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  • Sentry Eagle 2020: Preparation lays groundwork for exercise

    Preparing for a Sentry Eagle Exercise is a lengthy endeavor; structuring parking for more than 50 visiting fighter and tanker aircraft, making sure fuel supplies cover a month's worth of flying in five days, planning food and lodging for hundreds of visiting aircrew members, and so on.Preparation

  • 188th Wing completes 1st flight commander leadership course

    Thirteen company-grade officers and two chief master sergeants participated in the first 188th Wing Flight Commander Leadership Course Dec. 10-12.The impetus for the course was a 2018 Air Force initiative to revitalize squadrons and empower Airmen leaders at all levels to take on responsibility for

  • 121st ARW family prioritizes service

    Many Airmen and service members come from long lines of military heritage and service. For the Walkers, being part of the Air Force National Guard, specifically the 121st Air Refueling Wing, runs in the family.On Nov. 26, Carson Walker enlisted into the Ohio Air National Guard. The recruiter who

  • NY National Guard, Brazil discuss SPP exchange opportunities

    New York National Guard commanders welcomed Brazilian Maj. Gen. Marcio de Calazans Braga to Stratton Air National Guard Base Dec. 11 for a day-long discussion on the future of their new partnership.Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, brought New York Army and Air Guard leaders

  • 167th hosts contemporary base issues course

    Nearly 200 Air National Guardsmen from more than 40 units nationwide attended a Contemporary Base Issues course hosted by the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Nov. 15-16.The CBI course aims to prepare current and future Air National Guard

  • Texas Guard's 6th CERFP showcases disaster response

    Members of the Texas National Guard's 6th CERFP Task Force participated in a disaster response evaluation exercise Dec. 4-8.The Texas National Guard's 6th CERFP Task Force includes the 149th Medical Detachment-1 and Fatality Search and Recovery Team from the 149th Fighter Wing, an Air National

  • ANG director visits 118th Wing, completes tour of all 90 wings

    Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice had a goal nearly four years ago to visit all 90 ANG wings and learn about the organization’s more than 107,000 Airmen. Three and a half years later he completed his mission, culminating with a visit to the 118th Wing at Berry Field Air National

  • Oklahoma Air National Guard member receives Airman’s Medal

    Part-time service member, full-time citizen.It's an unspoken expectation in the Oklahoma Air National Guard at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base that "part-time" does not mean service stops when Airmen are living as a civilian. Their service in the military is part-time, but those values are

  • C-130 simulator improves training for KY Air Guardsmen

    The 123rd Airlift Wing now has a C-130 Hercules aircraft simulator at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base here.Known as the Multi-Mission Crew Trainer, the sophisticated equipment helps Airmen prepare for in-flight emergencies by offering realistic but risk-free training opportunities.The trainer

  • 128th Civil Engineers to Germany for Silver Flag exercise

    We train the way we fight. It’s an expression for a time-tested philosophy that has served the Air National Guard for generations. Personnel from the 128th Air Refueling Wing’s Civil Engineer Squadron deployed to Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, for a 10-day exercise known as Silver Flag. For the