An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

  • 104th Explosive Ordnance Disposal team trains for joint response

    BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. -- Explosive ordnance disposal technicians from the 104th Civil Engineering Squadron attended Raven’s Challenge Interoperability Exercise June 6-11, 2021, at Fort Devens Army Base, Devens, Massachusetts.Raven’s Challenge is an annual, interagency, counter

  • Kingsley procures new equipment under ARCWERX Innovation Program

    KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. -- No matter how big or small the base, power outages are a risk that all Air Force bases must prepare for. That’s why the 173rd Fighter Wing Electrical Power Production shop maintains and regularly tests a set of 12 mobile and fixed generators around the base, and they recently

  • Oregon Guard dual status commander leads vaccination clinic

    CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – The goal was straightforward – deliver free COVID-19 vaccines to the people of southern Oregon. There were already vaccination clinics across the state, but what made the Jackson County Vaccination Equity Project unique was the assigning of the Oregon National Guard’s first

  • Hawaiian Raptors, French Air Force advance interoperability

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – F-22 Raptors from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam completed international air combat training July 5, with several training sorties focused on interoperability with the French Air Force.From June 27 to July 5, three French Air Force Rafales, two A400M Atlas,

  • High Rollers demonstrate communication capability at Resolute Hunter

    DIXIE VALLEY, Nev. -- Airmen from the 152nd Communications Flight tested domestic operations equipment in a simulated contested environment during Exercise Resolute Hunter at the Naval Air Station Fallon Range Training Complex beginning June 17, with the exercise running through June 30. The Airmen

  • 193rd SOW Airman returns to Civil Air Patrol roots

    FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - To say Airman 1st Class Matthias Krauter was excited to meet with Civil Air Patrol cadets participating in their annual encampment at Fort Indiantown Gap last month is an understatement.When Krauter, a materiel management apprentice with the 193d Special Operations Wing,

  • Lone Star Gunfighters use experience to train F-16 pilots

    SAN ANTONIO – The 182nd Fighter Squadron stands as one of the premier fighter training units in the nation. The job of its instructor pilots is to take inexperienced fighter pilots and teach them how to employ the F-16 to defend the country.The 182nd FS is a part of the Air National Guards 149th

  • Georgia Guard helps vaccinate tens of thousands of Georgians

    ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Over 100 Georgia Air National Guard Airmen with the 116th Air Control Wing completed a COVID-19 response mission where over 170,000 Georgians were vaccinated.The 116th joined Airmen from the 165th Air Lift Wing and Soldiers from the Georgia National Guard to support the

  • Barnestormer Turns Tragedy into Hope, Excels In Career

    BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. -- One of Barnes newest members Master Sgt. Erica Griffinking exemplifies our Barnestormer leader attributes and goes above and beyond displaying perseverance, integrity, courage and initiative. She is the only dental assistant in the 104th Medical Group and

  • 179th Airlift Wing Airman Offered Acceptance to Air Force Academy

    MANSFIELD, OH -- Senior Airman Alivia Merkel, a dental technician at the 179th Airlift Wing, has been accepted into the Air Force Academy, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, after three years of service at the 179th Airlift Wing.Merkel knew that she wanted to join the military since grade