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  • 171st Air Refueling Wing Keeps B-2 Stealth Bomber Airborne

    CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – A Pennsylvania Air National Guard KC-135 tanker crew from the 171st Air Refueling Wing responded recently to an unexpected request for fuel from a B-2 bomber crew.The three-man crew was performing a preflight checklist on the KC-135, call sign Steel 51, preparing to depart from

  • Bridge dedicated in honor of fallen 167th Airlift Wing firefighter

    MARTINSBURG, WV -- A bridge dedication ceremony was held on the Tabler Station Overpass which carries County Route 32 over Interstate 81 in Berkeley County, West Virginia, Dec. 3.Per West Virginia Senate Concurrent Resolution 17, the bridge was renamed the U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Logan A. Young

  • Remedial Investigation fieldwork underway at 167th AW

    MARTINSBURG, WV -- A Phase I Remedial Investigation (RI) is underway for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the 167th Airlift Wing, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia.PFAS are a diverse group of compounds that are persistent and resist degradation in the environment.PFAS

  • Multi-Capable Airmen Concept in Action

    SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt.,– A C-17 Globemaster III and Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing arrived at the South Burlington Air National Guard Base to train the 158th Fighter Wing in C-17 operations on Dec. 4, 2022.Flying up from Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh,

  • Florida Guard defenders earn national-level recognition

    JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Fla. – Four Airmen from the Florida Air National Guard earned the National Guard Bureau’s highest honors for security forces personnel during an awards presentation held at the 125th Fighter Wing.The following winners were recognized for outstanding achievements

  • Alaska Air Guard medical Airmen practice ACE capabilities at Hickam

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- ACE – Agile Combat Employment. It’s not just the new buzz word for the U.S. Air Force, it’s an operational concept designed to help give the advantage in the next major conflict. It’s a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within

  • Robins AFB takes next step in establishing new missions

    ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) -- Air Force leaders announced one step forward in the delivery of battlespace command and control. The Air Force has completed two necessary environmental assessments, with a finding of no significant impact, that will lead to four new missions at Robins Air Force

  • Lithuania’s Prime Minister Praises Pennsylvania Partnership

    FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The prime minister of Lithuania, Ingrida Šimonytė, called the partnership between the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Lithuanian Armed Forces a “true friendship” during a visit to Fort Indiantown Gap Dec. 5.Šimonytė and Audra Plepytė, the Lithuanian ambassador to the

  • Kingsley Field welcomes Kadena Air Base Eagles

    KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. -- The U.S. Air Force is replacing F-15C Eagles of Kadena Air Base, Japan with a rotating force of fighters according to official Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek.That announcement kicks off a process of ferrying nearly 50 fighter aircraft across the Pacific Ocean back to the

  • 195th Wing; first Air National Guard unit to field unique weapon upgrade

    Sepulveda Air National Guard Station, CA -- How would the sound and feel of firing a real weapon impact training in an already overwhelming scenario? This is the question being addressed at the Street Smarts Virtual Reality (SSVR) Training system field update.A recent software update allows for