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  • 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

  • 171st Air Refueling Wing certifies 911th Airlift Wing TCCC instructors

    Coraopolis, Pa -- The 171st Air Refueling Wing hosted 11 members from the 911th Airlift Wing Aerospace Evacuation Squadron in a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course on March 16, 2022. The 171st is well on its way to training all 171st Guardsmen in the All Service Members portion of TCCC by April

  • 103rd’s culture of self-assessment rated ‘Highly Effective’

    EAST GRANBY, Conn. – At the 103rd Airlift Wing, Airmen at every level participate in the wing’s continuous self-assessment process. This culture of self-assessment led to the unit receiving an overall grade of Highly Effective, the highest grade possible, at the end of its Headquarters Air Mobility

  • Nebraska Guard shares NCO leadership in Rwanda SPP exchange

    LINCOLN AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – One Airman and three Soldiers from the Nebraska National Guard participated in a noncommissioned officer training exchange with the Rwanda Defence Force in Gabiro, Rwanda.The partnership between Nebraska and Rwanda was established in December 2019 under the National

  • North Dakota ANG regional training site hosts CBRN training

    FARGO, N.D. – Chief Master Sgt. Kristi Erickson, the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management superintendent, hosted 10 emergency management members from units across the country to test their chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) equipment and tactics in cold weather

  • Air Force Reserve Command leadership visits Ali Al Salem Air Base

    ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy C. White Jr., senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve and command chief of the Air Force

  • New York Air National Guard Installation Breach Exercise

    F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, NY --  A routine vehicle check at the front gate of F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base turned not routine fast on March 4, 2022, when the gate guards determined the driver was a person of interest by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.The gate

  • Connecticut National Guard ends COVID response mission

    NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard handed over the keys to the state commodities warehouse in New Britain to the Connecticut Department of Health March 15, effectively ending its COVID-19 response mission.On March 10, 2020, Gov. Ned Lamont declared a state of emergency due to the