant woman in distress Dec. 24.Late Christmas Eve, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received a call for assistance from Alaska Native Medical