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  • Washington Guard Engages with Thai and Malaysian Partners

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Washington Air and Army National Guard noncommissioned officers visited Thailand and Malaysia Dec. 1-5 to strengthen military ties and share best practices.This all-NCO team marked a first for the Washington National Guard’s State Partnership Program. Their mission

  • Air Force increases tanker capability at Eielson AFB

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Department of the Air Force has made a final decision to increase the size of its existing Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, by adding an active duty component.The department plans to add four additional KC-135s and additional

  • Maryland Airmen graduate from inaugural Warrant Officer training

    MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - Two Maryland National Guard Airmen, who were part of the first 30 Airmen to attend the newly formed U.S. Air Force Warrant Officer Training School, graduated with honors during a ceremony on Dec. 6, 2024.Chief Warrant Officer 2 Erik Reichenbach and Warrant Officer 1

  • Alaska Guard Airmen field helicopter engine test stand

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska National Guard's 176th Maintenance Squadron marked the fielding of a helicopter engine test stand, the first of its kind in the Air National Guard, during a Dec. 9, 2024, ribbon cutting at JBER.The recently installed T700 Flexible Engine

  • New York Airmen Honored for Saving Lives of Two Wingmen

    STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Two Airmen from the New York National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing were recognized for saving their fellow Airmen’s lives at a Dec. 8 ceremony.The 105th’s Top 3 Executive Team presented Staff Sgt. Timothy Horton and Capt. Sinead Kirnan with the Henry W. Windels

  • Sage Eagle 25-1 Prepares Guard Defenders, Green Berets for the Future Fight

    FORT KNOX, Ky. - Approximately 230 Airmen from more than 30 security forces units across the Air National Guard converged in Kentucky for Sage Eagle 25-1 — a recurring, battalion-sized, unconventional warfare exercise that validates Special Forces’ ability to operate in uncertain environments while

  • New Jersey Airmen Dedicate “Jersey Jerk” F-16 to Local Hero

    Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J. - A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the 119th Fighter Squadron, bearing a new “Jersey Jerk” tail flash design, touched down at the 177th Fighter Wing Air National Guard base, Dec. 5, 2024. The aircraft will serve as a dedicated

  • New York Guard Airmen Honor President Martin Van Buren

    KINDERHOOK, N.Y. — New York Guard Airmen saluted the nation’s eighth president on Thursday, Dec. 5, as Brigadier General Gary Charlton, the assistant adjutant general, Air, placed a wreath from President Joseph Biden at the grave of President Martin Van Buren.Fifty residents gathered at the

  • New York Airmen Bring Holiday Cheer to Hurricane Victims While Training

    STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing helped out Santa Claus by delivering over 4,000 toys earmarked for North Carolina kids whose families are recovering from Hurricanes Debby and Helene.The C-17 crew, based at Stewart Air National