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  • Maryland National Guard activated for COVID-19 emergency

    BALTIMORE – At the direction of Gov. Larry Hogan, as many as 1,000 Maryland National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will be activated to help respond to a surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations.Guard members will support the Maryland Department of Health and other state agencies with missions for COVID-19

  • Alaska Air Guard medevacs two patients in harsh weather

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing evacuated two patients this week in separate incidents during extreme weather conditions throughout much of Alaska.The first week of the year, National Weather Service regional weather advisories ranged from

  • System tracks every item in the Air Force inventory

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Want to know how many aircraft tires or satellites are in Department of the Air Force asset inventory? The Integrated Logistics System – Supply or ILS-S has the answer. ILS-S is a modern Logistics Information Technology (LogIT) Defense Business System (DBS)

  • 116th Air Control Squadron acquires new radome assembly

    CAMP RILEA, Ore. – The 116th Air Control Squadron received a long-awaited radar radome assembly, a domed structure to house its mission-critical air surveillance equipment. The assembly was installed at Camp Rilea in Warrenton Dec. 13. A week later, the ACS radar shop used a crane to move its

  • Munitions troops play key role in air refueling

    SALT LAKE CITY – An often-forgotten specialty in the refueling community is the munitions systems specialist, known as “Ammo Troops” throughout the Air Force. Although munitions specialists aren’t typically thought of when it comes to the air refueling mission, they serve a vital role within the

  • Maryland Air Guard counters real-world cyber adversaries

    BALTIMORE – The Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Cyber Operations Group supported a task force under U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force at Fort Meade, Maryland, from February to August. More than 15 MDANG cyber professionals worked alongside Air National Guard members from other

  • 176th Maintenance Group opens Virtual Reality Training Lab

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The 176th Maintenance Group opened its innovative Virtual Reality Training Lab in December, giving maintenance Airmen an interactive way to familiarize themselves with maintenance processes without a physical airframe.The 176th MXG used squadron innovation

  • Air Guardsman helps neighbors escape fire

    VERNON, Conn. -- On March 29, 2021, a fire destroyed two multi-family homes in the Rockville section of Vernon, Connecticut. At the time, U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Nathan Pisani, a member of the Connecticut Air National Guard’s 103rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, was inside one of the buildings where

  • Kentucky Air Guardsmen featured in national ad campaign

    LOUISVILLE, KY -- Three Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard are being highlighted in a new national ad campaign funded by the National Guard Bureau.The campaign, titled “Serve Your Way,” was created by GSD&M, a marketing and advertising company, and features video commercials, radio spots