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  • Silicon Valley-based Guard Airmen support Saudi pilots rescue

    Pararescuemen from the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing were involved in the rescue of two Saudi Arabian airmen from the Gulf of Aden after their two-seater Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 Eagel aircraft crashed March 26.The California Guard Airmen are trained to execute

  • OK Guard Airmen volunteer, assist families with seriously ill children

    Members from the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing here volunteered March 29 at the Tulsa Ronald McDonald House.Ten Airmen disassembled several old beds and then assembled and installed new ones at the Tulsa Ronald McDonald House for families with seriously ill children while those

  • ANG Command Chief's Huddle motivates and inspires senior enlisted leaders

    Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sergeants and other senior enlisted leaders met to discuss issues and challenges facing the ANG during the annual Command Chief's Huddle March 28-29 here.Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling, command chief of the Air National Guard, hosted the two-day meeting

  • Colorado ANG team's innovation saves millions, earns national recognition

    Four Airmen from the Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Wing here recently received the annual Department of Defense Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications Team Award for developing and fielding a solution to replace a failing mission-critical system saving the Air Force more than $10 million

  • President Barack Obama Visits Birmingham

    The 117th Air Refueling Wing welcomed President Barack Obama here March 26. During his visit, Obama traveled to Lawson State Community College when he spoke to student and faculty members on economic issues and the impact of payday loans.Upon arrival at the 117th ARW, Obama was greeted by Alabama

  • Vigilant Guard 2015 prepares NC Airmen for emergency response

    Vigilant Guard Exercise 2015 brought members of the North Carolina Air and Army National Guard, state Division of Emergency Management and North Carolina Forest Service together at the 145th Civil Engineer Squadron Regional Training Site here March 6-8.Vigilant Guard Exercise 2015 was based on a

  • 114th FS wins AETC 2014 Fighter Squadron of the Year

    The 114th Fighter Squadron, part of the 173rd Fighter Wing here, took top honors out of all the Air Education and Training Command's F-15 and F-16 squadrons from around the United States and was named the 2014 Top Fighter Squadron for the fourth time.Every year, AETC evaluates fighter squadrons to

  • National Guard Bureau chief leads fun run at ANGRC

    The chief of the National Guard Bureau joined Guard Airmen and Soldiers here for the Air National Guard Readiness Center's fun run March 27.Gen. Frank J. Grass, Chief, National Guard Bureau, along with the ANGRC Commander Brig. Gen. Michael R. Taheri, led the way on a rainy morning over the 2-mile