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  • What's with these Guard guys!???

    A farewell article to the patriots of the Air National Guard from Lt Col Ryan Samuelson, 64 ARS/CC:-----Team, I recently wrote an article as a farewell address for the 157th Ops Group's monthly newsletter as I prepare to leave command. Surprising to me, many people asked me to forward to the greater

  • Tamborski named 2012 Missouri Air Guard Senior NCO of the Year

    A Eureka resident, Master Sgt. Shawn M. Tamborski, has been named the 2012 Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Missouri Air National Guard. It is the first-such honor for Tamborski, 49, a single mother of five children, two of whom also serve in the Air Guard. "I am very pleased and

  • The Guard and Reserve Network hosts 'elevator pitch' workshop

    Business leaders from the local community joined Air University staff, faculty and students Jan. 23 to evaluate a series of 60-second "elevator pitches."The Guard and Reserve Network, or GARNET, sponsored this first-ever AU Pitch-Fest, held at the Air War College. Military members and veterans

  • Alaska Air National Guard member enjoys support mission in Antarctica

    An Alaska Air National Guard member with the 176th Wing returned to Alaska in mid-January after spending 30 days in Antarctica supporting the National Science Foundation.Master Sgt. Tyler Sutton departed Alaska in December 2012 to augment the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing and its

  • Selfridge to Serve as Test Site for Air Force Prototype

    The Air National Guard has begun installing a new prototype missile countermeasure device on aircraft at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. If tests on the prototype conclude favorably, as expected, the device could mean safer travels for KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and additional job security for

  • NHANG Participates in Ilopango Airshow in El Salvador

    Airmen from the New Hampshire Air National Guard joined personnel from various United States federal agencies at the Ilopango Air Show here January 26th and 27th.Participating in the weekend's events were New Hampshire Air National Guard air traffic controllers, aircrew flight equipment, and public

  • Air National Guard's top leader retires

    Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry M. "Bud" Wyatt III, director of the Air National Guard, retired after more than 40 years of military service during a ceremony hosted by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin Tuesday at Joint Base Andrews, Md."You have devoted yourself to your family, to your state, to this great nation

  • Ceremony honors six Oregon Airmen

    In a rare break with normal ceremonial protocol, the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command invited family members onto the stage for photos following the pinning of each of the five Bronze Star Medals and one Purple Heart Medal awarded to members of the Oregon Air National Guard's 125th

  • 113th reaches alert milestone

    The 113th Aerospace Control Alert Detachment of the District of Columbia Air National Guard at Joint Base Andrews passed a major air defense milestone January 9, responding to its 4,000th alert event since Operation Noble Eagle started in September, 2001.An alert event is designated when the unit's

  • AF to open remaining combat positions to women

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey announced today the rescission the 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule for women and that the Department of Defense plans to remove gender-based barriers to service. "Women have