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  • Washington Guard, Thailand celebrate 20-year partnership

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – The Washington National Guard is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its partnership with the Kingdom of Thailand in the State Partnership Program and resuming in-person exchanges.“We found some creative ways to work around COVID and we were able to get our Thai counterparts in

  • New policy helps Guard members coming off COVID duty

    ARLINGTON, Va. – A new policy intended to help National Guard members who were activated to support COVID-19 operations is a “win for the health of the force.”That is according to Army Maj. Gen. Jill Faris, director of the National Guard Bureau’s Office of the Joint Surgeon.“We’ve had so many people

  • JSTARS reassures mission partners

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany  -- It’s the early hours of the morning when the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System crew arrives to begin their day. They receive a quick briefing before the E-8C JSTARS aircraft is prepared for departure.The JSTARS aircraft, deployed to Ramstein Air Base,

  • Red Flag 22-2: Thunderbolts lead the way

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada -- During the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force lost more than 1,700 aircraft and thousands of aircrew, sparking an immediate need to better prepare aircrews for combat. After the war ended in 1975, the Air Force established an air-focused exercise called Red

  • Female Fitment Program: a 75-year journey

    Women have had to adjust to wearing suits and equipment designed to fit men… Improved, form-fitting uniforms have been a goal. Former Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. David Goldfein, 2018The Female Fitment Program and the development of Air Force uniforms and equipment specifically created for women

  • Engaging the community with STARBASE in the state Nevada

    NEVADA AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Nev. -- Nevada’s first Department of Defense (DoD) STARBASE program welcomed its first class of students March 14-18, 2022 at the Nevada Air National Guard Base in Reno, Nevada.“The goal [of STARBASE] is to drive and foster more historically underserved demographics

  • 137th SOW Airmen partner with OKARNG in State Partnership Program

    BAKU, Azerbaijan -- Two 137th Special Operations Wing (SOW) air advisors embedded with representatives from Oklahoma Joint Force Headquarters for a joint partnership strategic planning and unit training management event with the Azerbaijan Peacekeeping Brigade in Baku, Azerbaijan, March 1-4,

  • Ukraine-California ties show worth of National Guard program

    WASHINGTON – When Russia invaded Ukraine with more than 150,000 troops Feb. 24, most people — especially Russian President Vladimir Putin — expected a Russian cakewalk.The men and women of the California National Guard knew better. The California National Guard has had a close working relationship

  • Swamp Fox maintenance hosts Bulgarian air force officers

    MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. – Six Bulgarian air force maintenance officers spent two days with the 169th Maintenance Group discussing maintenance best practices as a part of a subject matter expert exchange.Earlier in the week, the Bulgarian air force team visited the 134th Air