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  • Regional isochronal inspection mission ends

    The 167th Airlift Wing's regional isochronal inspection mission here came to an end March 6 with the conclusion of its final Air Force C-5 Galaxy aircraft inspection.The wing had successfully served as one of the Air Force's three regional isochronal inspection hubs for more than eight years since

  • Oregon Airmen Receive Bronze Star Medals

    Two Oregon Air Guardsmen were recently awarded Bronze Star Medals during a ceremony here for leading engineers during a recent deployment to Afghanistan, despite persistent rocket attacks and indirect fire.Lt. Col. Jason Lay and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Gilbert served alongside one another during a

  • 140th Civil Engineer Squadron receives top honors

    The 140th Civil Engineer Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, located at Buckley Air Force Base here was honored recently with the top two awards a civil engineer unit in the Air National Guard and the Air Force can receive.The 140th CES received the Air National Guard William L. Deneke Award and

  • A Chaplain on ice

    It is the coldest, driest, and windiest place on Earth. There is no further or more remote deployment military personnel can be sent on. Operation Deep Freeze takes Air National Guardsmen 2,400 miles south of New Zealand and is a scientific operation, not a military one.But the Air National Guard

  • Secretary of the Air Force visits Idaho

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited here Feb. 19 during a visit of Idaho Air Force installations.James' visit included meetings with the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator and civic and elected officials followed by an all call attended by Idaho Air National Guardsmen."My three

  • Estonian knowledge, National Guard State Partnership Program

    More than 100 Maryland Guard Airmen participated in a meeting with the Estonian American National Council at Warfield Air National Guard Base here Feb. 8 to discuss future cooperation and collaboration.Marju Rink-Abel, Estonian American National Council president, provided a detailed overview of

  • Outstanding Human Resource Advisor selected

    A Maryland Air National Guardsman was selected as the 2014 Air National Guard Outstanding Human Resource Advisor of the Year Jan. 29.The National Guard Bureau selected Senior Master Sgt. Sterling Johnson, 175th Wing human resource advisor, because of his contributions to diversity, inclusion,

  • Sentry Aloha pits fighter against fighter

    Residents in Hawaii may notice an increase in fighter aircraft activity as well diversity of airframes in and around the airspaces of the state March 5-19 as the Hawaii Air National Guard hosts its second large-scale "Sentry Aloha" fighter exercise of 2015.Sentry Aloha exercises provide the Air

  • Combat training prepares battlefield Airmen

    Members of the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base here completed eight days of close air support training Feb 16 at Barry M. Goldwater Range in Gila Bend, Arizona.The Barry M. Goldwater Range is one of the largest live fire aircraft ranges in the United