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  • Oklahoma ANG Airmen return home from deployment

    Thirteen Airmen from the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 137th Air Refueling Wing at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base reunited with family and friends Feb. 3 at Will Rogers World Airport here after a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.The Airmen were

  • Airmen benefit from wing's first Airman Development Course

    Fourteen Airmen, airman first class through staff sergeant, were part of the first Airman Development Course held here Jan. 28-30, a little more than a year after the 109th Airlift Wing's successful launch of the Leadership Development Course for mid-level Airmen.Junior Airmen from different offices

  • Alaska Air National Guard members rescue pilot

    Alaska - Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued the pilot of an aircraft found at Lake Chakachamna, west of Cook Inlet, on Thursday.An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Rescue Squadron, with a Guardian Angel team from the 212th Rescue Squadron on

  • Massachusetts national guard-looks at response to New England blizzard

    Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker activated nearly 500 Soldiers and Airmen of the Massachusetts National Guard on Monday in response to a historic January blizzard that dumped three feet of snow in areas of central Massachusetts.Soldiers and Airmen were called to state active duty to provide support

  • Cyberwarrior home from Liberia, Ebola free

    A cyber transport systems specialist with Peoria's 264th Combat Communications Squadron returned home in November from the fight against the Ebola epidemic in Africa where he and his unit led the way in building up communications for hospital training centers as part of Operation United

  • Tactics symposium brings international partners to Missouri

    The Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center at the Rosecrans Air National Guard Base here held its 33rd Annual Tactics and Intelligence Symposium Jan. 26-29 that included U.S. and several allied nations.This year's theme was "international innovation and integration in mobility air forces."The

  • Silicon Valley-based Air Guardsmen deploy to the Horn of Africa

    About 30 California Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing here deployed from here to the Horn of Africa Jan. 24 in order to provide combat rescue support to ongoing operations there.Pararescuemen, also known as PJs, and Combat Rescue Officers of the wing's 131st Rescue Squadron will be

  • New York begins drawing down blizzard Airmen and Soldiers

    With less snowfall than expected from the three-day snow event dubbed Winter Storm Juno by the Weather Channel, the New York National Guard began releasing some of the approximately 400 Soldiers and Airmen who had been mobilized from duty Tuesday afternoon.Soldiers and Airmen who had been providing

  • Arizona National Guard joins with other units to protect Super Bowl crowds

    As millions gather in Arizona this Sunday for Super Bowl XLIX and related events, the state's National Guard is behind the scenes at work with several agencies to help ensure the safety and security of residents and guests.As a precaution, Arizona's Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen stand ready to support

  • Sunny winter skies at 173rd Fighter Wing

    Snow, frost, ice, and treacherous roads ... these are typical weather issues the Airmen of the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kinsgley Field are familiar with. Kingsley Field always welcomes newcomers with an in-depth driving primer on winter driving safety in the Klamath Basin.However, this December and