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  • Air Guard planners host first domestic ops conference

    Air National Guard planners kicked off today with what they hope will become an annual conference for drafting a domestic operations strategy. "We're leading the way to help build a formal document for the Air Force," said Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the director of the Air National

  • 'Charp Fest' sharpens skills

    There was a bitter chill in the air at the Airburst Range in Fort Carson, Colo., as the members of the Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Security Forces Squadron lined up in formation Sept.12. The trainees patiently awaited orders to kickoff the training exercise nicknamed "Charp Fest," after the

  • Pedal power pushes pilots, maintainers

    Sharing the road with cars is something bicyclists are very familiar with. For one group of bicyclists in Madison, sharing the road with vehicles and jet airplanes is just part of their job. Known as one of the most bicycle-friendliest cities in the U.S., Madison is host to a unique bicycle

  • Macedonian president visits Vermont to discuss joint deployment

    The president of the Republic of Macedonia arrived here today to further develop the nation's ongoing relationship with the Vermont National Guard that began in 1995 with the National Guard State Partnership Program. "It is really a pleasant feeling to be in Vermont," said Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, who

  • McKinley: Guard's smart power building partnership capacity worldwide

    The National Guard is focused on helping the nation build partnership capacity worldwide, the chief of the National Guard Bureau told State Department officials Sept. 14. Examples include the National Guard's Agribusiness Development Teams serving in Afghanistan and its State Partnership Program

  • DoD understands importance of military in homeland defense

    The Department of Defense has achieved an understanding of the importance that the military can and should play in homeland defense, the Pentagon's Reserve Affairs chief said Sept. 12. "It is a complex subject," Dennis McCarthy, the assistant secretary of defense for Reserve Affairs, told an

  • 'Diverse, experienced Air Guard must come from below,' says Wyatt

    The Air National Guard's ability to successfully conduct missions in the future depends on the development of future leaders, its top officer said Sept. 14. "It is our responsibility as an organization to develop the content of their character," said Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, director

  • Maryland general leads newest wing in Afghanistan

    The commander of the Air Force's newest air expeditionary wing in Afghanistan is taking a hands-on approach to his duties. Brig. Gen. Guy Walsh, a Maryland Air Guardsman from the 175th Airlift Wing in Baltimore, is flying at least two missions a week in the A-10 Thunderbolt II jet aircraft from

  • Napolitano: National Guard essential to homeland security

    The National Guard is essential to homeland security, Secretary Janet Napolitano told an audience at the 131st National Guard Association of the United States conference Sept. 13. "I came today to say ... 'thank you' for the service the men and women of our National Guard provide to our country,

  • Donley highlights Guard's contributions, emphasis on 'total force'

    Today is appropriate for the opening ceremony of the 131st National Guard Association of the United States conference, since the National Guard is the original defender of the homeland, the secretary of the Air Force said today. "You were the first responders to defend America's skies," said Michael