Slocum selected to lead 127th Wing

The Air National Guard Inspector General has been recently selected as the next commander of the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.As commander of the 127th Wing, Col. John D. Slocum will also provide overall support and services to 44 tenant organizations, including all branches of

270th ATCS enhances annual training

The 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron took their annual training up a notch this year choosing to make it more realistic. Typically, this training falls in conjunction with a major inspection and that requires all of the exercises and simulations be constrained to Kingsley Field proper.

152nd AW hosts Kingdom of Tonga military members

In an effort to build global relationships, the Nevada National Guard's State Partnership Program with the Kingdom of Tonga brought members of the Tongan military to the 152nd Airlift Wing here Aug. 20.The 152nd AW opened thier doors to the Kingdom of Tonga's military leaders to include Brig. Gen.

TN TAG marksmanship pistol match offers opportunity

"Lock, load, watch and shoot ... fire" were the all too familiar commands at the 2014 Tennessee Adjutant General Marksmanship Pistol Match held at the Army National Guard Range here Aug. 14-17.The match is the first of two marksmanship proficiency training exercises this year for members of the

Air Guardsmen serve as cadre leaders for ROTC during overseas training

One Air National Guard Airman didn't know a single word of French when she arrived in West Africa country of Burkina Faso in early June, traveling not as a tourist but as a mentor to the eight Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets who accompanied her.In support of the U.S. Army Cadet

Milestones aplenty for the Hercules and the Flying Yankees

The Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft will turn 60 years old Aug. 23 and the Airmen of the 103rd Airlift Wing at Bradley Air National Guard Base here are projected to receive the unit's eighth and final C-130H within a month, marking an important milestone for operations.The C-130 has been in

Vice President Biden lands at Bradley Air National Guard Base

First-ever ANG Director of Psychological Health of the Year Award presented

The first-ever ANG Director of Psychological Health of the Year Award was presented during a 188th Wing commander's call at Ebbing Air National Guard Base here Aug. 3.Geoff Gibson, 188th Wing director of psychological health, was presented the award for his extensive and selfless service to the

Airman triathlete conquers more than Ironman

Early on a particularly cool summer morning in Iowa a few swimmers begin to emerge from West Lake Okoboji leaving hundreds of others in their wake.The competitors are making their way to the bicycle transition area for the second leg of the 2014 University of Okoboji Triathlon.A small crowd of

Service Members Receiving RAND Military Workplace Survey

About 580,000 service members have begun receiving emails or letters inviting them to participate in the first RAND Military Workplace Study, Defense Department officials said.Active and reserve component members in all military branches and the Coast Guard are being invited to participate. "The