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  • Alaska Air National Guard Medevacs Critically ill Patient

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Two Alaska Air National Guard Airmen jumped from a 176th Wing combat search and rescue aircraft into the village of Kotlik March 22 to expedite medical care for a critically ill patient and evacuate her to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.The mission began in

  • Students and community leaders attend 137th SOW’s Student Flight Fest

    WILL ROGERS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, OK -- Students, educators and community leaders from across the state attended the 137th Special Operations Wing 2024 Student Flight Fest Invitational on March 28, 2024, at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma.The invitational allowed for attendees to

  • April an Opportunity to Salute Military Children

    FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Though the label “military brat” is worn with pride by those who grew up in military families, many outside that lifestyle are unaware of just what those children go through, good and bad.Each year, the Department of Defense joins national, state and local governments,

  • Puerto Rico Guard Partners with Sister Services in Joint Exercise

    CEIBA, Puerto Rico - The 156th Tactical Advisory Squadron, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, participated in a joint training field exercise March 15.The exercise at Roosevelt Roads included service members assigned to the 4th Marine Logistics Group, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve; Coast Guard Base San

  • Vermont City Builds on Guard's Partnership with Senegal

    BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Burlington City Council voted unanimously March 25 to forge a sister-city relationship with Thies-East, Senegal, bolstering the cultural, academic, environmental and commercial ties between Vermont and Senegal.The collaboration is set to open up a myriad of exchange

  • The Hometown Heroes of Tower 22

    UNDISCLOSED LOCATION - The Guardsmen hailed from hometowns across America, but when they found themselves deployed to a remote desert outpost in the no man’s land where the borders of Jordan, Iraq and Syria meet, they built a strong family — and when their base, Tower 22, was attacked in January,

  • National Guard Leaders Visit Troops Deployed in Middle East

    KUWAIT - The National Guard’s most senior officer and enlisted leader visited Guardsmen deployed across the Middle East in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield March 14-17.Thousands of Guard members are dispersed in multiple locations to support these operations to maintain

  • Missouri Airmen, Soldiers Showcase Sharpshooting Skills

    NEOSHO, Mo. - Nine Airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing earned the Schützenschnur, or German Armed Forces Marksmanship Badge, during the adjutant general’s annual marksmanship competition at Camp Crowder.This was the first year Guardsmen were able to compete for the German badge. To earn the badge,

  • Air National Guard Wings Participate in Agile Rage Exercise

    SAVANNAH AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ga. - Almost 200 members of the 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, participated in the Agile Rage 2024 exercise at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center in Georgia Feb. 26 to March 8.The goal of the exercise was to practice leading-edge combat