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  • Understanding Ground Surgical Teams

    BOISE, Idaho -- Six members of the 124th Fighter Wing comprising the Air National Guard's first, self-contained Ground Surgical Team are preparing to deploy to East Asia. But what does a GST do?The Ground Surgical Team provides damage control, resuscitation and surgery in an austere environment,”

  • Iowa Air Guard refueling wing rotates to CENTCOM area

    SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing departed this week for the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to provide air refueling support for the U.S. Air Force and partner nations.About 100 Airmen are deploying as part of a scheduled Aerospace

  • Nevada, Arizona Guard train for hazardous situations

    APEX, Nev. – Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen teamed with the Arizona Air Guard last week to test their ability to cohesively respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear situations.The collective training exercise was at a mock rubble-pile training site in the small town of Apex in

  • New York’s 109th Airlift Wing preps for Greenland missions

    STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Three LC-130 “Skibirds” and around 75 Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing will be heading for Greenland at the end of April to support National Science Foundation research.The 109th flies the aircraft, the largest in the world

  • Norway, Minnesota Guard celebrate 49th troop exchange

    CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. – The 49th Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange came to a close in April as more than 100 Soldiers and Airmen from the Minnesota National Guard departed Norway to return to Minnesota.NOREX, the longest-running military partnership between two nations, started in 1974. Due to the

  • Airmen lead the way in F-35 transition for 115th Fighter Wing

    Burlington Air National Guard Base, Vt. -- The 115th Fighter Wing’s drive to accelerate, change or lose couldn’t be more pronounced as they continue their transition from the F-16 Fighting Falcon to the F-35 Lightning II.In preparation for the arrival of the F-35 in spring of 2023, approximately 25

  • Georgia, Alabama, Puerto Rico Airmen exercise communications

    SALINAS, Puerto Rico – Several combat communications squadrons across the Air National Guard converged on Puerto Rico for a 15-day exercise, Tropic Thunder, April 1-15.The Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 156th CBCS hosted the exercise at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Salinas; Punta Salinas

  • The Oklahoma Standard - ANG Top Leader Visits 137th SOW

    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, visited the 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma National Guard, on April 14, 2022, at the Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City.Loh familiarized himself with the 137th SOW’s intelligence,

  • Contingency Response Forces conduct multi-agency training

    FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. – The sun hasn’t risen yet as U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeff Allen of the 146th Contingency Response Flight wipes the ice from the windshield of his government 4x4 truck. He reaches into the back of the truck for his backpack filled with the gear he’ll need for a