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  • North Carolina Air National Guard Supports "I am Air Force Energy"

    October is Energy Action Month throughout the federal government and in the Air Force. "I am Air Force Energy" is a campaign dedicated to educating Airmen on ways they can maximize their energy efficiency and mission effectiveness.Throughout October, members of the 145th Civil Engineer Squadron

  • 116th Air Control Wing logistics planners: on time, every time

    Have you ever wondered how military units deploy aircraft, equipment and thousands of people each year, many times on short-notice?Anyone who has ever deployed knows there is an incredible amount of planning that goes into military operations. That is especially true for the members of 116th

  • North Carolina Air National Guard; Staying Aware - Always Prepared

    When it comes to disasters, normally there is little or no warning. Depending on where you live, you seldom get an announcement that gives the exact time and location when a devastating tornado, hurricane, earthquake or even a major fire might happen. Whether naturally occurring, man-made, or

  • 101st Airborne Soldiers depart Senegal for Liberia to support USAID

    The commander of the 101st Airborne Division and more than 30 of his troops departed from Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport here Oct. 19 en route to Liberia, where they will join hundreds of U.S. service members engaged in the fight against Ebola in West Africa.U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gary J.

  • Civil Engineers help raise Energy Awareness

    Civil engineers recently planned and implemented energy saving measures here at the 177th Fighter Wing in support of the Department of Defense Energy Awareness Month of October.Local energy saving initiatives include plans to decommission the central steam plant, fluorescent lighting ballast and

  • 145th Maintenance Group Welcomes New Commander

    Members of the 145th Maintenance Group gathered in hangar 51 at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas Intl. Airport, Oct. 4, 2014, as Lt. Col. Stephen Mallette assumed command.Mallette, the former commanding officer of the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, is taking the

  • Fly with the Delaware National Guard

    If you've ever stared off into the clear blue sky and dreamed of sailing off into it; if you've ever gazed up at a gentle layer of pure white clouds and wondered what it was like to glide along the top of it; if you've ever felt that patriotic sense of pride well up inside of you and wanted to do

  • Arrival of eighth aircraft completes unit's newly assigned fleet

    The Airmen of the 103rd Airlift Wing reached a key moment in their mission-conversion efforts when the unit's eighth newly-assigned C-130H Hercules aircraft arrived at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Connecticut, Oct. 15, 2014.The Flying Yankees began their ongoing conversion process

  • 109th aircraft, Airmen leave for Antarctica

    The first LC-130 Hercules aircraft took off for Antarctica Oct. 17, marking the 27th season the 109th Airlift Wing has supported the National Science Foundation with Operation Deep Freeze.This season is expected to be the biggest yet, with more than 350 missions planned and nearly 3,000 hours