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  • C130-E Hercules aircraft from the 152nd Airlift Wing during MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) training at the San Bernardino Air Tanker Base, California. May 5, 2021.

    Partnerships forged during aerial firefighting training

    SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – In the dry heat of the high desert, the California and Nevada Air National Guard, U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and multiple other firefighting agencies across the United States are performing their annual certification training for the aerial firefighting mission with MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System).The
  • Senior Airman Ivan Villavicencio, of the 104th Security Forces Squadron, signals to responders as a medical helicopter approaches during a joint training exercise between the Massachusetts Air and Army National Guard on March 12, 2021, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass.

    Airmen and Soldiers learn to communicate in joint training

    BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – Bringing Airmen and Soldiers together through joint training is essential to increasing the interoperability of the Air and Army National Guard.Strong communication is vital to safely executing the mission, and saving lives depends on the ability of individuals to communicate in stressful situations. Airmen
  • 2nd Lt. David Wenger, a clinical nurse with the 134th Medical Group, prepares COVID-19 vaccine shots. Members of the 134th Air Refueling Wing were eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccines during Unit Training Assembly here May 2nd, 2021.

    COVID milestone: Guard vaccinates 10 million people

    ARLINGTON, Va. — Ten million moms, dads, grandparents, friends, co-workers and neighbors are now vaccinated thanks to the ongoing efforts of National Guard members who are administering shots “in the communities where they live and serve.”Those words came from Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, during a media roundtable
  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass speaks to Airmen assigned to the 175th Wing, Maryland National Guard, while visiting the mass vaccination site at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, on May 3, 2021.

    CMSAF Visits 175th Wing Airmen at Mass Vaccination Site

    BALTIMORE, MD -- Airmen from the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, welcomed Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass during a visit to the COVID-19 mass vaccination site at M&T Bank Stadium, May 3, 2021.Bass met with Airmen who are helping to support state and civilian partners administer more than 220,000 COVID-19 vaccines to
  • The 167th and 166th Airlift Wings partnered together to conduct a joint cargo loading exercise as part of the 166th's home station operational readiness exercise on May 3 at New Castle Air National Guard Base, Delaware.

    Delaware, West Virginia Air Guard units team up for training

    NEW CASTLE, Del. — The key to any airlift mission is safely and effectively loading and unloading the cargo, regardless of the type of aircraft. The 167th and 166th Airlift Wings partnered together to conduct a joint cargo loading exercise as part of the 166th's home station operational readiness exercise on May 3.Approximately 12 members of the
  • U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Joseph Kunkel, the commander of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, presents a proclamation naming April 25, 2021, Chief Master Sgt. David Purtee day at the wing in honor of him crossing 40-years of service. Purtee is assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing in Columbus, Ohio, and is currently deployed to the wing at an undisclosed location in the Middle East. (Photo courtesy Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Vander Woude)

    Airman crosses four decade threshold while deployed to the 332nd AEW

    332nd AIR EXPEDITIONARY WING  -- Looking back 40 years is something many of us can do, however it’s a far more select group that can look back over a 40-year career. Chief Master Sgt. David R. Purtee enlisted in the U.S. Air Force April 25, 1981, at 17 years-of-age, from his hometown of Lancaster, Ohio. When asked if he envisioned his career
  • Portland partakes in Sentry Savannah 2021

    Portland Airmen participate in Sentry Savannah 2021

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Recently, Sentry Savannah, the Air National Guard’s primary large-scale 4th and 5th generation fighter exercise, concluded after several days of hard-hitting training off the coast of Georgia.“It’s a great training that we can’t conduct at home station,” said Lt. Col. Neils Barner, 123rd Fighter Squadron Commander. “Here, we can
  • The Louisiana National Guard's 3rd Battalion of the 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, take part in their deployment ceremony in Lafayette, La., Nov. 10, 2020. This unit joins the approximately 2,000 Louisiana guardsmen deploying to the Middle East to support U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) operations.

    Chief details National Guard contributions in a year of trial

    ARLINGTON, Va. –Over the past year, National Guard members were called on time and again to help their fellow U.S. citizens. They deployed to operations around the world, National Guard Bureau Chief Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense yesterday."The year 2020 was unprecedented and historic," Hokanson said
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Tynikka Houston, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee, assigned to New York Health Hospitals Jacobi, is deployed to New York City in support of the Department of Defense. COVID-19 response,

    Nurse and Tech Week: Battle-tested and ready

    FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- This time last year, as the world was trying to wrap its head around an unknown and unforgiving new enemy, Air Force nurses and medical technicians found themselves on the front lines of COVID-19.Air Force nurses and technicians have remained battle-tested and ready for a fight like this. Saving lives amid insurmountable odds
  • Chris Keesee, center, CBRN training project manager for Federal Resources, assists U.S. Air Force 1st Lt Samuel Gerard, with 167th bioenvironmental engineering, and Staff Sgt. Austin Lloyd, 167th Airlift Wing firefighter, as they test an unknown substance on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft as part of a Counter CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) All-Hazard Management Response, or CAMR, exercise at the 167th AW, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, April 30, 2021. CAMR is a hybrid program of classroom lecture, discussion and tabletop exercises that culminate in a full scale emergency response exercise.

    167th emergency responders participate in all hazards exercise

    MARTINSBURG, W.V. – The 167th Airlift Wing emergency responders participated in a week-long, all hazards response training exercise, April 26-30.Facilitated by Federal Resources, the Counter CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) All-Hazard Management Response, or CAMR, is a hybrid program of classroom lecture, discussion and
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