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April 23, 2015
Airman's training, quick response saves life

Benjamin Franklin once said, "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." Sometimes the failure is small, but sometimes it can mean the difference between life and death. This was certainly the case when Master Sgt. Todd McGuire, Aircraft Maintenance Squadron First Sergeant, 121st Air
April 21, 2015
The Cal Guard’s MQ-1 Predators are handed back for the last time after a series of firsts

The sun has set on the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing's MQ-1 Predator mission. The final mission of the California Air National Guard unit's Predator aircraft ended at 1528 Zulu time on April 1 after eight years, 230 days, nine hours and 30 minutes of consecutive flights without a break supporting our
April 16, 2015
EPME instructors prepare for the broadcast desk

Broadcasting television may be more the job of a production company than the National Guard, but the Air National Guard's ability to telecast enlisted professional military education here is vital to its distance-learning mission. That is why Master Sgt. Clifton Boswell from the I.G. Brown Training
April 2, 2015
COANG Guardsman turns wrenches by day, creates masterpieces by night

On the 140th Wing's flight line, everybody knows Senior Master Sgt. John McCallick, the high-speed production superintendent responsible for making sure the F-16s are ready to launch every day; however not many people know about his hobbies off-duty.Few would be able to guess that apart from being a
March 24, 2015
Horsham Guardsman, aviator keeps her dreams in the clouds, boots on the grounds

Pushing aside a wisp of blonde hair from her forehead, her smile broadens and her voice takes on a heightened tone of excitement upon the mention of aviation."I want to fly; I want to be a pilot," said recently promoted Senior Airman Stacey Bernetskie, 111th Communications Flight client systems
March 23, 2015
ANG Airman leads marrow donor registration effort

Any Airman can save a life. It doesn't require one to be a firefighter or pararescueman. Regardless of their job in the Air Force, any Airman can do it - the only thing required is the genetic code locked within each person's DNA.In the summer of 2014, Senior Master Sgt. Paul Duit donated bone
March 17, 2015
Positivity leads Airman to success

His positive character is evident as he speaks. When asked about his feelings on the award he just won, he is humble - showing constant appreciation to his finance team for giving him the tools he needed to succeed. When asked about his family, his eyes light up with joy as he tells stories of how
March 12, 2015
Wing Inspection team challenges base personnel

The 114th Fighter Wing Inspection Team challenged base personnel on how they would react to a real world terrorist attack in the U.S. by holding an Integrated Defense Exercise at Joe Foss Field, Jan. 26.The target for integrated base defense is to provide full dimensional protection for people and
March 3, 2015
ChalleNGed an Airman's choice to succeed

One Airman made a decision seven years ago, a choice that changed the very direction of his life in ways he never expected. Instead of being held back, the 18-year-old from Orland Park decided to quit school. It may have been the best decision he had ever made.Senior Airman Christopher Kurtz, now a
Feb. 27, 2015
Air National Guard captivates fans at Wizards NBA game

Rising in unison and clapping feverously as if Merlin himself had cast a spell, a frenzy swept the crowd at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Feb. 24. It wasn't the local National Basketball Association team, the Washington Wizards, causing the commotion, but the men and women standing proudly