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  • 'Ace of Aces' legacy celebrated by Columbus community

    Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, along with members of the Rickenbacker-Woods Foundation, joined together to celebrate the 125th birthday of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, Oct. 8.Airmen with the 121st ARW honored Rickenbacker with a wreath-laying during a graveside ceremony.Rickenbacker, born in

  • The Air Force deems Florida's Fighter Wing Outstanding.

    The Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing received the Air Force Outstanding Unit award for the period of 1 November 2012 through 31 October 2014.During this period the 125FW compiled nearly 7,000 flying hours and surpassed an astounding 167,853 flying hours without a class A mishap while

  • Air Force recognizes D.C. Air Guard as Outstanding Unit

    The D.C. Air National Guard's 113th Wing received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for operational performance and mission accomplishment.The 113th Wing distinguished itself by exceptionally meritorious service executing more than 1,500 F-16 aircraft missions and 480 Aerospace Control Alert

  • Trident Juncture: 143rd Airlift Wing supports key NATO exercise

    Two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and 28 Airmen from the 143rd Airlift Wing departed for Spain this week in support of NATO's Exercise Trident Juncture.The Airmen departed from Quonset Air National Guard Base, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, October 19 and included personnel from a cross-section of

  • Florida sets standard with Fighter Wing Inspection

    Col. Brian Simpler, 125th Fighter Wing commander, announced Oct. 20, to a room full of Airmen, the Wing had earned a "Highly Effective" rating from the Air Combat Command Inspector General team.The 125th FW received the IG rating after completing its last self-inspection Oct. 16-19, utilizing the

  • Command announces Global Strike Challenge scores

    Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of the fifth Global Strike Challenge during a score posting event here Oct. 21.The 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, along with their Total Force partner the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing won the Fairchild

  • NYANG firefighters conduct joint search and rescue training

    Firefighters from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, 106th Rescue Wing, and 105th AW, from Scotia, Long Island, and Newburgh respectively, met up at Camp Smith, New York, Oct. 20, to complete three days of joint search and rescue training.The Airmen trained on high-angle rescues

  • 188th Wing receives 3rd Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The 188th Wing, and all its supporting groups and squadrons, received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for their accomplishments spanning Oct. 1, 2011 through Sept. 30, 2013.The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award is awarded to units which have outstanding achievement that clearly sets the unit

  • Four 188th intelligence units receive Meritorious Unit Award

    Air Combat Command announced that four units assigned to the 188th Wing were among those honored with the prestigious Meritorious Unit Award for 2015.The awarded units, which included the 188th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, 123rd Intelligence Squadron, 188th Intelligence