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  • Idaho Air National Guard, Marines train together

    BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Air National Guard welcomed U.S. Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 who fly the F-35B Lightning II to Gowen Field Jan. 7-9.The squadron brought four of the fifth-generation fighters to train with A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 124th Fighter Wing’s 190th

  • Off-duty Missouri Guard firefighter helps save a life

    ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – A routine trip to the gas station for off-duty firefighter Kimberly Rauch turned into a lifesaving rescue.Rauch has been a firefighter for the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Fire Department since July. She is a civilian state employee who, before her current position, suited

  • HQ ARPC hosts Command Chiefs from across the Air Force

    Buckley Space Force Base, Colo. -- Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center hosted Command Chiefs from across the Air Force for yearly evaluation boards and Command Chief Master Sgt.of Air Force Reserve Command Timothy White, Command Chief Master Sgt. of the Air National Guard Maurice Williams and

  • Louisiana National Guard fights COVID surge

    NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, at the direction of Gov. John Bel Edwards, is conducting coronavirus missions around the state as the new variant spreads.“Our task force has worked through multiple surges since the start of this pandemic. This latest surge of Omicron is more

  • VNG staged to assist with possible severe winter weather

    RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia National Guard staged dozens of Soldiers and Airmen in multiple locations Jan. 6 to help respond to severe winter weather anticipated in the state.About 20 Soldiers were in place in Southwest Virginia and some 20 Airmen were mustered in the Virginia Beach area to move

  • Medical Services Corps Officer Serves in Alaska Air Guard

    EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Serving in Alaska is a whole new journey for one Medical Services Corps officer. Maj. Elizabeth Mangini serves in the 168th Wing, 168th Medical Group, at Eielson Air Force Base. She started in the Army in the Medical Services Corps and has returned to the MSC career

  • Maryland National Guard activated for COVID-19 emergency

    BALTIMORE – At the direction of Gov. Larry Hogan, as many as 1,000 Maryland National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will be activated to help respond to a surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations.Guard members will support the Maryland Department of Health and other state agencies with missions for COVID-19

  • Alaska Air Guard medevacs two patients in harsh weather

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing evacuated two patients this week in separate incidents during extreme weather conditions throughout much of Alaska.The first week of the year, National Weather Service regional weather advisories ranged from

  • System tracks every item in the Air Force inventory

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Want to know how many aircraft tires or satellites are in Department of the Air Force asset inventory? The Integrated Logistics System – Supply or ILS-S has the answer. ILS-S is a modern Logistics Information Technology (LogIT) Defense Business System (DBS)

  • 116th Air Control Squadron acquires new radome assembly

    CAMP RILEA, Ore. – The 116th Air Control Squadron received a long-awaited radar radome assembly, a domed structure to house its mission-critical air surveillance equipment. The assembly was installed at Camp Rilea in Warrenton Dec. 13. A week later, the ACS radar shop used a crane to move its