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  • Public Affairs takes readiness to next level at Warfighting Center

    ALPENA, MI, -- Roughly 5,100 troops from across the world gathered for Northern Strike (NS) 21-2 held at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC), located in Alpena, Michigan, and Grayling, Michigan. For two weeks in August, NS will conduct various exercises by land, sea, and air. Eight

  • 127th Wing leads way in historic highway landing

    ALPENA, MICH. -- Members of the Michigan National Guard’s 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, made history today when they successfully landed and generated modern military aircraft from a United States highway for the first time. Two A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots of the 127th Wing, two A-10

  • Ammo Rodeo on target with creative, mission-focused training

    VOLK FIELD, Wis. – About 50 Air National Guard and Reserve munitions specialists from across the nation saddled up at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center in July to see which team could best assemble an Air Force bomb during the annual Ammo Rodeo competition.Volk Field’s two-week Ammo

  • Alaska Air National Guard hoists injured hiker to safety

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing hoisted a hiker off the Crow Pass Trail near Girdwood Aug. 3.   The Alaska State Trooper search and rescue coordinator contacted the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center about 8:30 p.m. after receiving a satellite

  • 103rd develops future tactical airlift operations at Sentry Storm 2021

    EAST GRANBY, Conn. -- Airmen from the 103rd Airlift Wing helped develop future C-130H Hercules tactical airlift operations during exercise Sentry Storm 2021. The exercise was hosted by the West Virginia Air National Guard July 18-23 at Camp Branch in Logan County, Yeager Airport in Charleston, and

  • 152nd extended on MAFFS duty as fires continue burning across western states

    Reno, Nev. -- The Nevada Air National Guard’s participation in the MAFFS mission this year has been extended to Aug. 26 at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC).  There will also be two additional C-130 aircraft and aircrew added to the mission for a total of five military C-130

  • Virginia National Guard ends COVID response mission

    RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia National Guard ended its COVID-19 response July 31 after more than 460 days of assisting with vaccinations, testing and administrative, logistics and planning support across the state."I couldn't be more proud of the tremendous effort from our Soldiers, Airmen, members

  • Alaska National Guard medevacs injured plane crash victims

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing medically evacuated two injured occupants of an overturned Cessna 206 aircraft July 31 from King Salmon to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The aircraft turned over on Kukaklek Lake and triggered the onboard

  • National Guard well-equipped to handle West Coast wildfires

    ARLINGTON, Va. – When wildfires happen in the West, the National Guard is there to fight those fires. And for now, they've got a good handle on the effort, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said."We've got 500 people and about 19 aircraft," on the firefighting mission, Army Gen. Daniel R.