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  • Hokanson: Nation’s Investment in National Guard Comes at Pivotal Moment

    WASHINGTON – The National Guard is a dynamic operational force integral to the National Defense Strategy, the Guard’s most senior officer told lawmakers April 30, emphasizing that sustained mission readiness requires continued and deeper investment in the Guard. In his annual testimony to the House

  • Guam National Guard launches State Partnership with Palau

    KOROR, Palau – In a historic ceremony at the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center in downtown Koror, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr., Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero and Col. Michael Cruz, adjutant general of the Guam National Guard, signed a declaration formalizing the nation’s newest state partnership

  • Maryland Air Guardsman Wins Innovation Award

    MIDDLE RIVER, Md. - The Air National Guard has recognized a Maryland Air National Guard Airman for innovation that helps improve efficiency and operational readiness at the 175th Wing.Capt. Kerry Guy, the 175th Wing base contracting officer, was named the Air National Guard’s General Larry O.

  • Barnes Airman makes crucial detection in oil, receives inspector general coin

    BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, MA – Staff Sgt. Pavel Chumak, 104th Maintenance Group aircraft electrical and environmental technician, received the Air Combat Command Inspector General coin after the Wing’s Capstone Unit Effectiveness Inspection on March 21, 2024, here. Chumak was awarded this coin

  • Iowa Air Guard Support Dog, Chaplain Reunite Post-Deployment

    SIOUX CITY, Iowa - For Adele (the dog, not the singer), after her person, Chaplain Lt. Col. Stephen Peters, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar last fall, it was like he was gone for years in dog time.The 6-year-old English Cream Golden Retriever and Peters reunited in Sioux City this week.While

  • Air Guard Leaders Host 2024 Wing Leader Conference

    HENDERSON, Nev. – U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt Maurice L. Williams, command chief Air National Guard, hosted ANG senior leaders and commanders from around the nation for the Wing Leader Conference in Henderson, Nev., April 24-25.Wing

  • Iowa ANG building project earns Excellence in Construction award

    Sioux City, IA -- This week the Siouxland Construction Alliance in Sioux City, Iowa presented awards to the Iowa Air National Guard along with area business who contributed to the Air Guard’s recently completed Operations Building project.The project received an Excellence in Construction award in

  • 167th Airlift Wing celebrates reopening of Fuel Cell Maintenance Hangar

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- The 167th Airlift Wing celebrated the long-awaited reopening of its fuel cell hangar in a ceremony held April 5, 2024. Amongst its attendees were local, state, and federal representatives and staff, leadership of the West Virginia National Guard, and Airmen from across the

  • Iowa's 185th ARW hosts career fair

    Sioux City, IA -- The Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing hosted its annual career fair this week for area students at the Sioux City, Iowa Air Guard Unit.  Nearly 150 juniors and seniors from across Siouxland and surrounding areas were invited to attend the career fair. Schools