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  • 147th Attack Wing Tests Agile Combat Employment in Joint Exercise

    HOUSTON, TX -- 147th Airmen moved aircraft and equipment from Ellington Field JRB to Ebbing Field Air National Guard Base, Ark. to demonstrate MQ-9 Immediate Reaction Force (IRF) feasibility.“The 147th Attack Wing’s recent participation in joint exercise Establish Fury is a testament to our Airmen’s

  • 127 Wing deploys to Exercise Spartan

    ALPENA, Mich.—More than 700 members of the 127th Wing, based at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, are participating in a large-scale readiness exercise beginning this week, traveling north to the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center here, in support of Exercise Spartan.“Exercise Spartan is our

  • Challenge accepted: from Youth ChalleNGe to Soldier

    PIERCE, Idaho – The Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy’s newest class of candidates is currently going through a two-week acclimation phase. During this phase, candidates are challenged to adapt to the program’s rigid schedule, strict rules and culture of personal accountability.The academy conducts two

  • Joint Medical Training at Hancock Field

    HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Airmen and Soldiers with the New York National Guard gained real-world experience during a joint medical evacuation training exercise held June 14-18, 2021.The training brought together members of the 174th Attack Wing Medical Group with

  • Air Guard director hosts “Back to Basics” ANG Senior Leader Conference

    Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh hosted senior leaders and commanders from around the country for the ANG Senior Leader Conference (ASLC) in St. Louis, Missouri, July 19-22, 2021.ASLC is an annual event that brings together leaders assigned to each of the 90 wings located across

  • National Guard units across the nation complete Cyber Shield

    CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah - The National Guard completed its annual cyber defense training exercise July 23, with more than 750 top cyber defense professionals from Soldiers and Airmen to industry partners participating from all over the United States.Cyber Shield 21 was a concentrated, two-week effort to

  • Ellsworth hosts Combat Raider exercise

    ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – Combat Raider, an exercise designed to train aircrews and supporting units for current and future contingencies through a variety of realistic combat scenarios, came to a close at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, July 23.Thirty-four aircraft from a variety of

  • Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured hunter

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured hunter on Wood River near Fairbanks July 22.The hunter suffered multiple injuries in a fall and activated the SOS button on his satellite communication device, which sent a text message to