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  • Kentucky National Guard assisting with tornado response

    MAYFIELD, KY. – More than 300 members of the Kentucky National Guard are helping respond in the aftermath of devastating tornadoes that swept through the commonwealth over the weekend, killing dozens of people.Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency and said at least 70 people died in the

  • 167th AW flying operations diverse and unpredictable in 2021

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- With a fleet of eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, the 167th Operations Group supported a wide range of airlift missions, stateside and abroad, in 2021.The unit flew more than 900 sorties, transported approximately 6,000 passengers and hauled nearly 4,800 tons of cargo.“This

  • NY Air Guard crews from Long Island train in Greenland

    KANGERLUSSUAQ, Greenland – New York Air National Guard Airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing participated in a Danish military search and rescue exercise in Greenland Nov. 5-9.Conducted by Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command, Arctic Light 2021 tested the ability of units to activate and deploy in the

  • Lithuanian cyber defense leader visits 111th Attack Wing

    HORSHAM, Pa. – Cyber defense leaders from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s State Partnership Program partner, Lithuania, visited the 111th Attack Wing at Biddle Air National Guard Base Dec. 6 to discuss capabilities, training and areas of future cooperation.Lithuanian Air Force Col. Romualdas

  • Texas National Guard maintenance Airman earns military wings

    SAN ANTONIO, TX – An Airman assigned to the Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing recently learned she had been accepted into the Army’s Aviation Rotary Wing program as a warrant officer, making her dream of flying military aircraft an actuality.“I look at those airplanes and I think, ‘Wow, I’m

  • Global Strike Challenge '21 announces 'Best of the Best'

    BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2021 at the multi-month competition’s capstone event Dec. 8, here.Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile operations and maintenance,

  • Initial Fielding of Long-Range Discrimination Radar in Alaska

    CLEAR SPACE FORCE STATION, Alaska - The Missile Defense Agency held a ceremony at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska, declaring the initial fielding of the Long-Range Discrimination Radar, December 6, 2021.The ceremony marked the completion of military construction as they finished installing radar

  • Minnesota ANG Airmen Support Al Dhafra Operations

    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- Forward deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, 16 Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing are ensuring mission readiness at a key warfighting location.The Airmen represent career specialties from across the Air Force spectrum and

  • 137th SOW hosts CANSOFCOM aircrew for MC-12W training

    WILL ROGERS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Okla. -- Members of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) participated in the first-ever Manned Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Fundamentals Course held by the 137th Special Operations Group (SOG), Aug. 2-Oct. 25, 2021, at