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  • Virginia National Guard to support governor’s inauguration

    RICHMOND, Va. – More than 200 Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force personnel will support the inauguration of Glenn Youngkin as the 74th governor of Virginia in the state capital Jan. 15.VNG Soldiers, Airmen and members of the VDF will marshal the inaugural parade elements, play

  • NY Air Guard's 174th Attack Wing earns Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    Hancock Air National Guard Base, NY -- The Airmen of the New York Air National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing have been awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for their service from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.The Outstanding Unit Award recognizes Air Force units, which includes the

  • 185th ARW Receives Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    Sioux City, Iowa -- The 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard in Sioux City has been awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award is awarded to units that have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service. The 185th ARW earned

  • New Era of Physical Assessments

    PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. -- Pease Airman can expect some new exercise options the next time they complete their Air Force Physical Fitness Assessment.The Air Force recently unveiled new assessment options that allow Airmen to choose from a wider variety of exercises to show their level of

  • Passing the Torch: Father and Son deploy to Prince Sultan Air Base

    PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. -- It’s golden hour on the flight line at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. A maintainer makes the same routine inspections that he’s performed for the past 31 years. However, this inspection is different from all others before, because this time

  • NEANG Cyber Security team keeps network safe

    LINCOLN AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — In 2021 alone, America’s energy sector, power plants, food supply, water supply, health care, law enforcement and defense sector have all come under cyber-attack.Cyber-attacks threaten our key infrastructure almost daily and the National Guard plays an important role

  • Northern Strike 22-1 brings arctic training to Michigan

    LANSING, Mich. – The Northern Strike 22-1 exercise will unite service members from several states and partner forces Jan. 21-30 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, which comprise the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC).“We are

  • 101st Air Refueling Wing hopes to bring KC-46 to Maine

    The Maine Air National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing in Bangor is one of about 15 Air National Guard Wings seeking the new Boeing KC-46 Pegasus air refueling tankers. The wing is actively promoting its case to be one of two Air National Guard units selected for a fleet of eight new aircraft. Area