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  • California Guard conducts Predator maintenance training

    As the unmanned aerial system mission continues to grow in the Air National Guard, the 163rd Maintenance Group is stepping up its training program to ensure the availability of enough highly-skilled personnel to support these systems. Initially operating under the 372nd Training Squadron's

  • Air Guard's Deep Freeze Airmen head for Antarctica

    The New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing begins its 20th year of Operation Deep Freeze supporting the National Science Foundation in Antarctica with its first flight of the season planned to take off from Stratton Air National Guard Base. Two LC-130 Hercules ski-equipped aircraft will

  • Blum: Guard ‘never looked back’ during transformation

    LTG H Steven Blum, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, congratulated National Guard members from around the country for their role in the largest military transformation in modern history. "With no notice, from a standing start, you changed the National Guard from a strategic reserve to an

  • 131st Fighter Wing transitions to 131st Bomb Wing

    The 131st Fighter Wing formally recognized it's transition to the 131st Bomb Wing in a ribbon cutting ceremony held Oct. 4 at Whiteman, AFB. The ceremony celebrated the first official drill for traditional guardsmen at Whiteman and the grand opening of building 3006, the 131st Bomb Wing's

  • Capt. Re-enlists Brother, Airmen During Ceremony

    BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Every day, service members across Afghanistan and other locations are making the decision to continue serving in the Armed Forces. While most re-enlistment ceremonies are fairly common, one that happened at Bagram Airfield on Sept. 30 had an unusual twist. Army Capt.

  • Snowbird offers desert training for U.S. allies heading to Iraq

    Before leaving the wet grasslands of Northern Ireland for the arid deserts of Iraq, the Royal Air Force's 230 Tiger Squadron will train here as part of Operation Snowbird from Oct. 3 through Oct. 17. The squadron's 60 Airmen brought with them two RAF Puma helicopters from Belfast International

  • McKinley approved to lead Guard Bureau

    Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig R. McKinley was confirmed Thursday as the 26th chief of the National Guard Bureau by the U.S. Senate. He will also become the first four-star general in the nearly 372-year history of the National Guard. The current director of the Air National Guard, McKinley was nominated

  • Tricare Reserve and Guard family benefit now permanent

    Eligible families of activated National Guard and Reserve members will continue to save up to $300 in annual deductibles now that a Tricare "demonstration" program is a permanent benefit. Eligible family members of Guard and Reserve personnel activated for more than 30 days under federal orders in

  • Guardmembers get a sneak peek of new Air Guard music video

    Air National Guard members here got to preview an upcoming country music video Sept. 22 that features singer Laura Bryna and her band in performance with several Airmen and units. Officials said the music video "Hometown Heroes" will be a new element to the Air Guard's recruiting campaign messages