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  • Sick baby and her family aboard Navy frigate after 129th Rescue Wing rescue

    A California family stranded in choppy waters of the Pacific Ocean with a very ill baby girl was safely aboard a Navy ship Monday, enroute to San Diego, military spokesmen said.The family boarded the USS Vandegrift after pararescuemen from the 129th Rescue Wing reached the boat Thursday night,

  • Airman's Creed on display in support of Airman affected by Boston bombing

    On the morning of the 2013 Boston Marathon, Alan Bauman and Colin Bellavance woke up at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, ready to tackle the final two weeks of basic training. By the day's end, the two flight mates began to learn the significance of the Airmen's Creed and its call to "never leave an

  • Airmen help save fuel through better planning

    With the dramatic jump in gas prices throughout the years, we all have looked for ways to save money at the pump when we fuel up.The Air Force and the Air National Guard are no different and with the ideas from two Airmen with the Iowa Air National Guard's 185th Air Refueling Wing here the Air Force

  • Alaskan exercise tests Oregon Guard's CERFP agility

    Nearly 200 Soldiers and Airmen of the Oregon National Guard's highly trained emergency response team participated with the Hawaii National Guard during Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014 near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson March 24 - April 3.As members of the Oregon National Guard's Chemical, Biological,

  • Arizona's F-16 schoolhouse builds capable partners, strong bonds

    Over European castles, Middle Eastern deserts and Pacific islands, F-16 fighter pilots are soaring in ever-increasing numbers.Their experiences, nationalities and cultures are different, but they share several common bonds. They are partners, they are friends and they learned to fly their F-16s at

  • Airmen Returns from South Pole

    An Airman from the 117th Air Refueling Wing recently returned here from a six week deployment to Antarctica. Senior Master Sgt. Trey Hamm was the Joint Ground Safety Manager for the Air Force and the Navy at the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station in Antarctica. "The trip down to

  • 2013 ANGRC annual award winners recognized

    The Air National Guard Readiness Center recognized the accomplishments of the ANGRC's top performers during the 2013 ANGRC Annual Awards Ceremony Friday at the ANGRC here.The ceremony was hosted by Air Force Brig. Gen. R. Scott Williams, the commander of the ANGRC, and focused on the outstanding

  • Sexual assault has no place here, Wisconsin National Guard leaders say

    The Wisconsin National Guard chose Monday, the first day of Sexual Assault Awareness Month to formally introduce Falcon, a certified service dog trained to interact with physical and sexual trauma victims who has been assigned to the Wisconsin National Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

  • Wing supports two exercises in Africa

    An Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft sits on a runway in the desert in the African country of Niger. The props have a red tint caused by the dusty climate. There's no fence or gate surrounding the airstrip. The only thing between the aircraft and airfield are a couple of Phoenix Ravens: a team of