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  • F-15EX undergoes operational test mission at Nellis AFB

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The F-15EX is undergoing operational test missions paired with F-15Cs and F-15Es at Nellis Air Force Base Oct. 18-25."AFOTEC is excited to be coordinating full, large-scale operational tests with the F-15EX, especially because it’s only been in the U.S. Air Force’s

  • Iowa Air Guard performs flyover at Iowa vs Purdue football matchup

    Iowa City, Iowa -- A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and crew from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing, took to the skies over the University of Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium this weekend.The Iowa Air Guard unit from Sioux City was helping fuel pregame excitement as they

  • 105th Airlift Wing hosts Wing Readiness Course

    NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Training isn't always easy, especially when that training simulates the high adrenaline environment of a combat situation. Members of the 105th Airlift Wing were able to experience that firsthand as they went through the Wing Readiness Course at Stewart Air National Guard Base.The

  • Alaska Air National Guard rescues resident near Friday Creek

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an Alaska resident experiencing medical distress Oct. 16 at his cabin near Friday Creek. The Alaska State Trooper Search and Rescue coordinator requested assistance from the Alaska Rescue Coordination

  • Kentucky Guard ramps up COVID vaccinations for troops

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Kentucky National Guard commenced Operation Fortified Guardian this month, vaccinating hundreds of Army and Air National Guard members with the COVID-19 vaccine.More than 600 vaccines were administered to Army and Air Guardsmen the weekend of Oct. 15-17. As of Oct. 18,

  • Resiliency Operations Center opens to Airmen & families

    KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. -- 173rd Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Jeff Edwards, cut the grand-opening ribbon on the Resiliency Operations Center at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. October, 17, 2021. The newly remodeled center is the home to the Kingsley Resiliency Team, made up of the Director of

  • 115 FW arrives in Saudi Arabia for final F-16 deployment

    MADISON, WI -- Approximately 300 Airmen and a number of F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to Madison’s 115th Fighter Wing arrived at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, earlier this week.During the unit’s final deployment with the F-16 aircraft, Wisconsin Air National Guardsmen and Airmen

  • Suicide Prevention Month wraps up with a mile-and-a-quarter walk

    DELAWARE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Del. -- Forty Airmen from the Delaware Air National Guard participated walk around the air base on Friday, October 1, 2021, to call attention to the scourge of suicide among members of the military. Leading the walk were two members of the 166th Civil Engineer

  • 111th Med Group hosts Advanced Trauma Life Support course

    HORSHAM, Pa. – More than a dozen Air National Guard members from six states learned the ABCs during a medical course hosted by the 111th Medical Group.Not the song to teach preschoolers the alphabet, but the "ABCDE" approach to treating trauma patients.The 111th Medical Group hosted 16 ANG members

  • HC-130 crew chief gets on-the-job training with 176th AMXS

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King isn’t your everyday C-130.Configured for combat search and rescue (CSAR), the King is packed with sensors designed to search for isolated service members, and it has four wing-mounted tanks that can pass JP-8