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  • Vermont Air National Guard to Resume Tour Program

    SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt.,- The Vermont Air National Guard will resume their public tour program in April."Last year we launched our official base tour program and it was extremely well received." said Col Daniel Finnegan, 158th vice wing commander. "Based on the positive reception at the end of last

  • DC Air Guard conducts readiness exercise

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – The District of Columbia Air National Guard’s 113th Wing participated in a four-day readiness exercise during the regularly scheduled drill, which started March 17 at Joint Base Andrews.The inspector general team evaluated the wing’s ability to survive and operate in a

  • Michigan Airman embraces nurse assistant program, service

    MIDLAND, Michigan - Senior Airman Tiffany McPherson knows exactly why she joined the Michigan Air National Guard.“I didn’t join to become a stranger,” she says. “I joined to get more involved and to do everything I can to make our little piece of the world a better place.”Since 2002, McPherson’s

  • Louisiana Guard’s 159th FW tests predeployment capabilities

    BELLE CHASSE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing conducted a predeployment exercise March 10-12 to measure the wing’s readiness.“The exercise’s overall purpose is to test our ability to generate the force – aircraft, people and cargo,” said Lt. Col. Jesse Hasenkampf, 159th FW

  • Maintenance Airman loves being part of something bigger than herself

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Airman 1st Class Rachel Jaramillo, 150th Maintenance Group, is the Spotlight Airman of the Month. Jaramillo grew up in Albuquerque, N.M., and went to a small charter school here. She jumped from job to job after graduation but did not find anything she loved.“I had a

  • 960 CW hosts total-force additional-duty first sergeant symposium

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, TX -- The 960th Cyberspace Wing First Sergeants’ Council organized and hosted a total-force additional-duty first sergeant symposium at the Robert D. Gaylor NCO Academy here, March 7-10.The inaugural symposium offered training for 44 in-person and 11 virtual Reserve,

  • Airman Spotlight: Airman 1st Class Sara Lucas

    ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Climbing through the rubble of a dilapidated building, Airman 1st Class Sara Lucas, 139th Medical Group medic, spots a manikin casualty and immediately begins rendering aid. She checks the manikin for injuries, applies a neck brace and inserts an IV until her team arrives with a

  • 109th Airlift Wing security forces conduct training exercise

    SCOTIA, N.Y. – Security forces from the 109th Airlift Wing trained March 5 on how and when to use force, facilitated by instructors who controlled the scenarios and ensured safety was the top priority.The purpose was to put the security forces in a situation where they had to use each level on the

  • Pennsylvania National Guard ends COVID-19 response mission

    FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – After two years and hundreds of missions across the commonwealth, the Pennsylvania National Guard has ended its COVID-19 response.Guard members were first activated March 17, 2020, to assist the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and transport home 38 residents