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  • Pennsylvania Guard Airman competes for specialized FARP team

    MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Racing against the clock, a fuels specialist with the 193rd Special Operations Wing hauls a 100-foot fuel hose across the flightline, striving to earn a position on a Forward Arming and Refueling Point team, a physically and technically demanding role essential to special

  • New Jersey F-16s round out latest U.S. fighter rotation at Kadena

    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - The arrival of F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 119th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, New Jersey, on Oct. 18, 2025, marks the completion of the latest U.S. Air Force fighter rotation to the Indo-Pacific.During the deployment, the “Jersey

  • NY National Guard Volunteers Give Lift to Trees for Troops

    Seven New York Army National Guard soldiers and airmen joined local veterans Dec. 1 to load 150 Christmas trees on to a truck at Ellms Tree Farm in Ballston Spa, New York. This was the 21st year tree farmers in the area donated to the Trees for Troops program. The donated trees are destined for

  • New York Air Guard, Police Department Sharpen Rescue Skills in Exercise

    FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, N.Y. — Airmen of the New York Air National Guard's 103rd Rescue Squadron, a part of the 106th Rescue Wing, recently partnered with the New York Police Department's Emergency Services Unit for two days of simulated hostage rescue training at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn.The

  • During D.C. Guard Visit, Secretary Acknowledges Tragedy, Conveys Gratitude

    Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with National Guard troops today at the D.C. Armory to both express gratitude for the work they have done to curb violent crimes in the nation's capital and to also acknowledge the tragic loss of one of their own, following a shooting in the city, Nov. 26.Army

  • World-class Intelligence Begins in Birmingham

    SUMPTER SMITH JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Alabama — How many Airmen does it take to provide 22,773 man-days of intelligence support? If you’re the Alabama Air National Guard’s 117th Intelligence Squadron, the answer is about 160. The 117 IS prides itself on setting the standard for a Joint Reserve