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  • Planes leave for South Pole

    The New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing kicked off its 21st year of support for American Antarctic research today, as two ski-equipped C-130s roared off the runway here bound for the South Pole."Today we're taking one of the first planes down to Antarctica," said Lt. Col. George Alston,

  • McKinley: Diversity critical to National Guard success

    Diversity is critical for the National Guard to compete in today's global environment, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said today. "Our nation needs the most diverse workforce it can have to be the most efficient and effective ... that it can be," Gen. Craig McKinley told the Military

  • WEPTAC puts warfighters' needs in focus

    Nearly 1,200 Air Force warfighters are meeting here this week in 30 working groups on Air Force weapons systems to decide on what's needed to succeed in future battles and missions. This year's Air Guard and Reserve Weapons and Tactics Conference (WEPTAC) is the biggest ever, said Air Force Col. Jon

  • Civic leaders get Total Force tour

    A group of 29 civic leaders from the Denver metro area witnessed the Air Force's Total Force team firsthand when they traveled from Denver to Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases, Nev., Oct. 7 and 8. The group left Buckley AFB, an active-duty base, supported by the 140th Wing of the Colorado Air

  • CE builds upon partnership in Armenia

    A six-year partnership between the Kansas National Guard and the Republic of Armenia has resulted in a unique opportunity for members of the 190th Air Refueling Wing. Thirty-seven Civil Engineering Squadron members recently traveled to Armenia for a two-week mission, building a new Expeditionary

  • Oregon Airman to take over at 1st Air Force

    A former Oregon Air National Guard wing commander has been appointed as commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Command Region - 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern). Air Force Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean is scheduled to assume the post from the current commander, Air Force Maj. Gen. Henry

  • Arizona Guardsman coaches in minors

    Members of the Air National Guard wear many hats; the hat of a member of the United States Air Force, the hat of a civilian at work in the community, and sometimes their hobbies lead them to wear hats of another kind. Col. (Dr.) James Balserak, flight surgeon and 162nd Medical Group commander, wears

  • Texas Air Guard flies with Czechs

    The unmistakable red, white and blue flag - the flag with one star, a lone star - swayed back and forth on the flagpole, wisped by the breeze that floats across the former Soviet territory. The silence of the cool morning air was soon replaced with sounds of jet engines as the metal birds left their

  • Airmen begin exercise by providing children 'trip of a lifetime'

    For members of Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern), a trip to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility typically begins with a long aircraft ride (often more than 10 hours), followed by a day of rest prior to beginning their mission of building partner nation capacity, relationships and