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  • 176th Wing completes 2,000th rescue mission

    Search and rescue Airmen of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing completed their 2,000th rescue mission Jan. 4, saving a distressed PA-18 Super Cub pilot on the west side of Mount Susitna.Senior Master Sgt. Evan Budd, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) superintendent, said the mission

  • CBD can trigger positive drug test

    Cannabidiol oil (CBD) is growing in popularity and increasingly used in health, beauty, cooking and pet products. Because it is a derivative of the cannabis sativa L. plant, commonly known as marijuana, it raises the question: Is it OK for service members and federal employees to use? The simple

  • PDF line streamlines deployment outprocessing

    The Idaho Air National Guard's 124th Force Support Squadron hosted a simulated pre-deployment function line for approximatley 30 Airmen, assigned to the 124th Fighter Squadron, at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, January 11, 2020.The PDF line ensures personnel are properly equipped with

  • North Carolina Airmen complete Marine Corps training

    Master Sgt. Daniel Judd and Master Sgt. Kernice Locklear, 263rd Combat Communications Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, were formally recognized Jan. 12 for graduating from the United States Marine Corps Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy."We talk about lining ourselves up with our

  • 'Wizard' takes flight as High Rollers’ first pilot for a day

    Every pilot gets a call sign, but they don't get to pick.Within hours of his commission, Capt. Tennyson William Hunter, 13, received four finalists for his call sign: Kittens Mittens, Chef, Lotto and Wizard.First, for his love of cats. Second, because he enjoys baking. Third, given that the 152nd

  • 173rd FW dedicates new F-15 flagship honoring WWII hero

    Kingsley Field is forever tied to World War II and Lt. David R. Kingsley, who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the war.At the entrance to the base sits a memorial designed with a piece of the B-17 aircraft that crashed in Bulgaria during WWII – with Kingsley still in it.

  • NY Air Guard customizes shipping boxes for 25-foot-long skis

    Good skis are expensive. So it’s always a good idea to protect them when they’re shipped.It’s an even better idea to protect them when the skis are 25 feet long, weigh 3,000 pounds, and are used to land 75,800-pound LC-130 cargo airplanes on ice and snow.But the shipping containers the 109th Airlift

  • 103rd fuels Airmen keep Flying Yankees mission-ready

    The Flying Yankees of the 103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard, have achieved a lot in their brief time as a C-130H tactical airlift unit. Critical to the unit's success is the 103rd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels flight, whose support ensures aircrews get the training they need to

  • Puerto Rico National Guard helps respond to earthquakes

    The Puerto Rico National Guard was activated Tuesday to help respond to earthquakes that caused heavy damage, some injuries and at least one fatality in the southwest area of the island.Gov. Wanda Vázquez-Garced activated the Guard after a series of earthquakes along the southern coast culminating

  • Texas and Louisiana ANG units participate in FSRT BETA test

    Air National Guard members from the 149th and the 159th Fighter Wings participated in a beta assessment test for Fatality Search and Recovery Teams at the Round Rock Public Safety Training Center, Round Rock Texas from 3-8 December 2019.