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  • Father and Son Team up for Satellite NCO Academy

    A father and son from the New York Air National Guard were among 130 Airmen from 14 units who graduated from the Satellite Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Academy Class 10-2 in a ceremony held at The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center here, Dec. 15.TSgt Robert J. Helligrass

  • Air Guard recognition program continues in 2010

    An Air National Guard award campaign that has honored thousands of Citizen-Airmen, families and civilians this year will continue into 2010, officials said here today. The Air Guard's Hometown Heroes Salute campaign recognizes Airmen who have deployed since 9/11 as well their families and personal

  • Muncy visits Airmen in South Pole's 'Deep Freeze'

    The Air National Guard's top enlisted leader returned here this week after visiting Air Guard members involved in Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica and in Christchurch, New Zealand.It took three days of traveling for Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy, command chief of the Air Guard, to

  • Former Army Medic Saves Child

    For Staff Sgt. Kim Ramirez, 129th Rescue Wing still photographer, the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., was an unfamiliar place to hear a familiar call."Medic!"She instantly turned and ran, not knowing what emergency could be drawing a crowd on the other side of the memorial, where she was

  • Airman Returns Home with a Purple Heart

    An Air Guardsman from the 129th Rescue Squadron (129 RQS) here was awarded a Purple Heart at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Dec 6. Capt Mary Jennings, HH-60G Pave Hawk pilot, received the Badge of Military Merit, also known as the Purple Heart, from Maj Gen Dennis Lucas, commander of the

  • NGB graduates first CPI black belt class

    The first class of students to graduate from the Continuous Process Initiative (CPI) training program were awarded their black belts here Dec. 4.About 30 students from 11 states completed the program, which combines the Army's Lean Six Sigma and the Air Force's Smart Operations for the 21st Century

  • Bikes to Bagram

    More than 20 disadvantaged children in Afghanistan will get new bikes this month thanks to a group of Anchorage volunteers and an assist from the Alaska Air National Guard.The bicycles, together with parts and tools, were donated by the Anchorage Community YMCA, The Bicycle Shop, Paramount Cycles,

  • 115th Fighter Wing Lands Top Safety Award

    The 115th Fighter Wing (115 FW) here demonstrated once again that they are an example of dedicated excellence to the community by receiving the coveted star rating Saturday for the Volunteer Protection Program (VPP) given by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This is only the

  • Air Guard's 131st Bomb Wing Helps Man Aircrew Flight Equipment Operations

    Missouri Air National Guard and active duty Air Force are working together to make the B-2 Spirit mission at Whiteman Air Force Base a success.The 131st, formerly a St. Louis-based fighter wing, changed designations to a bomb wing and moved to Whiteman as a classic associate unit. That mission is

  • New senior enlisted leader brings passion for National Guard to position

    The first female and first Air Force senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau said her new job is a calling."It's not about a job," Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall said during a break after Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley announced her selection to about 2,400 people at