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  • 142nd Wing Celebrates the Month of the Military Child

    PORTLAND, Ore. -- April marks the Month of the Military Child, and the 142nd Wing is hosting several events to celebrate the children of service members. Originally started in 1986 by then Defense Secretary, Casper Weinberger, the Month of the Military Child aims to recognize the needs and

  • Nebraska National Guard battles wildfire by air and ground

    ARAPAHOE, Neb. - The Nebraska National Guard activated 38 Airmen and Soldiers to help battle wildfires from the air and ground in Gosper and Furnas counties April 8-12.Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews, a 25-person wildland fire crew and support vehicles deployed to fight fires that had burned

  • Michigan ANG firefighters aid county with training resources

    ALPENA, Michigan – Firefighters from Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center have spent dozens of off-duty hours this winter building live-fire training props to aid 12 county fire departments. An April 7 demonstration showcased how these small-scale buildings help ensure first responders are

  • Army and Air Guard members compete in fitness contest

    CONCORD, N.C. – The National Guard’s All Guard Endurance Team sent more than 40 service members to the Spartan Sprint 5k with over 20 obstacles at a 600-acre farm April 9-10.From California, Maj. Robert Killian — two-time winner of the Army’s Best Ranger competition and Spartan World Championship

  • Exercise Agile Tiger: Integrated deterrence in the heartland of America

    WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Whiteman Air Force Base concluded the first iteration of Exercise Agile Tiger, designed to improve joint warfighter lethality through high fidelity mission planning, execution, and debrief.Exercise Agile Tiger enhanced participants’ ability to communicate, collaborate

  • Hokanson: State Partnership Program critical to national security

    DENVER – A three-decade security cooperation program with almost half the world’s nations is critical to America’s national security, the National Guard’s most senior general said last week.Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, told an annual gathering of Department of

  • 115th Fighter Wing Chaplain receives Samuel Stone Award

    MADISON, WI -- Lt. Col. Derek Wolter, 115th Fighter Wing chaplain, was awarded the 2021 Samuel Stone Award, which recognizes him as the Chaplain of the Year for the Air National Guard.The Samuel Stone Award is named after Chaplain Samuel Stone, who was the first recorded Chaplain to serve in the

  • Kentucky, New Jersey Guard aid Ecuador demining operation

    SANGOLQUí, Ecuador – Ecuadorian civil engineers recently welcomed a team of Air National Guard, active-duty Air Force and civilian personnel from U.S. Southern Command to observe, train and equip a battalion of demining soldiers.The visiting group, led by Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Wilt, transferred

  • New York National Guard supports nursing home

    SYRACUSE, N.Y. – When Senior Airman Taylor Dunham, an Air Force medical technician, joined the New York Air National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing, he figured he would be taking temperatures or checking blood pressure.Since November, Dunham has been caring for nursing home residents at the Loretto

  • US Airmen arrive at Chilean Trade and Air Show, FIDAE

    SANTIAGO, Chile (AFNS) -- Over 130 Airmen and Guardians have touched down in Santiago, Chile, to participate in the Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio, or FIDAE, Latin America’s largest aerospace, defense and security exhibition April 5-10.Among those representing the U.S. Air Force are 12th