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  • North Dakota Airman honored with national heroism award

    FARGO, N.D. – An Airman with the North Dakota National Guard was honored with the 2024 Pitsenbarger Award during a ceremony at the Fargo Air National Guard Base on May 1, 2025, for his extraordinary heroism during a 2023 Fargo police shooting.U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Zachary Robinson, weapons load

  • New York Air Wing Concludes Antarctic Science Support Season

    SCOTIA, N.Y. - The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing moved 1,076 passengers, 900 tons of cargo and 120,000 gallons of fuel during its annual support for science in Antarctica from October to February.The 109th executed 79 missions using its ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules aircraft,

  • Nebraska Air Guard In-House Expertise Fixes Tow Vehicle

    LINCOLN, Neb. - When a crucial aircraft tow vehicle at the 155th Air Refueling Wing suffered a major mechanical failure, maintenance crews faced a difficult choice — spend $75,000 on a replacement or develop an in-house solution.Col. John Loken, commander of the 155th Maintenance Group, and his team

  • Alaska Air Guardsmen Conduct Hoist Rescue at Hatcher Pass

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard rescue Airmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured paraglider March 8 at Hatcher Pass.The Alaska State Troopers requested assistance through the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, which passed the request to the 176th Wing. The wing

  • 2025 DAFRider Motorcycle Preseason: Year of the Swerve

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - The DAF Rider Motorcycle Preseason was created as a way to emphasize riders’ training and allow motorcycle safety representatives to manage their unit riders. This year the preseason will highlight a new series called “DAF Year of the Swerve” where riders and

  • National Guard Seeks Reform, Innovation, Increased Lethality

    In this era of complexity and uncertainty, innovation is not just an option for the National Guard — it's a must, National Guard Bureau Chief Air Force Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus said today during the McAleese Defense Programs Conference in Washington. "We are at a pivotal moment in history, a time

  • 156th Wing Airmen Train with Disaster Relief Beddown System

    MUÑIZ AIR BASE NATIONAL AIR GUARD, Puerto Rico - U.S. Airmen assigned to the 156th Wing, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, trained to deploy a Disaster Relief Beddown System (DRBS) and sustain operations from Feb. 27 to March 9.Airmen with the 156th Civil Engineer Squadron assembled the system, which

  • New York National Guard Helps Fight Long Island Blaze

    WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. – When a massive wildfire threatened Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base March 8, the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing went into action to defend its home.The wing’s fire department mobilized four trucks and crews to fight the fire. Meanwhile, the wing

  • New York Guard, Sweden Develop New Partnership

    LATHAM, N.Y. - While the New York National Guard’s headquarters staff wrestled with the challenge of deploying 6,500 Guard members to replace striking corrections officers at 38 prisons, members of the Swedish military were on hand to observe and learn.Seventeen Swedish officers and three civilians