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  • Brother and sister serve together in Idaho Air Guard

    Staff Sgt. Mason Allen and his sister, Staff Sgt. Camas Villafana, were both responsible for each other’s decisions to become Idaho National Guardsmen. Allen, who was the first to join the military, chose to enlist in the active duty Air Force in 2014. He then influenced his sister’s decision to

  • PATRIOT exercise gears up at Gulfport CRTC

    Approximately 1,400 personnel from federal, state and local entities are coming together for PATRIOT South 20, a Domestic Operations (DOMOPS) training exercise sponsored by the National Guard Bureau at multiple locations including the Combined Arms Combat Training Facility (CACTF) at Camp Shelby,

  • FL woman's great-grandson enlists where she signed up in 1942

    For those who choose to serve the country in uniformed service, when and where you enlisted isn't easily forgotten, even if your service began more than 70 years ago. One family has a history that begins in the same spot."I was sworn in here at Blanding Nov. 23, 1942," said Laurel

  • Idaho TACP Airmen saddle up for pack animal training

    Special warfare tactical air control party Airmen from the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron in the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, participated in pack animal training, February 9, in Emmett, Idaho.TACP Airmen drove from Gowen Field to Youren Outfitters in Emmett where hunting

  • Red Tails honor Black History Month with all-black flight

    Seventy-eight years after the Tuskegee Airmen’s 100th Pursuit Squadron was activated at Tuskegee Army Air Field, four modern-day Red Tails took to the skies over Alabama.The pilots from today’s 100th Fighter Squadron, located at the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, flew their F-16

  • Aircrew Flight Equipment Airman helps keep C-17 aircrew safe

    Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Joseph Rotar helps pilots see in the dark, he is the admiral of a fleet comprising dozens of life rafts, and the work he does could provide aircrew with pathogen-proof suits and masks to survive infectious disease outbreaks.Rotar, a native of West Palm Beach,

  • ANG Yellow Ribbon modernized, involves family in deployment readiness

    Fiscal year 20 marked the modernization of the Air National Guard’s Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, updating policies to be more accommodating for Airmen and their families.“Service members are required to attend Yellow Ribbon events during pre-deployment and re-integration,” said Tech. Sgt.

  • Nevada Guard 'High Rollers' launch AFWERX spark cell

    About 70 innovation spark cells launched around the world since the U.S. Air Force debuted AFWERX in 2017, with a majority in the active-duty realm.Earlier this month, the 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, also known as the "High Rollers," became the newest Guard unit to participate

  • A day in the life of an A-10 fighter pilot

    Spend a day flying with Capt. Mike Shufeldt, one of the Idaho National Guard’s A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots, and feel firsthand what it is like to be an A-10 fighter pilot.He can smell the strong scent of coffee brewing from the kitchen, as he brushes his teeth. It’s early in the morning, but his dog,