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  • 137th SOW hosts the ANG command chief

    WILL ROGERS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Okla. -- U.S. Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams visited the 137th Special Operations Wing (SOW) at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Feb. 5, 2023.Williams holds the highest level of enlisted leadership for the ANG

  • Idaho Army, Air Guard Conduct Joint Mass Casualty Training

    BOISE, Idaho - Idaho National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and their active-duty counterparts joined forces for a mass casualty exercise Feb. 4 near Gowen Field.“The best way to grow our mindset of becoming more operational and ready for a deployed environment is to train with the nearby resources, such

  • West Virginia Guard CST Responds to Ohio Train Derailment

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard’s 35th Civil Support Team deployed to East Palestine, Ohio, to help first responders respond to the Feb. 3 derailment of a train containing hazardous materials.The Ohio National Guard contacted the WVNG J3 Joint Operations Center at about noon

  • 193rd Special Operations Wing Welcomes New Aircraft, Mission

    MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – The 193rd Special Operations Wing became the first Air National Guard unit to receive an MC-130J Commando II aircraft Feb. 2 as part of its mission conversion to a flagship mission of Air Force Special Operations Command.“This is a monumental day for the 193rd, ANG, and AFSOC. The

  • 130th Maintenance Airmen Discover Fault in Aircraft Radio Systems

    McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston W.Va. -- In September 2022, three members from the 130th Maintenance Group discovered a fault in radio communication systems aboard eight C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.Master Sgt. Robert Maddy, the Integrated Electronic Systems Leader, and Technical

  • 134th Air Refueling Wing Trains on Chemical Threat Response

    MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Hundreds of 134th Air Refueling Wing members trained how to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attacks quickly and efficiently during a four-day exercise. Airmen from the 164th Airlift Wing instructed 480 Tennessee Air National

  • Samoa, Nevada Guard Pair in Growing State Partnership Program

    CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada National Guard is adding the Independent State of Samoa as its third partner nation in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of operations through the State Partnership Program. Samoa joins the Kingdom of Tonga and the Republic of Fiji as Pacific Island partners with the

  • Minnesota Guard Conducts 30th Year of Winter Training

    GRAND MARAIS, Minn. - At a remote camp in Northern Minnesota where it’s -18 degrees and winds make it feel like -33, Minnesota National Guard communications experts conduct extensive winter training.Radio frequency transmissions specialists from the 148th Fighter Wing set up a joint communications