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  • Nevada National Guard stays in fight against COVID-19

    LAS VEGAS – More than eight months into the Nevada National Guard's battle against COVID-19, the stubborn microscopic enemy shows no sign of surrender as many of the state's counties report record numbers of cases. Even though nearly 400 Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen were on duty daily in

  • Michigan Guard, Latvia reaffirm relationship during pandemic

    LANSING, Mich. – The Latvian National Armed Forces and the Michigan National Guard have developed a relationship stretching back nearly three decades through the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program. One of the great traditions of this cooperation is the celebration of Latvia's national

  • Response teams extract, treat F-22 pilot in joint exercise

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Firefighters, paramedics and medical response Airmen raced to the flight line Nov. 20 in an exercise to extract pilots from fifth-generation aircraft. The scenario was designed to test Team Hickam's competency in rapidly aiding, egressing and transporting an

  • 185th Air Refueling Wing earns Outstanding Unit Award

    SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Iowa Air National Guard's 185th Air Refueling Wing has been awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for its efforts during 2019.The award is earned for exceptionally meritorious service to the United States Air Force.Col. Mark Muckey, commander of the unit, said every

  • Air Force selects next C-130J locations

    The Air Force has selected Louisville Air National Guard Base, Kentucky; McLaughlin ANGB, West Virginia; Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Texas; and Savannah ANGB, Georgia as the preferred locations to receive C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to replace their aging C-130Hs, pending the outcome of

  • 171st celebrates World War II veteran’s 102nd birthday

    FINDLAY TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The Pennsylvania National Guard's 171st Air Refueling Wing participated in a celebration honoring a World War II veteran who turned 102 years old on Nov. 12.John M. Mahler, a resident of Butler County, is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and WWII B-17 bomber pilot.

  • Virginia ANG maintainers take home prestigious awards

    JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – Two Virginia Air National Guard Airmen have won what’s known as the most prominent award in the Air Force maintenance field. Capt. Andrew Gibler and Master Sgt. William Marshall from the 192nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron are this year’s Gen. Lew Allen Jr. Award

  • 109th AW on standby in New Zealand for Antarctica missions

    SCOTIA, N.Y. – The New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing will not be flying to Antarctica this year to provide logistics support to the National Science Foundation's U.S. Antarctic Program.For 32 years, the 109th Airlift Wing, based at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, has