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  • How an Air Guard pilot beat cancer, continued to fly

    BRADLEY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Conn. -- Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Paul Mastalerz II works as a pilot, full-time for United Airlines and part-time for the Connecticut Air National Guard, where he also serves as Deputy Group Commander of the 103rd Operations Group. Mastalerz, a husband and father

  • 103rd Medical Group partners with Hartford Hospital

    HARTFORD, Conn. -- The 103rd Medical Group, Connecticut Air National Guard has partnered with Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut for annual medical training.Air National Guard medics and nurses are required to receive at least 40 hours of training a year at a level I or II trauma center.

  • Idaho Guard’s Civil Support Team Trains on Ropes Rescue

    BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho National Guard’s 101st Civil Support Team trained how to conduct ropes rescues with the Boise Fire Department Technical Rescue Team in October. The course, which served as an annual recertification for the CST Guardsmen, entailed two weeklong sessions for the 22-member team

  • Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signs SPEED Act

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signs the SPEED Act, during a ceremony held at the Massachusetts National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters, Oct. 25, 2022. In attendance were Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, the Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard, members

  • 174th Attack Wing Security Forces Participate in Compliance Inspection

    Hancock Air National Guard Base, NY -- Members of the New York Air National Guard’s 174th Security Forces Squadron, part of the 174th Attack Wing (ATKW) took part in the base wide compliance inspection (CI) Oct. 14, 2022 through Oct. 21, 2022.CI’s are conducted to assess areas mandated by law as

  • 111th ATKW hosts Lithuanian Leaders during Cybersecurity Awareness Month

    BIDDLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Pa.  -- Cyber defense was the focus when leaders from the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense and Embassy of Lithuania met with leaders and cyber defense professionals from the Pennsylvania National Guard during a visit to the 111th Attack Wing at Biddle Air National Guard

  • Arctic Guardians Rescue 3 Boaters on Kuskokwim River

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing navigated stormy weather to rescue three stranded boaters Oct. 29 on the Kuskokwim River about 6 miles east of Bethel.Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Duane Griffith, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center deputy

  • 155th ARW hosts ANG Production Assessment Team

    LINCOLN, Neb. – The 155th Air Refueling Wing hosted a group of 15 field-level-experts from the Air National Guard Production Assessment Team Oct. 18-21, to take a holistic look on how to improve a refueling unit.The PAT helps with that goal by giving overall assessments of fleet health. This