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  • 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

  • Arkansas Air Guardsmen Provide Medical Care in Guatemala

    PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala – Arkansas Air National Guard members helped provide medical care in Guatemala alongside U.S. and foreign military, government and civilian personnel during the Continuing Promise 2022 mission Oct. 26-31.Senior Airman Tabari Matthews, 189th dental technician, assisted

  • Desert Defender recognized as Total Force training integrator 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Following its successful integration of active-duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel, the Air Force Security Forces Center’s Det. 3 Ground Combat Regional Training Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, was recently designated a Total Force Classic

  • Pilot for a Day Program Takes Off at 190th Air Refueling Wing

    FORBES FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Kan.  -- The 190th ARW and Stormont Vail Health partnered together to host a Pilot for a Day program, October 24, 2022. Stormont Vail Health selected Tinley Benyshek, age 6, who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at 3 years old.“My ultimate goal for

  • South Carolina Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is Mission Ready

    WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. – From exercising air power in South America to conducting hurricane evacuations and deploying short notice to support a high-priority exercise, Airmen assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing are demonstrating they are agile, reliable and mission

  • Guard Suicide Rates Stable as Prevention Efforts Increase

    ARLINGTON, Va. - The suicide rate for active-duty U.S. military members declined 15% in 2021, with the National Guard rate essentially unchanged as new suicide prevention initiatives roll out across the 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia.The Department of Defense Annual Report on

  • New Jersey National Guard Partners with Republic of Cyprus

    TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey National Guard has been selected as the new state partner for the Republic of Cyprus, the third-largest island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, National Guard units throughout the