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  • Cutting-Edge Microvane Technology Ready to Modernize C-17 Fleet

    CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. - Air Force Operational Energy and Air Mobility Command are entering the final phase of evaluation for Microvane drag reduction technology on the C-17 Globemaster III. Developed through a collaborative effort involving the Air Force Research Laboratory, private

  • National Guard to Support Presidential Inauguration

    WASHINGTON - Thousands of National Guard members from approximately 40 states, territories and the District of Columbia will support the 60th Presidential Inauguration at the request of the Secret Service, U.S. Capitol and Metropolitan Police.With a longstanding tradition of supporting presidential

  • 138th Fighter Wing Participates in Readiness Exercise

    TULSA, Okla. - The 138th Fighter Wing participated in a basewide readiness exercise at the Tulsa Air National Guard Base on Jan. 12, 2025. The exercise aimed to evaluate Airmen’s ability to maintain mission operations in a simulated deployed environment, emphasizing real-world readiness and response

  • National Guard Bureau Chief Thanks Firefighting Guardsmen

    CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. – The National Guard is part of a multi-agency response to the historic wildfires across the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California. Over the weekend, Guard members took to the sky to help extinguish the flames.Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus,

  • Wyoming, Nevada Guard Aircrews Assist California Firefighters

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems and associated personnel were activated by U.S. Northern Command to help fight Los Angeles area wildfires.The three C-130 aircraft were activated Jan. 9 and

  • 114th Fighter Wing Exchanges Jets with 122nd Fighter Wing

    JOE FOSS FIELD, S.D. – The 114th Fighter Wing is exchanging F-16s with the 122nd Fighter Wing based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, creating an opportunity to exercise mission readiness and improve relations with other units.“By building good partners and relationships, we can work off each other’s

  • Vermont Air National Guard deploys to Kadena

    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), Vermont Air National Guard, touched down at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2025, the latest round of U.S. Air Force fighter deployments to the Pacific.As part of its modernization plan, the U.S.