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  • Community Engagement at Radford Highschool Career Day

    Honolulu, Hawaii -- The 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, with Airmen from the 19th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii National Guard and AFROTC Detachment 175 participated in Career Day at Radford High School on Oct. 27, 2023.Four groups of 20 plus students rotated around the room to three different

  • Alaska Guard Spreads Holiday Cheer to Remote Communities

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - For the 68th year, the Alaska National Guard's Operation Santa Claus is bringing the magic of the season to the remote communities of Fort Yukon, Golovin, Koyuk and Tuluksak.Teaming up with the Salvation Army, the Guard will deliver gifts and tidings of good

  • 174th Attack Wing Fire Department named best in the Air National Guard

    HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NY -- The Hancock Field Air National Guard Base Fire Department here was named the Chief Greg O. Winjum Fire Department of the Year for 2022 by the Air National Guard Fire Chief’s Association.The department, which is comprised of a mix of uniformed airmen from

  • Air National Guard Command Chief Visits 105th Airlift Wing

    NEWBURGH, N.Y. - U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams, the command chief of the Air National Guard, visited the 105th Airlift Wing Dec. 2 in Newburgh, New York.As the voice of the Air National Guard’s enlisted corps, Williams visits Air National Guard installations to ensure the

  • Arkansas Air Guard Medics Provide Free Medical Care in Guatemala

    NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Thirty-six Arkansas National Guardsmen from the 188th Wing at Ebbing Air National Guard base in Fort Smith and the 189th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville departed Dec. 1 for a seven-day mission providing free medical care in Guatemala City. “We are

  • Florida Guardsman receives U.S. Surgeon General’s highest civilian honor

    JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, FL -- January 2020 was a month in which the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States marked the pages of U.S. history. As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the United States, it left an indelible mark on the nation’s historical landscape.In this

  • Nebraska Airman: The Story behind the Uniform

    LINCOLN, Neb. — On a crisp, mid spring morning in Lincoln, Nebraska, Jarell Roach, a senior at Southeast High School, was leaving the cafeteria following a typical forgettable lunch experience. Making his way through the random collective pockets of his peers, the whispers around him became

  • Salute to Service: Airmen tour NFL Films

    MOUNT LAUREL, NJ -- Airmen from the Reserve and Guard wings at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst were invited to tour NFL Films in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, on November 30 in recognition of Veterans Day.The tour of NFL Films included stops to founder Steve Sabol's office, their football research