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  • 158th Civil Engineers hone skills at Silver Flag

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Tyndall Air Force Base welcomed 14 Green Mountain Boys from the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Civil Engineer Squadron to Florida for the annual Silver Flag exercise March 21 to April 1.Hosted by Detachment 1 of the 823rd RED HORSE Squadron, Silver Flag is a 10-day

  • Portland Air National Guard Base puts robot dog to work

    PORTLAND, Ore. - In December 2021, the Portland Air National Guard Base became the first Air National Guard base to house the innovative technology known as the Quadrupedal Unmanned Ground Vehicle (QUGV), better known as a robot dog.Tech. Sgt. Jamie Cuniff, 142nd Security Forces Squadron logistics

  • 148th Fighter Wing Member Receives Life Saver Award

    DULUTH, Minn. -- Master Sgt. Grant Gimpel, 148th Fighter Wing, serves militarily in the 148th Civil Engineering Operations Management section and full time as a 148th Fire Department Station Captain, received a “Life Saver” award during a St. Louis County board meeting, April 12, 2022, Duluth,

  • 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