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  • Celebrating the USAF's 68th birthday in flying colors

    The U.S. Air Force, an adolescent compared to the other service branches, turns 68 years young, Sept. 18, 2015 as a result of the National Security Act of 1947.Originally founded in 1907 as the Aeronautical Division, Signal Corp, a burgeoning arm of the Army, purchased their first heavier than air

  • Forest Service firefighting arsenal getting a boost from ANG, Coast Guard

    Airmen from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing recently began training the U.S. Forest Service in the use of the ANG's aerial firefighting system at McLellan Airfield, California.In April, the Forest Service acquired the first of seven HC-130H aircraft authorized by Congress to be

  • Illinois National Guard, IEMA conduct major earthquake exercise

    Members from the Illinois Army and Air National Guard recently hosted an earthquake response exercise at the 183rd Fighter Wing and the Joint Forces Headquarters with the coordination of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.The joint exercise provided incident management and emergency management

  • National Preparedness Month: A Guardsmen call to for readiness

    Disaster preparedness commonly conjures up images of camo-clad doomsday preppers equipped with robust survivalist skills and three-year's worth of nonperishables stashed in a nuclear-hardened bunker.And then there are those who keep a first aid kit in the trunk of their car and hope for the best.The

  • 145th Civil Engineer Fire Fighter named Air Guard's best

    During a banquet held July 22, 2015, at McGee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Alcoa, Tenn., Staff Sgt. Jeret E. Kinnaird humbly accepted the "Chief Albert Fitzpatrick Award" after being recognized by the Air National Guard's Fire Chief Association as Military Fire Fighter of the Year for

  • Enlisted Symposium Cultivates NCANG's Most Vital Resource: People

    The 145th Airlift Wing held the first unit Enlisted Symposium Aug. 14, at the base recreation center near Charlotte Douglas International Airport headquarters.The symposium was sponsored by the North Carolina Chiefs Council providing more than 50 Airmen a day of instruction on topics including the

  • 102 IW holds first SAPR 5k

    Members of the 102nd Intelligence Wing came together on base to participate in the first Sexual Assault Prevention and Response 5K Run/Walk on August 29.The purpose of the event was to promote awareness of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program.The 5K course had signs posted along the

  • New training brings new opportunity for Security Forces Airmen

    Airmen with the 121st Security Forces Squadron deployed to Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich. for their annual training Aug.6- 21.The purpose of this training is to get SFS Airmen ready to deploy overseas at a moment's notice."We like to instill in them skills that allow them to