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  • Idaho Guardsman Captures State’s History, Wins Emmy

    GOWEN FIELD, Idaho – Snow fell silently on the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness as Senior Airman Dan Noakes pressed forward, his feet blistered and numb, a GoPro his only companion.What began as a winter traverse across Idaho’s most remote and rugged landscape turned into Outdoor Idaho:

  • Idaho Air Guard Security Forces Train in Combat Scenarios

    BOISE, Idaho – Airmen of the Idaho Air National Guard 124th Fighter Wing’s Security Forces Squadron honed their skills in simulated combat scenarios and heavy weapons during a June 6 field training exercise at the Saylor Creek Range, a part of the Mountain Home Range Training Complex in southwest

  • Idaho Guard Airmen Push Limits in Joint Field Training

    IDAHO CITY, IDAHO – The sounds of rotor blades thumped overhead as the rotor wash of a UH-60 Black Hawk kicked up rocks and debris that slammed into the Airmen waiting during a simulated live medevac. Below, Tactical Air Control Party Airmen from the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air

  • Idaho Air National Guard's Fighter Wing Deploys

    BOISE, Idaho – More than 300 Airmen and several A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 124th Fighter Wing deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility March 29.“This deployment exemplifies the extraordinary commitment of the 124th Fighter Wing and its dedicated members, alongside the

  • Idaho Air Guard Wing Supports Joint Partnerships at Exercise

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - The 124th Fighter Wing arrived at Nellis Air Force Base Oct. 24 for the Green Flag West exercise.GFW ensures the 124FW is operationally ready to provide joint ground support to its NATO partners globally. During this exercise, the wing based at Gowen Field in Boise,

  • Idaho Air National Guard Trains with German Allies

    GOWEN FIELD, Idaho - German armed forces joint terminal attack controllers visited Idaho for the second time this year to train with their counterparts from the 124th Fighter Wing, Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, Aug. 24-29.The 124th ASOS invited the German JTACs to return

  • Idaho Guard Maintainers Supply Iron to the Fight

    BOISE, Idaho - The 124th Maintenance Group prepared more than a dozen A-10 Thunderbolt IIs assigned to the 124th Fighter Wing at Gowen Field from May 31 to June 5.The aircraft, pilots, maintainers and support Airmen were headed to a weapons system evaluation program event at Hill Air Force Base,

  • Idaho Air Guard Conducts Panther Shadow Exercise

    MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho - In skies and on the ground in Southern Idaho, military aircraft and personnel trained to fight a near-peer enemy March 25-29 during exercise Panther Shadow.The exercise included the Idaho Air National Guard’s 266th Range Squadron, the 388th Fighter Wing and

  • Idaho Air Guard Pilots Refuel A-10s During Training Exercise

    GOWEN FIELD, Idaho - A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots from the 190th Fighter Squadron, part of the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, participated in a training exercise Feb. 1-2.The pilots landed at Jocelyn Field, Magic Valley Regional Airport in Twin Falls, refueled their jets and then

  • Idaho Air National Guard Airmen Train for Combat

    SAYLOR CREEK RANGE, Idaho - Special warfare tactical air control party Airmen with the 124th Fighter Wing’s Air Support Operations Squadron conducted combat proficiency training May 8-12 at Saylor Creek Air Force Range.TACP members coordinate air support to defend allied forces. The next step in a