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  • Air Guard Airmen assist in emergency delivery of baby born to Afghan guest

    McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Air Force Base, N.J.—The symbol of our country is a woman, a mother, who would sacrifice anything for the sake of her children. This symbol is no accident.Through a stroke of good timing and determination, two Airmen from the 153d Airlift Wing in Cheyenne, Wyoming, made Lady

  • ANG Command Chief Visits the Idaho Air National Guard

    GOWEN FIELD, Idaho—The Idaho Air National Guard hosted Command Chief Master of the Air National Guard Maurice L. Williams here September 11, 2021.Williams’ visit landed on the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, but that didn’t stop him from engaging with Airmen across all levels. His initial

  • 144th Fighter Wing Welcomes F-117 Nighthawks for Training

    FRESNO AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, CA -- The 144th Fighter Wing welcomed the arrival of two F-117 Nighthawk aircraft Sept 13, 2021 to the Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, to conduct dissimilar air combat training missions.U.S. Air Force Col. Troy Havener, 144th Fighter Wing commander, said,

  • Vermont National Guard supports medical warehouse

    COLCHESTER, Vt.  – Soldiers and Airmen of the Vermont National Guard are helping distribute COVID-19 vaccines and personal protective equipment from Vermont's Medical Countermeasures Warehouse to people throughout the state."Since there has been an uptick in COVID cases, we have been busy preparing

  • 179th AW to host 1st Air National Guard cyberspace wing

    MANSFIELD, Ohio – Mansfield-Lahm Air National Guard Base is the preferred location for the first Air National Guard cyberspace wing in the country.The Department of the Air Force announced the selection of the Ohio base on Aug. 25. The transformation will support Air Combat Command's future

  • Oklahoma Guard completes Hurricane Ida relief mission

    RESERVE, La. – Following the devastation Hurricane Ida caused in Southern Louisiana, nearly 500 Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard members volunteered to give up their Labor Day weekends to come to the aid of their neighbors.For almost three weeks, Task Force Oklahoma provided much-needed food,

  • Georgia Guard strengthens cyber capability at exercise

    AUGUSTA, Ga. – Members of the Georgia National Guard participated in Cyber Dawg 21, a live-action cybersecurity exercise Sept. 13-17 at the Georgia Cyber Center.The Georgia Technology Center created and led Cyber Dawg 21 to practice and refine cyberattack response by state agencies. Soldiers and

  • 167th Airlift Wing firefighters train on disaster response

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – They changed the tires on their equipment trailer, prepped their communication devices, loaded their urban search and rescue kits and headed south from Martinsburg to Charleston for Vigilant Guard 2021.Vigilant Guard is an annual large-scale disaster response exercise sponsored

  • ANG Command Chief visits the 120th Airlift Wing

    GREAT FALLS, Mont – Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams visited the 120th Airlift Wing, Montana Air National Guard Sept. 12, 2021.With more than 33 years of ANG service, Williams was selected on Oct. 9, 2020 to become the 13th command chief of the ANG. Williams serves as