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  • New Hampshire Airman has passion to keep old aircraft aloft

    NEWINGTON, N.H. – Keeping an aging fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers flying is a passion for Tech Sgt. Mark McCassin, an assistant crew chief with the 157th Air Refueling Wing Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, New Hampshire Air National Guard. He is assigned to what is thought to be the oldest KC-135

  • Wyoming National Guard partners with police in drug fight

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The National Guard has always been about cooperation and support and for the last 30 years has partnered with law enforcement in the war on drugs. The Wyoming Counterdrug Support Program works with law enforcement agencies to pursue criminal organizations and deter illicit drug use

  • ACC Commander pays rare visit to 173rd Fighter Wing

    The commander of Air Combat Command, made his first visit to the 173rd Fighter Wing, Feb. 4-6, 2019, to see operations at the sole provider of F-15C air superiority pilots in the U.S. Air Force. General Mike Holmes is responsible for all the combat units in the Air Force and as such is very

  • Her first, his last: father and daughter deploy together

    It’s very common to hear service members thank their families for the emotional support while they are deployed. It’s with this support service members have found it possible to make it through missed anniversaries, birthdays and other monumental occurrences. For Chief Master Sgt. Ralph Chandler,

  • Alaska Air Guardsmen Brief Air Combat Command Officials

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen briefed Air Combat Command (ACC) senior officers during a Feb. 12, 2019, tour of 176th Wing rescue units at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.ACC is the primary provider of air combat forces for the Air Force and is located at

  • Airman acquires business success through military motivation

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Early in his military career, Tech. Sgt. Brandon realized that he excelled physically where many struggled. A member of the 118th Wing since 2009, Brandon started his military career in the Marine Corps. Admittedly not having any exposure to sports while growing up, he was

  • Air University leaders visit Air Guard campus

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander and president of Air University, and AU Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Todd M. Simmons, spoke with EPME students during their visit on campus.

  • OK Air National Guardsmen save life on lunch break

    A group of Airmen from the 137th Special Operations Wing, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, were eating their lunch at a nearby Cicis pizza restaurant when chaos came running in the door just before noon, Jan. 31, 2019.