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  • Puerto Rico, Georgia Airmen make Caribbean Connection

    Airmen from the Georgia Air National Guard and the Puerto Rico Air National Guard teamed up to control aircraft from deployed radar during exercise Caribbean Connection here, Nov. 9 - 20.The 141st Air Control Squadron, Puerto Rico ANG hosted 99 Airmen from the 117th Air Control Squadron and 12

  • Retired Air Force colonel on the power of a positive attitude

    Few military members have ever experienced what retired Air Force Col. Edward Hubbard has gone through in life. Of those who have, it is likely even fewer carry his outlook on life.The world, according to Hubbard, is driven by perceptions more than facts. While speaking to members of the 153rd

  • The drive behind the food drive at the 202nd Red Horse

    This time of year promotes giving, especially to those around us who are less fortunate.  Staff Sgt. Andrew Lott, an Airman assigned to the 202nd REDHORSE Squadron, was the 'drive' behind this year's food drive turning into a friendly competition.Various sections from the 202nd RHS were organized

  • Bolstered Air Guard team to continue momentum of enlisted force development

    The Air National Guard's Senior Enlisted Leadership Management Office recently added two new team members to further advance the SELMO mission by continuing the deliberate development of senior enlisted leaders.Chief Master Sgt. William Horay and Senior Master Sgt. Mikael Sundin, each from a

  • Jersey Airman sleuths out WWII Belgian crash site of great-uncle

    The date is Dec. 24, 1944, in the midst of World War II, and while most Americans are at home preparing for a Christmas with their families, 1st Lt. Cuno Vernal Becker, an armament officer with the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, is boarding his B-17 Flying Fortress, about to take part in

  • Maj. Gen. Dean returns home to Oregon for formal retirement observance

    Returning home to Oregon with family and friends, Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean formally retired after nearly 41 years of military service during a ceremony held in his honor on base, Dec. 6, 2015.Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau accompanied Dean from Washington D.C. and

  • Legion of Merit awarded to member of NJ Air National Guard

    The Legion of Merit was awarded to the outgoing 177th Mission Support Group (MSG) commander during a change of command ceremony here, Dec. 5.Col. Michael Love was presented with the award culminating the end of his illustrious 25-year career."I am deeply humbled and honored to receive this

  • Sacrifice and perseverance earns 137 LRS Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The Oklahoma Air National Guard's 137th Logistics Readiness Squadron here received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for their achievements in mission accomplishment, community involvement and deployments, Oct. 14, 2015.The award covers the time between Oct. 1, 2012, and Sept. 30, 2014, for

  • Niagara Airman saves stranger's life; receives medals

    A New York Air National Guardsman from the 107th Airlift Wing, received national and state recognition during a ceremony here Dec. 6, for his life-saving efforts of a colleague.The Tech. Sgt. Jason N. Oehlbeck, was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal and the New York State Medal for Meritorious

  • 175th Fighter Squadron participates in Large Force Exercise

    F-16 aircraft from the 175th Fighter Squadron of the South Dakota Air National Guard participated in a Large Force Exercise (LFE) conducted Dec. 2-3, 2015 in the newly expanded Powder River Training Complex, here.For two days, the unit launched and recovered 16 aircraft from Joe Foss Field, South