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  • Indiana National Guard Partner Slovakia Receives F-16s

    INDIANAPOLIS - One of the Indiana National Guard’s state partners, Slovakia, received two F-16s during a ceremony in South Carolina Feb. 29 attended by Maj. Gen. Dale Lyles, Indiana’s adjutant general.The fighter jets, also known as Fighting Falcons, aim to bolster Slovakia’s defense capability,

  • Air Guard units compete for annual food service award

    Sioux City, Iowa -- The Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing was recently selected as one of three ANG Wings who are competing for top food service honors in 2024. The unit was inspected during their March training weekend as part of the annual competition.During a two-day visit to the

  • 127th Wing celebrates unit, base legacy

    SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, MI -- Members of the Michigan National Guard’s 127th Wing hosted a military ball in Clinton Township, Mar. 2, 2024. The event brought more than 700 attendees, including Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Tony Whitehead, in celebration of

  • Air National Guard Crisis Team Recognized for Innovation

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - The Air National Guard Crisis Action Team was nominated for the 2024 General Larry O. Spencer Innovation Award for innovation that improved efficiency and operational readiness across the Air Force enterprise.“The primary objective of the CAT is to provide ANG senior

  • Washington Air Guard, Malaysia Sign Sister Squadron Pact

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, Washington Air National Guard commander, and Brig. Gen. Azman bin Jantan, the deputy assistant chief of staff operations and strategy of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, signed a sister squadron agreement Feb. 22,

  • Minnesota Guard, Norway Train Together

    LITTLE FALLS, Minn. - Camp Ripley Training Center hosted the 51st annual Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange between the Minnesota National Guard and the Norwegian Home Guard Rapid Reaction Force and the Home Defense Youth Feb. 1-12.“Whatever force you train with, whether it’s inside of our own

  • Team Kingsley Defender champion of Official Military Skate competition

    KINGSLEY FIELD, OR -- Working the gate at Kingsley Field or patrolling the streets of the 173rd Fighter Wing you would never know that Staff Sgt. Erick Fregoso, 173rd Security Forces Squadron, lives a dual life. In his uniform he’s every bit of a Security Forces Defender, kitted out for the job,

  • Idaho Civil Support Team Guardsmen Train With Firefighters

    GOODING, Idaho -  The Idaho National Guard’s 101st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team trained alongside firefighters from Gooding, Bliss and Hagerman Feb. 2. The training provided a better understanding of how first responders in these small rural Idaho towns can integrate the CST’s

  • Oregon National Guard Airmen Recognized for Bravery

    PORTLAND AIR GUARD STATION, Ore. - In May, during a casual drive over a mountain toward Three Rivers Marina on Lake Billy Chinook, Staff Sgt. Mara Fenwick and Senior Airman Bailey Buck, both weapons loaders with the Portland Air National Guard’s 142nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, found themselves

  • National Guard Enlisted Leader Speaks to Sergeant Major Students

    FORT BLISS, Texas - Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, spoke to the Army’s latest class of graduating sergeants major at the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Feb. 23, focusing on the essence of enlisted