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  • 142nd Wing mobilizes to support Portland hospitals

    PORTLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing mobilized almost 200 Airmen to support state hospitals during a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations across Oregon.During the second week of January, two groups totaling roughly 90 Guard members processed out of Portland Air National Guard

  • 177th Fighter Wing trains in Key West

    KEY WEST, Fla. – New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing rapidly deployed Airmen, aircraft and equipment to Naval Air Station Key West Jan. 8 for flight training and to prepare for an Agile Combat Employment (ACE) training mission in Puerto Rico.Maintenance, operations, logistics,

  • Washington National Guard members help hospitals

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – About 100 Washington National Guard members were activated Jan. 21 to help alleviate staffing shortages and offer COVID-19 testing at eight hospitals across the state.The rapid spread of the Omicron variant has caused a spike in demand for COVID-19 tests. At the same time,

  • Virginia Guard prepared for possible storm conditions

    RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia National Guard alerted personnel for possible winter storm response operations and planned to stage 45 Soldiers and Airmen in key locations along the southern I-95 corridor and the Hampton Roads and Eastern Shore areas Jan. 21.“For the third time in two weeks, the

  • Guard chief details changes to combat sexual assault, harassment

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard is instituting changes to better combat sexual assault and harassment in the ranks, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson told the House Armed Services military personnel subcommittee Jan. 20.Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of

  • Puerto Rico Air Guard defender a role model in 156th SFS

    MUÑIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico - Master Sgt. Lysandra Negron, a defender with the 156th Security Forces Squadron, is a mentor and role model for Airmen in her unit.Motivated by her desire to grow and face new challenges, Negron began her career in military law enforcement 18 years ago.“I

  • 148th Fire Department Trains with Local Partners

    DULUTH, Minn. -- The 148th Fighter Wing Fire Department and community partners took part in a Blue Card training program from Jan. 10-14, 2022. Blue Card is an incident command training system that trains fire department officers how to standardize incident operations on scene. The training is

  • Iowa ANG Supports ADAB Mission

    AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates -- More than a dozen Citizen-Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard are deployed to the Middle East, serving with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.The Iowa Airmen, all from the 185th Air Refueling Wing based

  • 195th Wing spearheads VR training for Air Guard security forces

    SEPULVEDA  AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. -- Chaos. Screaming. More gunshots. Yelling. Crying. People running past the security forces Airman as they see the active shooter. Their heart pounds and adrenaline races as the shooter turns and points their weapon -- Pow pow!Relying on their training,

  • Alaska Airmen rescue stranded ATV rider near Knik Glacier

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 176th Wing rescued a stranded all-terrain vehicle rider Jan. 19 near Knik Glacier east of Palmer.The mission began after the Alaska State Troopers requested assistance from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center.Under