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  • 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

  • Guard Saved Lives, Property, Responding to 2022 Disasters

    ARLINGTON, Va. – With approximately 450,000 members, the National Guard plays a role in every element of the National Defense Strategy, including defending the homeland. Over half of its members were involved in lifesaving natural disaster responses in 2022.Throughout the year, 142,000 Guard members

  • Air National Guard Maintainers Innovate C-17 Platform

    NEWBURGH, N.Y. – The thundering of hammers and wrenches echoed throughout an ordinarily calm aircraft hangar Dec. 21 as a $1.5 million National Guard Bureau investment was pieced together at Stewart Air National Guard Base, home of the 105th Airlift Wing and its nine C-17 Globemaster III transport

  • New York National Guard Deploys for Snowstorm Response

    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Four hundred and sixty New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were on state active duty Dec. 27 to help respond to the massive snowstorm that hit the Buffalo area over Christmas weekend.About 80 more troops were to be mobilized Dec. 27.Four feet of snow fell on the region along

  • 115th FW gains firsthand knowledge during Lockheed Martin visit

    Ft. Worth, Texas -- In 2017, the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wisconsin was selected to be the 2nd operational Air National Guard unit to fly the F-35 Lightning II.  Since that time, the base has been busy divesting their equipment, constructing new buildings and

  • AESA Radar modernizes Bulldog F-16s for the next generation of airpower

    DULUTH, Minn. -- Nine Block 50 F-16CM Fighting Falcons from the 148th Fighter Wing received the new active electronical scanned array (AESA) radar that allows pilots to "find targets in the air and on the ground more easily," said Maj. Michael Kuzmuk, Chief of Wing Weapons for the 148th Fighter

  • 146th Airlift Wing Deploys for Operation Enduring Sentinel

    PORT HUENEME, Calif. – Members of the 146th Airlift Wing said goodbye to their families and friends before deploying for up to six months to support Operation Enduring Sentinel in Africa.The deployment marks a shift for wing members as they transition from supporting operations in the Middle East to