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  • Airmen hone expeditionary skills at Rally in Rockies exercise

    RIFLE, Colo. -- Active duty, Air National Guard and Reserve Airmen gathered in Colorado and Wyoming for 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 12-17. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a

  • 117th Air Refueling Wing Performs Water Survival Training

    Pelham, Ala. -- Aircrew from Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base went to Oak Mountain State Park to train in water survival.They used the lake to simulate the conditions airmen could encounter in the event of an emergency water landing. They underwent an entire simulated emergency scenario so

  • North Macedonia delegation visits Vermont

    COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Vermont National Guard hosted a press conference today with North Macedonia Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska. Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and Secretary of Commerce and Community Development Lindsay Kurrle discuss new steps toward increased cooperation between the state and

  • Air Guard Airmen assist in emergency delivery of baby born to Afghan guest

    McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Air Force Base, N.J.—The symbol of our country is a woman, a mother, who would sacrifice anything for the sake of her children. This symbol is no accident.Through a stroke of good timing and determination, two Airmen from the 153d Airlift Wing in Cheyenne, Wyoming, made Lady

  • ANG Command Chief Visits the Idaho Air National Guard

    GOWEN FIELD, Idaho—The Idaho Air National Guard hosted Command Chief Master of the Air National Guard Maurice L. Williams here September 11, 2021.Williams’ visit landed on the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, but that didn’t stop him from engaging with Airmen across all levels. His initial

  • 144th Fighter Wing Welcomes F-117 Nighthawks for Training

    FRESNO AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, CA -- The 144th Fighter Wing welcomed the arrival of two F-117 Nighthawk aircraft Sept 13, 2021 to the Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, to conduct dissimilar air combat training missions.U.S. Air Force Col. Troy Havener, 144th Fighter Wing commander, said,

  • Vermont National Guard supports medical warehouse

    COLCHESTER, Vt.  – Soldiers and Airmen of the Vermont National Guard are helping distribute COVID-19 vaccines and personal protective equipment from Vermont's Medical Countermeasures Warehouse to people throughout the state."Since there has been an uptick in COVID cases, we have been busy preparing

  • 179th AW to host 1st Air National Guard cyberspace wing

    MANSFIELD, Ohio – Mansfield-Lahm Air National Guard Base is the preferred location for the first Air National Guard cyberspace wing in the country.The Department of the Air Force announced the selection of the Ohio base on Aug. 25. The transformation will support Air Combat Command's future

  • Oklahoma Guard completes Hurricane Ida relief mission

    RESERVE, La. – Following the devastation Hurricane Ida caused in Southern Louisiana, nearly 500 Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard members volunteered to give up their Labor Day weekends to come to the aid of their neighbors.For almost three weeks, Task Force Oklahoma provided much-needed food,