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  • One man’s journey to the Air National Guard

    ARLINGTON, Va. – Tech. Sgt. Clayton Smith’s accent has a lilting island inflection indicating he’s probably from a certain area of the Caribbean.“I was born in Trinidad and Tobago,” he said, adding that the country is off the coast of Venezuela.Smith, a medical resources noncommissioned officer

  • 180FW Airman fixes courthouse clock

    BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The historic clock at the Wood County Courthouse can start ticking again after an Ohio National Guard Airman designed and built a gear to replace a broken part.The clock had been out of service since November. After seeing an article about the clock, Staff Sgt. Alex Wynn, a

  • North Carolina National Guard delivers PPE to school nurses

    CENTRAL, N.C. - The North Carolina National Guard helped distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) for school nurses in public and charter schools throughout the state June 29-30. The NCNG is working with North Carolina Emergency Management, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and

  • CONG helps test wildland firefighting teams for COVID-19

    CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Colorado National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conducted COVID-19 tests of more than 250 first responders involved in fighting wildland fires June 22-29. At the request of the state, Joint Task Force-Centennial has employed Mobile Testing and Training teams comprised of nearly 70

  • Kansas National Guard packages 4 million meals and counting

    LEAWOOD, Kan. – Social distancing requirements have made it difficult for meal packaging services that rely on volunteers. The Kansas National Guard is pitching in to help fill the gap. Since late April, 40 to 50 members of the Kansas Guard have shown up to Leawood to work in one of seven meal

  • 178th Wing Key Spouse volunteers aid mask refurbishment

    Over the past three and a half months, COVID-19 has caused a nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment. In the Dayton region, the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association and the regional public health agencies, worked together to assess their stockpile equipment as the need for PPE began

  • HIANG unit posture for astronaut recovery during historic launch

    The historic launch of two American astronauts from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida was a partnership involving NASA, SpaceX and Boeing. The National Guard also played a key role that will continue.Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) Airmen were on high alert May 30 at Joint Base Pearl

  • Indiana National Guard Airmen, Soldiers conduct search-and-rescue training

    INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana National Guard soldiers and airmen brought together their respective aircraft to hone their search and rescue skills during a training exercise over Miami County, Thursday, June 18.The exercise challenged both Indiana National Guard branches to discover ways to work together