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  • New York Airmen modernize C-17 fleet with microvanes

    STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – The 105th Airlift Wing at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, is playing a fundamental role in a modernization initiative aimed at the whole U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III fleet and has become the first base to permanently maintain the new,

  • 172nd Airlift Wing Opens State-of-the-Art Small Arms Range

    JACKSON, Miss. - Members of the 172nd Airlift Wing celebrated the opening of a state-of-the-art small arms range in Jackson Jan. 24.The fourteen-lane, fully enclosed facility is rated for munitions up to .50 caliber. It features moving targets and a dynamic lighting system that can be dimmed and

  • Arkansas Guard’s 189th Airlift Wing Takes 1st C-130J Flight

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. – The 189th Airlift Wing conducted its first training flight in a J-model C-130 Feb. 7, a key step in the C-130J conversion process. The EC-130J aircraft is one of two the 189th received Sept. 18 as part of the Air National Guard’s ongoing fleet modernization. Since

  • Robot Boosts Louisiana Guard Civil Support Team Readiness

    NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 62nd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team has a new robot system, enhancing its ability to gather vital information from potentially hazardous environments.During a five-day fielding and training course at the Consequence Management Support

  • Runway Reopens at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center

    ALPENA, Mich. - After two years of construction, the new runway at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center officially reopened.The project provided the best-designed solution for military aircraft operations at the Northern Michigan airfield, making it capable of supporting even the most

  • Oklahoma Guard, Partners Brainstorm Drone Technologies

    OKLAHOMA CITY – In a collaborative effort to bolster defense against aerial threats, Oklahoma National Guard leaders gathered with state, education and industry partners to discuss counter uncrewed aerial systems at the Tulsa Tech campus in Jenks Nov. 7.The gathering brought together representatives

  • 158th Fighter Wing Expands Largest Air Guard Solar Array

    SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Vermont Air National Guard began the third and final phase of a photovoltaic power project, an ambitious solar energy initiative to bolster energy resilience, reduce carbon emissions and enhance readiness.“We currently have the largest operating solar array in the Air

  • New York Air Guard Wing Welcomes New, High-Tech Helicopters

    WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. - The New York National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing officially marked the arrival of its new HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue fleet during a ceremony Oct. 25 at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base.The aircraft will replace the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters

  • Arizona Air Guard Opens New High-Tech Indoor Firing Range

    PHOENIX - The opening ceremony for the 161st Air Refueling Wing’s new high-tech indoor firing range was held Oct. 25 at Goldwater Air National Guard Base.Maj. Gen. Kerry L. Muehlenbeck, the adjutant general of Arizona and director of the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs; Col.