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  • Operation Teddy Bear Brings Holiday Joy to Local Elementary Schools

    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - For more than 30 years, the 349th Air Mobility Wing has brightened the holidays for local children through Operation Teddy Bear, an annual community outreach program sponsored by the Top III Council. The program, which focuses on volunteer service in local schools,

  • Virginia Air Guard medics support Bold Quest 2024

    CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - The 192nd Medical Group, 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, provided operational support to the medical thread during Bold Quest 2024 from Oct. 21 to Nov. 2, 2024, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.Bold Quest is an international joint training capability

  • New York Airmen Complete Brazilian Jungle Warfare Course

    STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - Two New York Air Guardsmen from the 105th Airlift Wing’s Base Defense Group completed the esteemed Brazilian Jungle Warfare School course.Tech. Sgt. Gerardo Balsa and Staff Sgt. Grant Cozart, defenders with the 105th, are the first two 105th Airmen to ever

  • Nordhaus Reinforces National Guard’s Dual Status Commander Role

    PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.— The National Guard’s top leader emphasized the role of the dual status commander while visiting leaders at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command headquarters, Dec. 13.“State and federal military forces need to coordinate their

  • Idaho Air Guard Range Squadron Trains to Climb Towers

    BOISE, Idaho - Radar, airfield and weather systems specialists with the 266th Range Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, completed tower climbing training on Mountain Home Air Force Base Dec. 10.Tower climbing is vital to maintain

  • 104th Fighter Wing volunteers with Wreaths Across America

    BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – More than 100 members of the 104th Fighter Wing and their families volunteered at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam for the Wreaths Across America event, Dec. 14, 2024. They joined millions of Americans participating in the event at more

  • Washington Guard Engages with Thai and Malaysian Partners

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Washington Air and Army National Guard noncommissioned officers visited Thailand and Malaysia Dec. 1-5 to strengthen military ties and share best practices.This all-NCO team marked a first for the Washington National Guard’s State Partnership Program. Their mission

  • Air Force increases tanker capability at Eielson AFB

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Department of the Air Force has made a final decision to increase the size of its existing Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, by adding an active duty component.The department plans to add four additional KC-135s and additional

  • Maryland Airmen graduate from inaugural Warrant Officer training

    MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - Two Maryland National Guard Airmen, who were part of the first 30 Airmen to attend the newly formed U.S. Air Force Warrant Officer Training School, graduated with honors during a ceremony on Dec. 6, 2024.Chief Warrant Officer 2 Erik Reichenbach and Warrant Officer 1