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  • FLNG Citizen-Airman tops 3,000 flight hours on CV-22 Osprey

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Just days before assuming command of the newly activated 249th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Lt. Col. Luke Sustman became the first Air Force pilot to amass 3,000 flight hours in the CV-22 Osprey. Sustman crossed the 3,000-hour mark during his flight from

  • Lincoln the dog joins 185th care team

    SIOUX CITY, Iowa – It is a familiar scene. The pressure is on and expectations are high, then the new guy walks into the room for the first time. First observations are that this newbie seems a bit young and a little fat for the Air Force. He’s about 1 foot tall and has a fuzzy snowflake-white coat.

  • Air National Guard welcomes 13th command chief

    Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Michael Loh selected Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams, the command senior enlisted advisor for the Kansas National Guard, as the next command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard.“The Airmen of the Air National Guard are amazing folks, and I am

  • Tennessee Guard still in the fight against COVID-19

    Since March 26, Soldiers and Airmen with the Tennessee National Guard have been working diligently alongside Tennessee’s Department of Health, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, and various other state and local agencies to combat the spread of COVID-19. Their main focus, to test as many

  • Louisiana, Texas National Guard prepared for Hurricane Laura

    ARLINGTON, Va. – Thousands of members of the Louisiana and Texas National Guard prepared Wednesday to assist first responders as Hurricane Laura approached landfall. More than 3,000 members of the Louisiana National Guard and more than 1,000 Texas Guard troops were ready to provide support by land,

  • 156th Comm. Flight Airmen create innovative software

    CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – Two Puerto Rico Air National Guard Airmen used a college capstone project to bring innovation to the 156th Wing, creating software that could reap big savings. “We created a software that is a user-friendly interface for our help desk personnel, our server administrators and

  • 117 ARW Airmen participate in blood drive, assist in curing COVID-19

    Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing participate in a blood drive on Aug. 14, 2020 at Sumpter Smith JNGB, Ala. The donated blood went to local blood banks and will be used for conventional purposes like blood transfusions but extra vials of blood were taken to test for COVID-19 antibodies.

  • Northern Lightning exercise concludes at Volk Field

    CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. – The skies over central Wisconsin will be a little emptier as exercise Northern Lightning hosted by Volk Field wrapped up Aug. 21.The two-week joint-training exercise involved nearly 25 units from all across the country – including Guam – and included Air Force, Army, Navy and