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  • Utah Guard's Homeland Response Force Demonstrates Readiness

    CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah – The Utah National Guard’s Region VIII Homeland Response Force is conducting its 2022 readiness validation exercise at Camp Williams, Utah Aug. 3-7.“This year’s evaluation exercise is particularly important. In light of the effects of COVID nationwide, it has been more than

  • Oklahoma Guard units conduct airborne operations with Nebraska, Indiana

    FORT CHAFFEE, Ark. —Tactical Air Control Party Specialists (TACPs) from the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS), Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City and jumpmasters with the 2nd Battalion 134th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Battalion Combat Team (IBCT), Nebraska, and a

  • Gunfighters innovate their way to excellence

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas— In an unsuspecting building dubbed the ‘3D Printing Center of Excellence', machines are whirling, ideas are flying and the passion is evident.The 149th Fighter Wing, located at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland, Texas, was provided with multiple 3D printers for

  • NY Air Guardsmen Help Inspire Next Generation

    Cambria, NY- Five women assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 107th Attack Wing spent July 14 speaking to western New York Girl Scouts about what the words “courage” and “strength” mean to them.The campers were attending Camp Windy Meadows in Cambria, New York, and the female Airmen from the

  • From Refugee to Lawyer

    SWANTON, OH -- U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Igor Petrovich is no stranger to adversity. Born and raised in Travnik, Bosnia in 1989, just two years before the Yugoslav Wars broke out in the region, he lived with his parents and grandparents in a traditional farming community.His family and heritage are

  • HEART 22 impactful first week

    Tegucigalpa, Honduras -- Thirty-two U.S. soldiers and airmen launched the inaugural U.S. Southern Command Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART) 2022 operation in Tegucigalpa, Honduras July 18, 2022.The team arrived in the city three days prior to unpack supplies and meet the Honduran

  • ANG units work alongside 36 CS to operationalize Andersen AFB

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Eight U.S. Air National Guard Engineering Installation Squadrons from across the country have integrated as one unit to work alongside the 36th Communications Squadron from July 5 to Sept. 30, 2022, to refresh records and repair infrastructure on Andersen Air Force

  • New combat pod system wakes up with software updates during test

    CHINA LAKE, Calif. -- The operational assessment of the Angry Kitten Combat Pod electronic attack system in April demonstrated rapid reprogramming between flights. This combat pod, an updated version of the Georgia Tech Research Institute Angry Kitten pod, simulates enemy electronic attack signals

  • 128th Air Control Squadron Trains for Near-Peer Competitors

    VOLK FIELD, Wis. – The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron trained for two weeks at Volk Field and Hardwood Range to prepare for future missions.From July 11-25, Airmen were in the field conducting training to accelerate readiness, mobility and flexibility in today’s changing