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  • Nebraska CERFP conducts readiness exercise

    MEAD, Neb. — A wide-open field lay next to some abandoned and damaged buildings at the Nebraska National Guard’s Mead training site. Once the command was given for the exercise to begin, trucks and trailers swarmed into the field with dozens of Air and Army National Guard members setting up

  • Iowa National Guard, Kosovo celebrate long partnership

    DES MOINES, Iowa – It was a red carpet affair that resembled a family reunion. Kosovo Security Force members, Iowa National Guard leaders, dignitaries, and government officials gathered the evening of Nov. 6 in the extravagantly decorated Des Moines Area Community College ballroom in Ankeny.The

  • Colorado National Guard members compete in Noble Skywave

    CHABELLEY Airfield, Djibouti – In a world that revolves around advanced technology, U.S. Air Force and Army radio and satellite communication operators showcased the power of legacy communication systems during an international high frequency (HF) radio competition Oct. 27-29.The joint team of seven

  • Wisconsin ANG enhances program to help future leaders

    VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Wis. - The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s State Enlisted Development Program has been helping develop future enlisted leaders across the state since its first class graduated in 2012.Now, after nine years of building upon the program and taking into account U.S.

  • The 171st ARW Hosts 6th Annual Enlisted Development Program

    CORAOPOLIS, PA -- The Enlisted Development Program (EDP) returned to the 171st from November 17th through the 19th, 2021. Previously, the course halted for public health concerns due to the pandemic. The EDP helps provide all enlisted Airmen with the skills they need to be effective leaders.Enlisted

  • Air National Guard aircrews hold November C-130 training at Fort McCoy

    FORT MCCOY, WI -- An aircrew operates a C-130 Hercules during training operations Nov. 20, 2021, on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis.The C-130 is from the 182nd Airlift Wing with the Illinois Air National Guard. The C-130 was flown by aircrews with the 169th Airlift Squadron out of Peoria Ill.Young Air

  • Southern Beach boosts lethality, strengthens partnerships

    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 18th Operations Group partnered with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to complete Exercise Southern Beach, Oct. 25-29.“Southern Beach is a locally organized, bilateral exercise that brings the 18th Wing and

  • Double duty: two planning conferences for Northern Strike 22 completed

    CAMP GRAYLING, MI -- Since 2012, Michigan’s Northern Strike (NS) exercise series has grown into one of the largest multi-domain, joint readiness producing exercises for the National Guard and other reserve components. Ensuring the success of the exercise requires rigorous planning and coordination

  • Air Force Under Secretary tours EADS

    ROME , NY -- Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones traveled to upstate New York on Nov. 24 to thank Airmen at the Eastern Air Defense Sector for their around-the-clock efforts defending the nation.The Under Secretary of the Air Force is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the

  • NY National Guard volunteers support Trees for Troops

    BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. – Fifteen New York National Guard volunteers joined veterans at Ellms Tree Farm Nov. 29 to load 110 Christmas trees as part of the Trees for Troops program.New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have been loading the donated trees to give to military families and deployed