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  • International military friendship extends to 2nd generation

    They say history has a way of repeating itself, and for the Smith and Radke families, that is certainly true.In 1984, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Lee Smith, a navigator with the 907th Airlift Group, and German Air Force Capt. Erhard-Ingo Radke, the chief of the Air Traffic Control Tower and Approach

  • F-16 maintenance discovery changes Air Force training standard

    The Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Wing Aircraft Structural Maintenance and Non-Destructive Inspection section made a significant finding on the F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft that has led to a fleet-wide investigation."Even the most minor cracks in an aircraft structure, ones that are not even

  • 103rd defenders build resilience through jiu-jitsu

    A red mat hits the floor, and a large area that typically serves as Bradley Air National Guard Base’s emergency management classroom becomes a makeshift gym for Airmen of the 103rd Security Forces Squadron.The group of defenders meets throughout the month during their physical training time to

  • 158th FW flies south for winter, trains at Southern Lightning

    Women and men of the 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard are training at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, until late March for the Southern Lightning training event.More than 100 Airmen from primarily maintenance and operations Groups will fly and maintain F-35 operations throughout

  • Puerto Rico Airmen process relief support from Ohio, NM ANG

    Puerto Rico Air National Guard's 156th Mission Support Group Airmen are providing the gateway to support efforts for units that traveled to Puerto Rico after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake caused damage in five southwest municipalities on the island.Specialized teams of Airmen from the Ohio and New

  • Traffic Management Office keeps Air Force moving

    It won’t go without TMO, a motto the Airmen at the 180th Fighter Wing Traffic Management Office, Ohio National Guard, prove to be true every day.“Everything that comes to this unit comes through our doors, and if it’s going out from this unit, it’s going out our doors,” said Tech. Sgt. Rodney

  • Total-force aviators take flight during Sentry Aloha 20-1

    More than 1000 personnel from the U.S. Air Force’s active, national guard and reserve components participated in the decade’s first Sentry Aloha exercise Jan. 8-22, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.The air-to-air combat exercise, designated as Sentry Aloha 20-1, is hosted by the Hawaii Air

  • Ohio Airmen proud to support Puerto Rico earthquake relief

    Approximately 25 Airmen, assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard, 200th RED HORSE Squadron, departed for Puerto Rico to help with earthquake relief on the island.Along with personnel, the Ohio National Guard unit is contributing two Disaster Response Bed-down Systems (DRBS) to provide shelter for as

  • 103rd AW units work together during deployment exercise

    The Connecticut Air National Guard's 103rd Airlift Wing held a deployment exercise at Bradley Air National Guard Base Jan. 5, 2020. Airmen from the Logistics Readiness Squadron, Force Support Squadron, and Security Forces worked together to ensure the process was efficient and met all