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  • Air Directorate Field Advisory Council meets to discuss current issues

    Air National Guard leaders met at the Air National Guard Readiness Center here July 29-30 to openly discuss policies, current issues and priorities impacting the ANG during the Air Directorate Field Advisory Council meeting.Air Force Col. Mark D. Auer, the ADFAC chairman, led the council's

  • Alaska Air Guardsmen transport woman in labor with twins

    Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons assisted with the transportation of a pregnant woman in labor from Nulato, Alaska, July 28.The woman was 25 weeks pregnant with twins and had gone into early labor.The urgent nature of her condition required that she

  • Louisville area youths learn about aviation careers in Air National Guard

    About 80 youths from the Louisville area spent June 20 touring the 123rd Airlift Wing at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base here to learn more about aviation-related careers in the ANG.The tour, which included a static display of an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft and simulations that allowed

  • 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