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  • Rebuilding the Community: Nevadans helping Nevadans

    RENO, Nev.-- On April 30, Airmen from across the Nevada Air National Guard partnered together with Rebuilding Together Northern Nevada (RTNNV) to provide home repairs and updates for two veteran homeowners in Washoe County.Between the two locations, a volunteer corps of over 80 individuals from

  • Two California Air National Guard space squadrons support U.S. Space Force

    Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA -- “Welcome to Space Country” greets base visitors arriving through Vandenberg’s main gate. Located on the central coast of California, Vandenberg SFB is home to a variety of space operations, both military and civilian, and is known for lighting up the night sky when

  • Sioux City area graduates honored with military stoles

    Sioux City, Iowa -- A group of high school seniors who are anxiously anticipating graduating in the coming days gathered for special recognition event at the Iowa Air National Guard in Sioux City, Iowa this week.The Sioux City Chamber of Commerce unveiled military service related graduation stoles

  • MING conducts public affairs workshop with Latvia, Liberia

    LANSING, Mich. – More than 25 public affairs specialists from the Michigan National Guard, Latvian National Armed Forces, and the Armed Forces of Liberia teamed up April 12-22 to hold a virtual storytelling workshop under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.The

  • AI-Powered App Aims to Discover Talent in Guard, Reserve

    Members of the Reserve and National Guard are highly skilled across a variety of private-sector industries and have the potential to make substantial contributions to Defense Department missions, a DOD official said. The problem is, the department is not always aware of that talent, said Scott

  • Forecasting for the fight

    SAVANNAH, GA -- Keeping aircraft airborne safely is a top priority during every mission. While maintenance teams put their hands on the jet to keep it mechanically safe, pilots need to know what environmental factors could limit their flight. Keeping them prepared is the 325th Operational Support

  • Contingency response dominates ACE exercise during Southern Strike

    AVON PARK AUXILIARY AIRFIELD, Fla. (AFNS) -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon escorts a C-17 Globemaster III into a simulated austere environment. The engines are running, the personnel deplane the C-17, cargo is downloaded, the airfield is prepped for more aircraft to land, and within minutes, a security

  • Vermont ANG F-35s join NATO’s enhanced air policing mission

    SPANGDHALEM AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) -- Eight F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighters from the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing recently arrived at Spangdahlem Air Base to continue NATO’s enhanced air policing mission along the eastern flank.As part of NATO’s plan to bolster its

  • NY Air Guard tests new MQ-9 remote landing and takeoff capability

    ROME, N.Y. -- The New York Air National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing highlighted its ability to fly the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft into any airport, anywhere on Thursday, May 5 when it landed an aircraft at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York.Until last year, an MQ-9 required