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  • USDA-Michigan Air Guard program cuts risk of bird collisions

    The flight line at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center is a busy place. As the year-round host for training events like Northern Strike – the Defense Department's largest joint reserve-component exercise – it's not uncommon to see more than 60 aircraft on Alpena's tarmac. During Northern Strike

  • 120th Airlift Wing hosts buddy care training

    GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Members of the 120th Airlift Wing, Montana Air National Guard, trained on self-aid buddy care (SABC) Jan. 4.Maj. Bill Thompson, medical administrative officer for the 120th Medical Group, spearheaded the training to help the wing achieve its mission."With this new expeditionary

  • 'Family vibe' defines Michigan Air National Guard service

    BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – For Staff Sgt. Marcee Lettinga, a services technician with the 110th Force Support Squadron, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, seven years of service in the Michigan ANG have been defined by one word: family."How I ended up here is kind of a crazy story," she explains,

  • Kentucky Air Guard provides airlift in Italy for Mangusta 19

    PISA, Italy – More than 35 Airmen and two C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing provided airlift for U.S. and Italian airdrop operations throughout exercise Mangusta 19 Oct. 28 to Nov. 7.The Italian bilateral national exercise promotes readiness and

  • Guard members reflect on 2019, prepare for new decade

    ARLINGTON, Va. – From cyber missions to training with international partners, supporting the war fight and responding to natural disasters, 2019 was a busy year for the National Guard.The year began with Guard members helping out during numerous winter storms.More than 450 New York National Guard

  • Readiness inspection provides vital training

    CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Port Hueneme, Calif. – Members of the 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard, tested their ability to survive and operate in simulated base attack scenarios during a three-day exercise.A Wing Inspection Team (WIT) provided scenarios and

  • NY National Guard Airmen helping NORAD track Santa this year

    ROME, N.Y – New York Air National Guardsmen and Royal Canadian Air Force personnel from the Eastern Air Defense Sector will play a key role Christmas Eve as the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tracks Santa Claus and his reindeer."NORAD has supported Santa Claus' Christmas Eve

  • ANG F-16 gets new dark gray paint

    This week the Air National Guard Paint Facility at the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa rolled out a freshly painted, all dark gray U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon for the Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing.