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  • 137 ARW Command Post wins Air National Guard Small Command Post of the Year

    The 137th Air Refueling Wing command post was selected as the Air National Guard Small Command Post of the Year for the period of Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2014.The 137 CP received the award for excellence in mission accomplishment and impact, performance and recognition of command post controllers, and

  • 114th Fighter Wing awarded 2014 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The 114th Fighter Wing of the South Dakota Air National Guard is pleased to be announced as the recipient of the 2014 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the time period October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2014.The dedication and commitment of the members of the unit enabled the Air National Guard to

  • Jefferson Barracks hosts 'Missouri ShakeOut' earthquake exercise

    More than 200 volunteer structural and civil engineers, architects and building inspectors participated here in the Missouri Shakeout exercise Oct. 16-17.The exercise simulated a 7.7-magnitude earthquake on the New Madrid fault line so the volunteers could train and practice their skills to quickly

  • 165th AW gets Hercules Upgrades

    The 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard received the first of eight C-130 Hercules upgrades, here, Oct. 15.The 165th AW will be replacing the C-130H2s to the C-130H2.5 and C-130H3 which are approximately fifteen years newer. The newer aircraft are expected to replace the current fleet

  • Portland Guardsmen bring smiles, lasting memories to European orphans

    Airmen deployed from the 142nd Fighter Wing, Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon, to the 123rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Campia Turzii, Romania, raised more than $3,500 to provide backpacks filled with clothing and toiletries for orphans who live near their deployed air base.The smiles

  • 5k raises awareness for military invisible injuries

    Service members from the 180th Fighter Wing traded combat boots for running shoes, joining local residents in a 5k race raising awareness about traumatic brain injuries Sunday.The "I Believe I Can Fly 5k" kicked off at Toledo Express Airport, Swanton, Ohio, with the national anthem and a flyover

  • Colorado ANG participates in Wing Wartime Readiness Inspection

    Airmen from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, participated in a four-day large scale combat readiness assessment, the Wing Wartime Readiness Inspection at Buckley Air Force Base, Oct. 15 -18.The WWRI is one of the ways the 140th Wing is implementing the new Air Force Inspection System

  • Tampa mayor recognizes Guardsmen with unusual honor

    Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn honored local Air National Guardsmen by officially proclaiming Oct. 17, 2015, as 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron Day.This is the first time that a Florida Air National Guard unit has been recognized with a mayoral proclamation of this kind.The proclamation

  • Clarke expresses confidence in 157 ARW

    The director of the Air National Guard expressed his confidence in the Airmen of the 157th Air Refueling Wing during an all-call Oct. 15 here.Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III said the Air Force selected the right organization to lead the Air National Guard through the transition of the Air