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  • Hokanson thanks Guard members supporting wildfire fight

    LAKEVIEW, Ore. – The general’s eyes scanned the 40 or so National Guard troops assembled in a horseshoe around him in a field Thursday and he felt pride.“Whatever the mission – fighting America’s wars, securing the homeland or building partnerships – our Soldiers and Airmen provide extraordinary

  • Pilots leaving active duty have safe landing place in Reserve, Guard

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – As COVID-19 travel restrictions ease around the world, commercial airlines are looking to hire more pilots. Air Force officials want to remind active-duty pilots leaving the Air Force for the civilian aviation industry that such a move doesn’t have to end

  • Kentucky Airmen sharpen maintenance skills in Puerto Rico

    CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – More than 130 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard completed a week of intensive aircraft maintenance training at Muñiz Air National Guard Base June 12-18, honing proficiencies in a joint field environment.The annual event, called Maintenance University, featured

  • National Guard support critical to U.S. European Command

    STUTTGART, Germany – From Poland to Kosovo, Lithuania to Ukraine, Soldiers and Airmen from the U.S. National Guard operate alongside allies and partners throughout Europe. They train in all domains, whether firing a rifle, driving a tank, flying a plane or protecting critical infrastructure from

  • Northern Strike returns to Northern Michigan

    LANSING, Mich. – Northern Strike (NS) 21-2, one of the Department of Defense’s largest reserve component readiness exercises, is scheduled to take place across Northern Michigan July 31 to August 14.Approximately 5,100 participants from various states and countries will converge at the National

  • More USAF aircraft added to fight west coast fires

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Two additional U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft are scheduled to join the Department of Defense efforts for wildland fire fighting in western states today as requested by the USDA Forest Service, bringing the number to five C-130 military aircraft activated.“It is shaping

  • 234th IS and 222nd ISS join forces at PATRIOT 21’

    BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  Airmen from the 234th Intelligence Squadron and 222nd Intelligence Support Squadron participated in the PATRIOT 21 exercise, June 14 – 17, 2021, at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin.The Airmen’s focus during the exercise was supplying intelligence support

  • ANG facility completes Blacksnake livery on Indiana A-10

    SIOUX CITY, Iowa – A black and gray U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the Indiana Air National Guard's 122nd Fighter Wing was recently turned out at the Air National Guard Paint Facility in Iowa.In a departure from standard tactical two-tone grey, the Blacksnakes of the 122nd Fighter

  • 148th SOPS and 216th SPCS earn 2020 National Guard Space Awards

    BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Two 195th Wing units located at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; the 148th Space Operations Squadron and the 216th Space Control Squadron earned 2020 National Guard Space Awards.  Maj. Gen. Gregory T. White, National Guard director of space operations announced