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  • 139th Airmen take first at ground transportation rodeo

    The 139th Logistics Readiness Squadron team from the 139th Airlift Wing brought home the first place trophy for the Best in the Midwest Ground Transportation Rodeo held in Fort Leonard Wood, May 20-21.The two-day competition included an Air Force Instruction test and obstacle courses for the 4k

  • Inaugural air defense exercise hailed successful

    Participants across the U.S. aerospace-defense enterprise agree – the inaugural Aerospace Control Alert Cross Tell Live Fly Exercise held here May 23-25 was a successful, integrated team effort.

  • CrossTell air defense exercise hones air-intercept skills

    Aircrews and associated support personnel from across the military air-defense enterprise are here for a three-day Aerospace Control Alert CrossTell live-fly training exercise.Representatives from Air National Guard fighter wings, Civil Air Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard rotary-wing air intercept units

  • 123rd Airlift Wing pilot receives Air Force safety award

    The United States Air Force presented its highest individual award for aviation safety to a Kentucky Air National Guard pilot at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. May 18, 2017.Maj. John T. Hourigan assigned to the 123rd Operations Support Squadron, earned the 2016 Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy for

  • Arizona Air Guard members: ‘Not on my watch’

    While others celebrate holidays, watch movies, or sleep soundly in bed, few remain here to protect them from those who would threaten peace and security. They have a greater responsibility than most can fathom, but who are “they” and why do they do what they do?Select members of the 161st Air

  • Wyoming ANG maintainers practice recovering fighter aircraft

    Flying units, like the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, are required by the Air Force to maintain CDDAR capability. This is broken down into two phases – initial response and recovery. The maintenance group CDDAR team is responsible for the latter – recovery – which includes

  • PACE Goes Beyond Career Based Training

    A Profession of Arms Center of Excellence leadership seminar was held here May 9-11, for Airmen and their families at Pease ANGB. Lt. Col. Matt Basler, an Instructor from PACE at Joint Base San Antonio, delivered the three leadership seminars.

  • Getting the vector: aircrews receive life-saving training

    More than 60 Airmen from the Phoenix-based 161st Air Refueling Wing participated in classroom and hands-on water survival training here, May 7.The pilots and boom operators who fly the wing’s eight assigned KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft all over the globe are required to practice what they would do