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  • Wisconsin National Guard supports COVID testing, vaccination

    MADISON, Wis. – More than 20 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wisconsin National Guard continues to fulfill a variety of roles for the state.Approximately 500 Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen are assisting communities with COVID-19 testing and vaccinations and helping manage the state’s vaccine

  • Road to Combat: Part III

    SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – New Years 2022 will be welcomed with the 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard exiting a three year conversion process to be a fully operational F-35A Lightning II wing.2021 wouldn’t come to an end however, before embarking on their largest training exercise

  • Active Shooter Response Exercise Held at the 177th Fighter Wing

    ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NJ — State training officers from the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness came to the 177th Fighter Wing, in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., to conduct a tabletop Active Shooter Response Exercise on December 16, 2021.The 177FW, the Federal

  • Arriving in fashion: Santa Claus arrives in Reno aboard C-130

    NEVADA AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, RENO, Nev. – Santa Claus was greeted by over 200 Nevada Air and Army National Guardsmen and family members at the Nevada Air National Guard base after he flew into Reno from the North Pole, Dec. 18, 2021.An aircrew from the 192nd Airlift Squadron flew a C-130 Hercules

  • Louisiana Guard ‘Protects What Matters’ in challenging year

    PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard confronted a demanding 2021 with multiple challenges and missions at home and abroad.Soldiers and Airmen deployed overseas and to other states during the year, responded to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies, and participated in several

  • MacDill inspires Tampa students during AIM HIGH flight

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FL -- The 6th Air Refueling Wing hosted four students ages 16-17 and eight administrators with the Hillsborough County School District (HCDS) on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft orientation flight Dec. 9 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.The students witnessed first-hand a

  • Different, But The Same

    PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NH -- Tech. Sgt. Sean Wood and fraternal twin Staff Sgt. Chris Wood, his younger brother by 30 seconds, had no idea December 18 was a special day for them. Then again, National Twin Day has only been observed since 2019."We almost act more like close friends than

  • 144th Fighter Wing Airmen return from OAW deployment

    FRESNO, Calif. – Four Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing recently returned from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, where they assisted evacuated Afghan refugees in Operation Allies Welcome.OAW is a coordinated operation by federal government agencies to

  • Cal Guard CSTs boost teamwork in multi-agency exercise

    ATWATER, Calif. – A Merced County Police explosive ordnance disposal specialist walks toward a dilapidated building in his green, heavily armored blast suit. His face is hidden by an oxygen mask. An air tank is strapped to his back.Fire trucks line up a few hundred feet away from the inconspicuous