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  • ANG welcomes next director during Pentagon ceremony

    Maj. Gen. Michael A. Loh assumed responsibility as the 13th director of the Air National Guard and promoted to the rank of lieutenant general during a Change of Responsibility ceremony at the Pentagon July 28, 2020.Loh succeeds Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, who served as the ANG’s director since 2016.Upon

  • Colorado National Guard reaches COVID-19 testing milestone

    CENTENNIAL, Colo. – By order of Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado National Guard members reached a testing milestone this week in support of the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment amid ongoing COVID-19 testing across Colorado. Joint Task Force-Centennial’s Task Force Test Support has tested

  • Andersen KC-135 crew locates missing mariners on lone Pacific island

    Guardsmen from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) and the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania ANG deployed here, were the first to locate three missing mariners during a search and rescue mission in the Federated States of Micronesia southwest of Guam, Aug. 2, 2020

  • 181st Intelligence Wing Airman manages ground transportation

    HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. – Serving in the military can mean performing multiple roles. For one Airman, that includes both overseeing fleet vehicle logistics and – when duty calls – getting his hands dirty turning wrenches.U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bob Osborn, a ground

  • NH National Guard hosts Cyber Yankee regional training

    PEMBROKE, N.H. – The New Hampshire National Guard hosted Cyber Yankee 2020, a regional exercise to provide cyber responders a virtual range to train and test their skills against cyberattacks, at the Edward Cross Training Center July 21–31.Military representatives from Guard, Reserve, and

  • Flexibility is key for California Guard medical strike team

    INDIO, Calif. – Capt. Patrick McGar, a drill status Guardsmen and 144th Medical Group Detachment clinical nurse, had to adapt repeatedly as mission requirements changed while he was serving as a member of a COVID-19 medical strike team, which provided support to several Southern California cities

  • Training and Collaboration Develops Exceptional EOD Airmen

    Explosive Ordnance Technicians from the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard and the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard gathered at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minnesota, July 20-24, for a field training exercise featuring

  • Texas Air National Guard feeding families in need

    ARLINGTON, Texas – In the heat of a Texas summer morning, Tech. Sgt. Brenna Jackson directs vehicles through the exit of the food distribution operations area, noting each driver's face as they pass her by. Some drivers smile through their masks and wave a thank you.Most pull their masks off to

  • 109th Airlift Wing team builds ski landing area in Arctic

    “Creatio Ex Nihilo” or “Something From Nothing” is the motto of the 109th Airlift Wing’s expeditionary ski-way team; a group of airmen from various units throughout the wing who are blazing trail forward in the realm of operational capabilities in the Arctic.Their mission is to deploy to remote