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  • D.C. Air Guard unit protects skies over nation’s capital

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – "Scramble, scramble, scramble," a monotonous, booming voice blares from a speaker inside a spotless hangar. As the words echo through the open space, Air Force Col. John Vargas springs into action.Knowing the voice means a potential threat from the sky, he quickly dons his

  • Arkansas Airman fixes hospital equipment in Guatemala

    Throughout the week-long medical readiness training exercise, 30 Airmen from the 189th Airlift Wing and 188th Wing saw more than 2,000 patients. While that number is a feat in itself, one Airman used his knowledge to support the local community in a different way. Walking into a dusty neonatal

  • Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue pilot at 20 Mile Glacier

    Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a pilot and two passengers of a Piper PA-18 aircraft Jan. 3 at 20 Mile Glacier after the plane sank in the snow and ice.

  • New York Air Guard members help NORAD track Santa

    ROME, N.Y. – As North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Tracks Santa ramps up this year, the New York Air National Guard members and Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of the Eastern Air Defense Sector play a key role Dec. 24."NORAD has supported Santa Claus' Christmas Eve operations for 60

  • Nevada National Guard and the Republic of Fiji set for State Partnership

    SUVA, Fiji -- The Nevada National Guard will team with the Republic of Fiji in the National Guard’s State Partnership Program in 2019, said U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver Friday.Fiji is the second country currently teaming with the Nevada

  • Citizen-Warrior: Ohio Air Guard member fights drug suppliers

    CINCINNATI, Ohio - Two men in an unmarked black sports utility vehicle sat idle, engine off, in a parking garage. They had been there long enough that their coffee had cooled from near boiling to room temperature. Traffic was brisk, but they gave it only a cursory glance. They were staring through

  • 137th SOW holds first change of command since historic mission change

    Almost 1,000 Airmen gathered in a hangar beneath a garrison flag that hung from the rafters – a flag that witnessed the beginning of an era six years ago and now the beginning of a new one. As it and the Airmen watched the 137th Special Operations Wing (137th SOW) commander firmly grasp the newest

  • Kentucky Air Guardsmen earn Bronze Star Medals

    Five members of the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron were awarded Bronze Star Medals during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base Nov. 17, for outstanding selflessness and bravery in the defense of the United States.

  • Iowa Guard officer, Faiferlick pens book on bullying

    Iowa Air National Guard Lt. Col. Justin Faiferlick recently published a book titled “Battle Tested, how to awaken your inner confidence and stand up to bullying,” Faiferlick, works as the director of test at the Iowa Air Guard unit in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He is a 6th degree Master in Taekwondo as well