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  • New Era Begins with Arrival of Poland’s F-35s at Ebbing ANGB

    NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The first pair of F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft arrived at Fort Smith’s Ebbing Air National Guard Base Dec. 23.The two aircraft belong to Poland and will be used to train Polish fighter pilots to use the newest generation jets.“The arrival of Poland’s

  • The Guard in 2024: Deployments, hurricanes, wildfires and new leadership

    ARLINGTON, Va. –  As 2024 began, Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 221st Cavalry Regiment, Nevada Army National Guard, were on duty along the Las Vegas Strip supporting state and local law enforcement as more than 400,000 people celebrated the New Year. “People love to see us out here,” said U.S. Army

  • Kentucky Guard Airman Helps Recover Missing Aircrew in Vietnam

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky Air National Guardsman was instrumental in helping locate the remains of two U.S. Marine aviators lost in combat over Vietnam a half-century ago.Master Sgt. Dustin Turner, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron in

  • 195th Wing members on Top Team at joint cyber exercise AMBER MIST 24’

    VILNIUS, Lithuania - Six Airmen of the 195th Wing representing four subordinate units participated and were a part of the California National Guard group named Top Team in the cyber defense exercise “Amber Mist”, Nov. 13-22, 2024. The overall objective of the annual exercise is to sharpen defensive

  • Air Guard Defender Completes Jungle Agile Employment Course

    GUAM - Did you know that roughly one-third, or 500 million acres, of the U.S. is forest? And did you know that Puerto Rico’s El Yunque National Forest is the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. that is considered a jungle? By definition, a forest has many tall trees and can usually be traveled by

  • Alaska National Guard Wraps up Operation Santa Claus

    YAKUTAT, Alaska – Approximately 50 Alaska National Guard service members, volunteers from the Salvation Army, AKNG Child and Youth Program, and others visited the southeastern Alaskan city of Yakutat on Dec. 18.Operation Santa Claus is an annual community outreach program aimed at delivering holiday

  • New York Air National Guard Helps Track Santa Claus

    ROME, N.Y. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command defends the North American airspace 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.On Dec. 24, NORAD will add one more element to its mission list as it tracks Santa Claus on his around-the-world flight. American and Canadian NORAD