Utah ANG trains for disaster response at Vigilant Guard 2014

The Utah Air National Guard participated in Vigilant Guard Utah 2014, a multiagency disaster preparedness exercise, held November 3-6, in several locations within Utah.The training exercise, which involved members of the Army and Air National Guard, state and federal civilian agencies, and

Exercise builds teamwork between Air Guard, local police

The sounds of gunshots, sirens, and explosions rang out here, as the 177th Fighter Wing and police officers from Egg Harbor and Hamilton Townships responded to an active shooter exercise Oct. 24.The exercise was the culmination of active shooter and tactical combat casualty care training that the

Air Guard's 131st Bomb Wing, Total Force partner 509th BW named 'Best Bomb Wing in the Air Force'

The Total Force team of the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing and the Air Force's 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base won the coveted Fairchild Trophy for Best Bomb Wing in the Air Force during the fourth Global Strike Challenge score posting event at Barksdale Air Force Base,

188th Wing partners with local elementary for 'MASH Bash'

Nominations open for 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense office, is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award and encourages Guard members, Reservists or family members acting on their behalf, to submit nominations at www.FreedomAward.mil by

Air Guard, Dyess Airmen in Senegal establish airlift squadron for Ebola response

More than 35 Airmen and two Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrived here recently to establish the 787th Air Expeditionary Squadron and fly humanitarian cargo into Liberia as part of Operation United Assistance, the mission to fight Ebola in West Africa.The Dyess

161st Air Refueling Wing Airmen prevent inflight emergency, receive safety award

Ensuring the safety of Airmen and aircraft is everyone's responsibility, and due to the vigilance of a group of 161st Air Refueling Wing crew chiefs here, a probable inflight emergency was recently prevented.On the day of the incident, the crew chiefs and the pilots conducted their routine

Attack Wing's medical troupe takes on antiterrorist exercise

Preparing for a worst-case scenario commonly requires more than computer-based training and sometimes involves blood, sweat and tears as some service members of the 111th Medical Group here found out Nov. 2.The 111th MDG medics, nurses, physicians and incident command members were put to the test

114th Civil Engineers participate in Innovative Readiness Training

The 114th Civil Engineer Squadron deployed 19 Airmen to Delmont S.D. for an Innovative Readiness Training request, Oct. 4, 2014.  IRT's provide real world training opportunities for our service members to prepare them for their war time missions while supporting the needs of America's underserved

Air Guard recruiters take state by storm in acquiring acclaim

Two 111th Attack Wing recruiters from Horsham Air Guard Station earned Pennsylvania state honors Oct. 28 as paramount producers in their respective fields.Tech. Sgt. Alex Galatis, 111th ATKW production recruiter, and Master Sgt. Kevin Watson, 111th ATKW recruiting office supervisor, were