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  • National Guard adds state partnership in Liberia

    This year, the National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) will add another country to its ever expanding line-up in Africa. Liberia, located in West Africa, recently requested a state partnership through the U.S. State Department. These partnerships help the overall strategy for the newly

  • Band member returns from deployment

    Staff Sgt. Angie Long, 571st Air Force Band of the Central States vocalist, recently returned from her fourth in-theater deployment. "When someone leans forward for the fourth [deployment] and says 'Yes, I will go in harm's way to boost the morale of the troops,' I think that is one of the best

  • 115th SFS Airmen provide security for critical supply, transit air base

    The 31 Airmen deployed from the 115th Security Forces Squadron have integrated with their deployed counterparts and provided a smooth transition for operations as part of the 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyz Republic. "We play a direct role in

  • Character, values needed in future leaders

    In developing its future leaders, the Air Force should consider character and values rather than the physical attributes that are irrelevant to ability, a senior Guard official said here at the 38th annual Tuskegee Airman Inc. (TAI) National Conference Aug. 7. "Let us endeavor to make carbon copies

  • Air Guard women honored for their service

    - It may have taken place at the "House of Blues" in Los Angeles, but no one was feeling down last night as five Air National Guard women were honored for their service. The women were recognized as "unsung hometown heroes" as part of a "America's Search for Hometown Heroes" program, according to a

  • Fewer aircraft, more aircrew rotations overseas, says ANG director

    With a cut in the number of C-27 Joint Cargo Aircraft it is to receive, the Air National Guard may see heavier rotations of air crews that fly the aircraft, said Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt III, director of the Air National Guard. Originally slated to receive 78 aircraft, the Air Guard will now get 38 with

  • Kentucky Air Guard supports statewide pandemic exercise

    National Guard officials stood up a joint task force command center here Aug. 3 in support of the largest disaster-response exercise in state history. Staffed by about 40 Airmen and Soldiers from the Louisville-based 123rd Airlift Wing and a variety of Army National Guard units across Kentucky, the

  • 179th Fighter Squadron Proves Air Superiority

    Dr. Thomas Kennedy, Vice President of the Raytheon Company along with General Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, presented the Raytheon Trophy to the 179th Fighter Squadron saying, "It is an honor and a privilege to recognize such a fine unit." The 179th Fighter Squadron proved

  • CNGB: Family support key to maintaining resolve for long war

    Supporting military families and the volunteers who help them are key elements of maintaining the nation's resolve during prolonged conflict, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said here Monday. "We're going to have to stay committed, we're going to have to continue to have resolve, because the

  • Wyatt says Air Guard facing recapitalization issues

    One of the biggest challenges facing the Air National Guard today is replacing its fleet of aircraft that are approaching the end of their service lives, a senior Air National Guard official said today. "A big problem we have in the Air National Guard is figuring out how to recapitalize our aging