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  • 131st Bomb Wing Chaplain receives Samuel Stone Award

    Chaplain Lt. Col. Michael T. Butler, 131st Bomb Wing, was recently awarded the 2012 Samuel Stone Award, recognizing him as the Chaplain of the Year for the Air National Guard."The Missouri National Guard is proud of Lt. Col. Butler and his service as chaplain with the 131st Bomb Wing," said Maj.

  • Air Combat Command stands down units due to budget cuts

    Air Force officials Tuesday began standing down active-duty combat units to ensure the remaining units supporting worldwide operations can maintain sufficient readiness through the remainder of the fiscal year.The stand down is the result of cuts to Air Combat Command's operations and maintenance

  • 101 Critical Days of Summer

    Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summertime as well as the start of the 101 Critical Days of Summer. The varied types and high number of mishaps involving Airmen and families created the need to focus on safety during the Critical Days of Summer. Past statistics show that most

  • General Walter: Earning Her Stripes...And a Star

    Brigadier Geneneral Jennifer Walter, Chief of Staff, Iowa Air National Guard, enlisted in the Air National Guard in early 1975. At that time, The Vietnam War was ending, the Women's Liberation movement was in full swing, the cost of gas was 44 cents a gallon and women had fewer career choices.

  • First some hard learning, then celebration at TEC

    It started with introductions, like formations, like group discussions - and then sharing personal experiences.It gave them presentations, homework and tests that broke through comfort zones, like a gauntlet.It put up barriers of physical fitness and uniform inspections outdoors in the hand-numbing

  • Alaska Trooper gains, gives at Air Force NCO academy

    Tech. Sgt. Brian Zeisel with the Alaska Air National Guard is modest about the recognition he gets from leading his Alaska State Trooper K9, "Argo," through some dangerous law enforcement dispatches.As a full time State Trooper with more than 10 years' service, thousands see Zeisel's patrols in

  • First B-2 surpasses 7,000 flight hours

    Since the B-2 "Spirit of Florida" first arrived at Whiteman Air Force Base in July 1996, its stealthiness and massive firepower have been used in missions around the world. During its latest mission April 1, the aircraft and its crew celebrated a monumental milestone as it became the first B-2

  • 174th Attack Wing Surpasses 1,000 Flying Hour Mark for Local MQ-9 Operations

    The 174th Attack Wing reached a major milestone in its local MQ-9 Reaper local flight operations in March 2013 by completing 1,000 flying hours."It's a great accomplishment," said Chief Master Sgt. Mark Shearer of the Maintenance Operations Flight. "Some people thought we would never fly because of