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  • Kentucky Airmen move relief supplies through Dominican Republic

    As relief supplies and support continue to pour into Haiti, the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Operations Group has been one of the key elements that has helped to ensure a steady flow of supplies and equipment into the areas that need them. Operating out of Barahona, Dominican

  • Air Guard reaches out to separating servicemembers

    A new Air National Guard direct-mail recruiting campaign launched this month is educating active duty servicemembers leaving the military on the benefits of continuing their service as part-timers."This is an awareness piece to get people thinking about the Air Guard," said Tech. Sgt. Matt Leas from

  • 8 Pallets of Aid Head to Afghanistan by ANG C-130

    Eight pallets of humanitarian aid were hot-loaded onto a C-130 at the 118th Airlift Wing, January 28th. There are 21 pallets total that are bound for Afghanistan. The first eight will stop in Germany until the others arrive.      "The people in Afghanistan have absolutely nothing. They are in great

  • 190th Trains in Cuba; Deploys to Haiti

    "It don't GTMO better than this," read a sign at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, bowling alley. And for the 190th Civil Engineer Squadron (190 CES), that slogan summarizes for many their experiences there.As part of their annual two-week training requirement, 48 members of the 190

  • New Hampshire Guard members support Haiti relief efforts

    Eight New Hampshire Air National Guard Airmen here deployed to Haiti in support of Operation Unified Response Jan. 25 here."We have never supported a mission quite like this before," said Master Sgt. Robert Stewart, assigned to the 260th Air Traffic Control Squadron.He said the squadron will use a

  • West Virginia Air Guard Operates Staging Area

    Airmen with the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing are working around the clock here in an effort to get critical life-saving supplies to Haiti's earthquake victims. The air base was transformed yesterday into a staging area for more than 332,000 pounds of supplies bound for the

  • One little brown book can make you a successful NCO, says ANG command chief

    Now that 2010 is well upon us, there's a book that the Air National Guard command chief wants you to curl up with this winter.It's the newest version of Air Force's "The Enlisted Force Structure," which was recently revised and republished.Although it's not a suspenseful "whodunit," Chief Master

  • Puerto Rico Guard uses chat room as communication tool for Haiti operations

    With the recent earthquake destroying so much of Haiti's infrastructure, communication between military units remains vital to supporting the relief effort. A readily available chat client is being used to relay critical information between the services and proving to be a powerful communication

  • Florida Guard establishes flight operations center for Haiti

    The Florida Air National Guard's 101st Air and Space Operations Group (AOG) is paving the way for air operations in the emergency response to Haiti. Florida Guardsmen have been working to assist the Haitian government, Federal Aviation Administration, and U.S. Southern Command in coordinating the

  • Ohio ANG pilot describes scene in Haiti

    An Ohio Air National Guard C-130 pilot, who flew into the Haiti airport the day after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck, said he was surprised by the condition of the runway."When we went in, we expected there to be worse conditions at the airport, but by the time we got there, all communication,