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  • Alaska Air National Guard flies ill patient to hospital

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing evacuated a patient experiencing a medical emergency in Stony River, a village more than 200 miles north of Bethel on the Kuskokwim River, Oct. 26.A medical provider at a Bethel area hospital requested

  • Connecticut National Guard unit deploys to Poland

    WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – More than 70 Connecticut Guardsmen from the 142nd Area Support Medical Company departed for a nearly year-long deployment to Poland Oct. 24.The Danbury-based unit will support Operation Atlantic Resolve to provide medical support to U.S. and allied troops stationed in the

  • State Partnership Program helps Guard build relationships

    ARLINGTON, Va. – With the recent additions of the Vermont National Guard partnership with Austria and New Hampshire National Guard with Cabo Verde, the State Partnership Program now includes just under half the world's nations.The Department of Defense program pairs National Guard elements with the

  • New York Guard hosts biological, chemical dispersal drill

    NEW YORK – The New York National Guard's 24th Civil Support Team is hosting 124 counterparts from 19 other states in New York City this week to support a homeland security exercise focused on figuring out how biological and chemical weapons disperse in a city.Officially known as the Urban Threat

  • Nevada Guard, university partner to beef up cybersecurity

    RENO, Nev. – The 152nd Communications Flight (CF), Nevada Air National Guard, and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) Cyber Club are partnering to evolve each organization’s cybersecurity skills.“Being able to work with some of the smartest and most competent cyber hackers in the country puts us in

  • 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,