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  • End of an era as the 145th Airlift Wing relinquishes MAFFS mission

    After 33 years of providing aerial firefighting support with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), maintainers from the North Carolina Air National Guard, 145th Airlift Wing, loaded the last portable fire retardant delivery system in to the back of a C-130 belonging to the 152nd to be

  • 153rd Airlift Wing aircrews train in combat and water survival

    Pilots, navigators, flight engineers and loadmasters from the 153rd Airlift Wing participated in combat and water survival refresher training at Curt Gowdy State Park, about 20 miles west of Cheyenne, Sept. 11.The training provided more in-depth instruction than aircrew members receive during their

  • Hawaii Air National Guard hosts first Sentry Aloha of 2016

    The first large-scale fighter centric exercise of 2016 was recently completed here Aug. 17-26.Sentry Aloha is an ongoing series of combat exercises hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard and involves a variety of fighter and support aircraft from varying Air Force, Air National Guard, and  DoD

  • Ohio Guard participates in CME in Republic of Serbia

    Medical personnel from the Ohio Army and Air National Guard participated with members of the Serbian armed forces in a Combined Medical Engagement from Sept. 4-17, in various locations throughout southeast Serbia.The purpose of the engagement was to provide humanitarian assistance in the regions

  • Air National Guard marathon team runs strong at Air Force Marathon

    The Air National Guard marathon team finished strong at the Air Force Marathon and half-marathon here Sep. 17, with the possibility of capturing the coveted Major Command (MAJCOM) Challenge trophy.Four marathon team members finished in the top 20, and five out of six half-marathon runners finished

  • Sports day at Konstantynow Lodzki middle school

    More than 50 members of the South Dakota Air National Guard, alongside members of the 52nd Operations Group Detachment 1, participated in a sports day at Gimnazjum Nr 1 w Konstantynowie Lodzkim, a middle school here, Sept. 16.Each year students from the school visit Airmen stationed at and deployed

  • Indonesian air defense experts visit HIANG

    Indonesian air defense experts attended a four day Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) for the State Partnership Program with the Hawaii Air National Guard's 169th Air Defense Squadron here, Aug. 30 to Sep. 2.The program is administered by the National Guard Bureau, guided by State Department

  • Going Airborne with the 274th ASOS

    More than 15 Airmen from the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, Syracuse, conducted airborne and air assault training at Ft. Drum, Sept. 10.The Airmen conducted a series of parachute jumps as part of an annual requirement to meet a minimum amount of jumps for those that are qualified.Supporting

  • International NCO seminar kicks off with U.S. Air National Guard

    Noncommissioned officers from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland kicked off the International Noncommissioned Officer Enlisted Leadership Development Seminar here Sept. 19 at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center.Col. Kevin Donovan, the TEC

  • Pa. ANG's 111th ATKW celebrates Air Force birthday

    Pride was the overall theme as seven 111th Attack Wing members here represented the Pa. Air National Guard during an Air Force birthday celebration held at the Union League of Philadelphia, Sept. 16.In marking the Air Force's 69th year as a military branch, the Guardsmen were part of a guest list