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  • 136th AW kicks off inaugural Spark Tank competition

    Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson kicked off the Air Force’s Spark Tank competition in September 2017 with a goal to “unleash the innovative capacity of our Airmen.”Through the Spark Tank program, Airmen compete and pitch their ideas much like an entrepreneur would make a pitch to a venture

  • Washington ANG analyzes imagery after Hurricane Michael

    Airmen from the Washington Air National Guard’s 194th Intelligence Squadron are growing their skillset and learning new ways of operating as they support Georgia in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael.  The squadron recently took on a new capability: Unclassified Processing Assessment and

  • Improving the process

    185th Air Refueling Wing Military Pay Specialist Shellie Nelson is becoming certified “Green Belt” in continuous process improvement. Nelson is being mentored by Blake Enneking who works as a Manpower Specialist at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.

  • Horsham Air Guard Station makes efforts to conserve energy

    HORSHAM AIR GUARD STATION, Pa. - October is Air Force Energy Action Month. This is part of the Energy Flight Plan, which the Air Force established to enhance mission assurance through energy assurance. Horsham Air Guard Station has been making improvements as part of this initiative by conserving

  • Commander: Georgia Guard personnel likely saved storm victim

    DONALSONVILLE, Ga. - Georgia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen rendered emergency assistance to an elderly man in Seminole County who has been without food, water and medicine since the impact of Hurricane Michael nearly one week ago. First Lt. Christopher Long of the Augusta-based 877th Engineer

  • Air Force Aid Society provides assistance to displaced Airmen and families

    Significant numbers of Airmen and families have been impacted by Hurricane Michael. It is also understood that it may take time for helping agencies to address the needs of the many affected in the Tyndall Air Force Base area. To that end, to aid affected Airmen in the Mexico Beach, Panama City, or

  • Coolest job in the Air Force, in a manner of speaking

    HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Oxygen begins to boil at -297 degrees Fahrenheit and will freeze at around -361 degrees Fahrenheit — in between these two temperatures you have oxygen in liquid form. Handling liquid oxygen, also known as LOX, can be very dangerous and is done on a daily basis by the crew

  • VaANG Airmen protect aircraft, citizens under hurricane threat

    Virginia Air National Guard Airmen evacuated U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and T-38 Talons ahead of hurricane Florence from Joint Base Langley-Eustis and set up shelters in the local community, Sept. 11, 2018. The forecast for hurricane Florence had a potential impact on the area of Hampton Roads. The