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  • Crash Survivors Meet Indiana Airmen Who Rescued Them

    HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. - The survivors of a vehicle crash reached out to the 181st Intelligence Wing to thank the Indiana Air National Guard Airmen who took action when they were trapped in their pickup truck, hanging upside down.John Carlson and Leslie Legg-Carlson visited the

  • Joint, International Southern Strike 2023 Exercise Wraps Up

    GULFPORT, Miss. – U.S. military members across every branch of service trained with international forces on Mississippi’s coast for two weeks during Exercise Southern Strike 2023, hosted by the Mississippi National Guard.“Southern Strike is an effective way for National Guard and Reserve as well as

  • Alaska Guardsman Helps Keep Pave Hawks Flying

    GULFPORT, Miss. - Incredibly motivated and ready at a moment’s notice, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Natalie Glass was the perfect candidate to be the HH-60 Pave Hawk assistant dedicated crew chief assigned to the 176th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard.Glass moved to

  • MAINEiacs On Deck

    BATH, ME -- Part of being a multi-capable force is having the ability to complete the mission anytime, anywhere. Our MAINEiacs from the Medical Group did just that when they traveled South to Bath Iron Works and climbed aboard the USS Carl M. Levin to help increase the crew’s medical readiness.Bath

  • Air Guard Leaders Visit Fallen Malaysian Officer’s Family

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - While visiting Camp Murray in November 2021, Royal Malaysian Air Force Col. Hasnol Hisham Abu Hassan died after a medical emergency. His sudden death shocked his friends and family, especially his wife, who jumped on a plane and flew to a foreign place to lay her husband to

  • 178th Wing hosts Community Day

    Springfield, OH -- The Ohio Air National Guards 178th Wing hosted a Community Day for local organizations on Thursday at the base.The event, which consisted of a briefing on the wing’s capabilities and a base tour, had record participation for recent years, said Elaine Bryant, executive vice

  • Airman receives citizenship at naturalization ceremony

    Springfield, OH -- An airman was sworn in as a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony on April 13 at Sinclair Community College. Airman Rahjay Morgan is originally from Jamaica. He joined the Air Force in 2022 and is currently assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard’s 178th Wing in

  • Iowa Air National Guard member goes the distance

    Sioux City, IA -- Running remains one of the most used forms of exercise to stay fit. Not everybody loves to run, but the benefits are undeniable for U.S. Air National Guard member, Lt. Col. Jennifer Carlson.  Carlson works as the 185th Air Refueling Wing Deputy Support Group Commander at her Air

  • Mississippi Guard Hosts Southern Strike Exercise

    GULFPORT, Miss. – One of the U.S. Air Force’s newest concepts, Agile Combat Employment, is the focus of the Southern Strike 2023 exercise at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center.Approximately 2,000 U.S. military service members are participating in the joint international combat exercise