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  • Aircrew Flight Equipment shop provides pilots with life-saving equipment

    U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kenny Shearer, the 173rd Aircrew Flight Equipment superintendent, says he would prefer his career stay out of the spotlight.“It’s a thankless job, and I would prefer it stay thankless,” he says. “I would prefer it to be something that never gets used.”

  • Michigan National Guard provides COVID-19 testing in Flint

    FLINT, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard provided free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing for Flint and Genesee County residents July 9-10.To help slow the spread of the virus, the 182nd Task Force deployed 27 members of the Air National Guard to the Shiloh Missionary Church in partnership with the

  • Indiana Airmen, Soldiers join in patient transport exercise

    FRANKLIN, Ind. – Airmen and Soldiers from the Indiana National Guard trained together on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for a medical transport exercise at the Johnson County Armory July 2. “This is unique because this is a joint training mission and something we don’t always get to be a part of,”

  • Hawaii National Guard Airman tops in crowded national field

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Managing an air operation can be challenging and complicated. But that’s what Command and Control Battle Management Operations [C2BMO] Airmen excel at doing. These highly trained professionals take the chaos out of an evolving battlespace and transform it

  • Guam National Guard draws down, stands ready during COVID-19

    In March, when President Donald Trump authorized the use of federal funding to activate the National Guard in response to COVID-19, he appropriated nearly $5.2 million to the Guam National Guard to assist the local government in its battle against the worldwide pandemic.Since then, more than $4.7

  • 146th AW transports personnel, supplies during civil unrest response

    The 146th Airlift Wing (146 AW) performed over 75 sorties (military operational flights) moving 1,574 personnel and 364,600 pounds of supplies across California in preparation of supplementing additional support to civil authorities during civil unrest in Los Angeles County, California. June 1,

  • Fighter pilot accomplishes first flight after electrocution

    JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Fla. – Florida National Guard Lt. Col. Jonathan "Flood" Kassebaum completed his first mission since his near-fatal accident last year. Kassebaum was severely injured while working on a project in the backyard of his family home. He remained lifeless for nearly

  • CSAF Gen. David L. Goldfein visits 137th Special Operations Wing

    OKLAHOMA CITY -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein visited Will Rogers Air National Guard Base (WRANGB) in Oklahoma City on June 8, 2020.The brief tour highlighted keystone features of the base and its mission with the MC-12W, which are bolstered by the daily operations of the 137th

  • Nebraska Guard transitions testing teams to health workers

    LINCOLN, Neb. – After months of support, the Nebraska National Guard is transitioning COVID-19 testing teams to civilian health care workers throughout Nebraska.As of July 1, full Nebraska National Guard testing teams are no longer activated to provide testing throughout Nebraska. But a small group