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  • National Guard must maintain readiness, McKinley tells panel

    A new threat environment means a transformed National Guard should maintain its force following drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Guard's highest-ranking general said here Wednesday."The National Guard must remain a full-spectrum force, available to our governors to assist when disaster strikes

  • Senators: National Guard integral to national security

    U.S. senators applauded the National Guard's domestic and overseas contributions at a Thursday morning breakfast here on Capitol Hill.Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Christopher S. Bond co-hosted the 2010 Senate National Guard Caucus Breakfast, which also included newly elected Massachusetts Sen. Scott

  • Air Guard strikes 'Silver' in green construction project

    A green building certification process that is the industry standard recently recognized the Air National Guard with its highest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating to date.The Arkansas ANG's aircraft hanger project at the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith was awarded a LEED

  • Air Guard members help plan for civil aviation in Haiti

    Two Air National Guard officers will participate in a conference this week to discuss the way-ahead for civil aviation in Haiti. Lt. Cols. Mike Dunkin and Craig Bradford, who both played instrumental roles in the re-opening of the airport here, are two of four Air Force representatives scheduled to

  • Air Guard engineers help Haitians return to homes

    The U.S. military response to the January earthquake in Haiti was almost immediate. Within hours, equipment, supplies and personnel began to arrive in Haiti to assist those affected by the earthquake and its aftershocks. Many Air National Guard units and personnel were among the first to respond to

  • CIRF's up! 103 AW Breaks Ground on $8.3 Million Project

    Six golden shovels broke ground here during a ceremony March 6, 2010, commemorating the start of construction on an $8.3 million project for the 103d Airlift Wing's Centralized Intermediate Repair Facility (CIRF)."The facility today that we are going to celebrate really is a result of the BRAC (Base

  • ANG CCM visits TEC EPME students

    The Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Air National Guard addressed the largest group of enlisted professional military education students ever at the I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center during a presentation at Wilson Hall here, March 3.Command Chief Master Sergeant Chris

  • Largest EPME Class Ever Begins at TEC

    The Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center here welcomed its largest group of students ever, when more than 260 service members reported for in-processing into their respective Noncommissioned Officer Academy and Airman Leadership School classes, March 1.This record number

  • Air Guard enhances recruiting Web site

    Considering today's explosive popularity of social media and online research it may come as no surprise that military recruiting Web sites are rushing to keep up with new technologies and trends.The Air National Guard is riding that wave with more personal interactivity in its public recruiting and

  • Utah Air Guard Mission in Chile Changes from Training to Humanitarian

    Four members of the Utah ANG's 151st Air Refueling Wing (151 ARW) based here had a rude awakening Feb. 27 when the 15th floor of their hotel in Santiago, Chile, started to shake. Deployed to Chile to provide flying and maintenance support to the Chilean air force on their new KC-135 "E" model