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  • ANG's Outstanding Honor Guard Member of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Amy Ough

    Setting the example is a way of life for Tech. Sgt. Amy Ough, the Air National Guard's Honor Guard member of the Year. Ough takes to heart her influence as a role model, and is deeply committed to her family, her community and her unit."I think it's important to show my children and the next

  • ANG's Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year: Master Sgt. Linda Schwartzlow

    Leadership and development are integral to Master Sgt. Linda Schwartzlow's personality and lifestyle. Recognized as First Sergeant of the Year by the Air National Guard, Schwartzlow says she was attracted to the military because of the opportunities available to help people develop to their fullest

  • ANG's Outstanding Senior NCO of the Year: Master Sgt. Joseph Ashwood

    Leaving behind a legacy of service for the next generation is what drives Master Sgt. Joseph G. Ashwood, the Air National Guard Outstanding Senior Non-commissioned Officer of the Year.Master Sgt. Ashwood, assigned to the 147th Reconnaissance Wing at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas was

  • OH Air Guard participates during Vibrant Response 2014

    Members of the 121st Air Refueling Wing here participated in joint exercise Vibrant Response at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, July 21 through July 25.Vibrant Response is a major homeland emergency response exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command that involves about 5,500 military and civilian

  • ANG's Outstanding Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Christian Goldsmith

    Family, a strong work ethic and the unyielding thirst for knowledge are three dominant characteristics of Senior Airman Christian "Jake" Goldsmith, the Air National Guard's  Airman of the Year. Born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Goldsmith is a proud member of the 150th Special Operations

  • ANG's Outstanding NCO of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Douglas Matthews

    When you talk to Tech. Sgt. Douglas Matthews, a proud member of the Special Operations community, one concept quickly emerges: the Team.Team members, team mission, team challenges and team accomplishments. Being part of a team is at the core of how Special Operations accomplishes their mission, not

  • NJ Air National Guardsmen train at Operation Kriegshammer

    In the hills of the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Bavaria, Germany, Airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Security Forces Squadron received training on emergency close air support July 16. The ECAS scenarios were developed by the tactical air control party Airmen from the 227th Air

  • Air Guardsman reflects on meaning of 3rd Bronze Star

    An Air National Guard Airman from the 166th Airlift Wing here was presented with the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony at the wing headquarters here June 20.Air Force Maj. Devin Tomaseski, base civil engineer, 166th Civil Engineer Squadron, was presented the medal by Air Force Brig. Gen. Carol

  • Air Guard drop 82nd Airborne, French Foreign Legion paratroopers in France

    Air National Guard Airmen from the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia ANG, and 152nd AW, Nevada ANG, linked up here recently to support American and French paratroopers who participated in historical reenactment jumps in memory of D-Day.The Airmen supported a week of airborne operations including routes

  • ANG Command Chief meets with Kingsley Field Airmen

    The Command Chief of the Air National Guard visited the Kingsley Field Airmen here July 15.Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling hosted numerous sessions with Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing and 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron ranging from junior enlisted, company grade officers, to Airmen support