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  • West Virginia National Guard, Peru Establish Priorities for Partnership

    LIMA, Peru – West Virginia National Guard senior leaders and members of the State Partnership Program met with Peruvian military leadership Aug. 22-24 to develop a plan for future engagements.Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, adjutant general; Command Sgt. Maj. Dusty Jones, senior enlisted leader; the SPP team

  • Michigan Medics Take new Combat Casualty Care Course

    SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - Aerospace medical technicians with the 127th Medical Group, Michigan Air National Guard, took part in an innovative form of combat lifesaving training during August drill, practicing the battlefield care program replacing self-aid buddy care.“The Air Force

  • Hokanson: Individual Readiness Makes National Guard Always Ready, Always There

    COLUMBUS, Ohio – The physical and mental readiness of each Guard member enables the National Guard to keep its promise to America to stand Always Ready, Always There, the component’s most senior general officer said  Sunday. “Your health and resilience – both physical and mental – is vital to

  • National Guard Trains with Partner Nations in Tajikistan

    DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – About 300 troops from the United States, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and Pakistan trained together for the exercise Regional Cooperation 22 Aug. 6-18.The annual exercise, sponsored by U.S. Central Command and primarily conducted by National Guard

  • 103rd Medical Group partners with Hartford Hospital

    HARTFORD, CT -- The 103rd Medical Group, Connecticut Air National Guard has partnered with Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut for annual medical training.Air National Guard medics and nurses are required to receive at least 40 hours of training a year at a level I or II trauma center.

  • Brown: ‘The National Guard … Truly at the Heart of it all’

    COLUMBUS, Ohio – As the Air Force’s 75th birthday nears, the service is transforming – bringing change that requires Airmen to get comfortable being uncomfortable, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. told National Guard leaders gathered here Saturday.“I reflect on the fact that our service was created on a

  • New York Air Guard Airmen Train with Brazilian Counterparts

    CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil - One hundred New York National Guard Airmen, including 80 from the 106th Rescue Wing, are participating in exercises with their Brazilian Air Force counterparts through Aug. 31.The Americans are operating from the Brazilian Air Force base at Campo Grande in Brazil’s Mato Grosso

  • Exceeding the Standard—2022 Focus On The Force Week

    The Air National Guard’s Outstanding Airmen of the Year honorees were recognized during Focus on the Force Week Aug. 20-26, 2022, in the National Capital Region.The OAY honorees during this year’s Focus on the Force Week are:• Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Kristina L. Schneider, 179th Airlift

  • Liberators hold South Pacific Air Force Multi-mission exercise

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- More than 160 members from the 459th Air Refueling Wing recently participated in an eight-day field exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, testing the wing’s ability to deploy 5,000 miles to a location with limited infrastructure, and execute expeditionary wing