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  • Hawaii ANG fighter pilots claim top honors

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI -- A Hawaii Air National Guard fighter squadron was recently recognized as one of the Air National Guard’s most outstanding flying units after receiving the Winston P. Wilson Trophy for the year of 2021.The 199th Fighter Squadron was presented the award on behalf

  • New York Air Guard's Skibirds wrap up 2021 Greenland mission

    STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Sciota, New York --The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing has wrapped up its annual support to the National Science Foundation in Greenland as Airmen and LC-130 “Skibirds” returned to Stratton Air National Guard Base on September 22, 2021.The unit

  • New Jersey Airmen Embrace Airmanship During Virtual Summit

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Enlisted Airmen with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Wing, 177th Fighter Wing, and Joint Force Headquarters-Air tuned in for a virtual Enlisted Summit this year hosted by state Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Rakauckas on Sept. 28-29. This year’s

  • Maryland, Kentucky Guard partner to build homes for vets

    TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Members of the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, and the 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, helped build homes for Cherokee veterans in Tahlequah as part of the Defense Department's Innovative Readiness Training program, or IRT."These homes will be a change in

  • 176th Wing awarded Jolly Green Rescue Mission of Year

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The 176th Wing’s operations and maintenance groups were recognized with the 2021 Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year accolade.Over Memorial Day weekend, Guardsmen of the 176th Wing generated and flew 30 sorties culminating in more than 120 flight hours

  • Washington ANG command chiefs serve Liberty Village

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — Not one, but two command chiefs from the Washington Air National Guard volunteered to support Operation Allies Welcome by leading a temporary community at Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst, New Jersey.Task Force Liberty, launched in August, is responsible for

  • The 144th Sharpens Search and Extraction Skills

    FRESNO AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. -- In order to maintain required skills and to improve skill sets these trainings are critical. They ensure personnel and equipment are ready to respond to emergencies as they arise, as part of their Defense Support to Civil Authorities mission set.The Fire

  • Cyber units secured joint networks during Northern Strike

    LANSING, Mich.— During Northern Strike 21 (NS21), the 272nd Cyber Operations Squadron (272 COS), with the Michigan Air National Guard trained with the 273rd COS, Texas National Guard, in mission assurance through keeping networks safe. Cybersecurity consistently takes measures to protect information

  • Code Militia: Tactical Coding, by the Warfighter for the Warfighter

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA -- Compiled and error free. For Airmen and Soldiers of the Washington Air and Army National Guard’s Code Militia Team, these are the new mission complete expressions in a fight for future air and ground dominance.To maintain America’s technological edge against near-peer