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  • 137 SOW graduates first special operations combat systems officer

    An Airman from the 137th Special Operations Wing at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City made history by becoming the first MC-12W combat systems officer from the base.U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Brent Webb graduated, Oct. 14, from the combat systems officer school at Naval Air Station

  • No Mo' Cancer

    Meeting Tech. Sgt. Moira Howerton has forever changed my outlook on life.I first met Moira, better known as "Mo," during a group lunch, though I had seen her often working around the 113th Communications Squadron, always happy and energetic.During our lunch, she told me about her career going on 14

  • 137th Special Operations Wing deploys to Southwest Asia

    About 30 Airmen from the 137th Special Operations Wing said their goodbye's to family, friends and fellow Airmen, Oct. 19, here before leaving for a 6-month deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.These Airmen are among the nearly 140 Airmen from WRANGB who are

  • Red ribbons and recovery

    As part of a renewed emphasis on substance abuse education and prevention in the Iowa National Guard, the 185th Air Refueling Wing care team, held a special kickoff event Oct 18, as a precursor to Red Ribbon week.Red Ribbon Week, is part of the National Family Partnership that was created in 1985 in

  • Florida - Beyond State Lines

    Florida's National Guard mobilized thousands in response to Hurricane Matthew in the state of Florida alone but the response went far beyond the state.Four of Florida's Air National Guard Airmen were in Haiti before the storm even made landfall with the United States.These Airmen are part of the

  • ANG deputy director retires after 34 years of military service

    The deputy director of the Air National Guard retired from the Air Force during an October 14 ceremony held at the ANG Readiness Center here.During his 34-year-long career, Maj. Gen. Brian G. Neal served as both a traditional Air National Guard member and Active Guard Reserve, after spending seven

  • 116th Air Control Wing guardsmen help Hurricane Matthew victims recover

    Airmen from the 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, answered the call for support to Georgia's southeast coast after Hurricane Matthew devastated the area. "The Guard takes two oaths; one to the nation, one to the state," said Col. Jonathan Cox , 116th Mission Support Group,

  • Nevada Air Guard supports Washoe Valley firefighting efforts

    Four Airmen and two civilian firefighters from the Nevada Air National Guard Base in Reno were among more than a thousand federal, state and county personnel to respond a Washoe Valley fire here, Oct. 14.The blaze burned more than 3,400 acres as winds gusted to 70 mph and destroyed 22 homes.Nevada

  • SCANG Air Traffic Controllers deploy for Operation Inherent Resolve

    While Hurricane Matthew moved up the eastern United States coastline, one group from the South Carolina Air National Guard loaded their gear to face a very different set of challenges.On Oct. 9, more than a dozen Airmen from the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron deployed to Iraq for six months in