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  • ANG Command Chief visits 144th FW

    FRESNO AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. -- Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams, Air National Guard command chief, visited the Airmen of the 144th Fighter Wing Jan. 8, 2023, at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif.Williams came to the base to view the mission up-close, discuss the National Defense

  • Iowa ANG marks 20-year milestone with souped-up tanker

    Sioux City, Iowa -- “Change” in aviation has been the one constant since the Wright Flyer made its maiden voyage 120 years ago this year. A short twenty years after that first fight, two U.S. Army Air Service airplanes made history with the first air-to-air refueling.As air refueling celebrates its

  • AESA Radar modernizes Bulldog F-16s for the next generation of airpower

    DULUTH, Minn. -- Nine Block 50 F-16CM Fighting Falcons from the 148th Fighter Wing received the new active electronical scanned array (AESA) radar that allows pilots to "find targets in the air and on the ground more easily," said Maj. Michael Kuzmuk, Chief of Wing Weapons for the 148th Fighter

  • Twins have each other's backs

    PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H.  -- Senior Airmen Olivia and Gillian Conley enjoy an extra holiday every December.National Twin Day, in observance since 2019, gave the fraternal twin sisters occasion to reflect on their special relationship last Sunday.“We love an excuse to have a holiday, so

  • New Hampshire Airman Earns a Shot at Ranger School

    PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. -- A 157th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Airman demonstrated his mental and physical prowess, going toe-to-toe with an Army assessment designed to find candidates for one of its toughest schools, September 17-18.Following the successful completion of a

  • Tucson ANG hosts ARC Weapons and Tactics Conference 2022

    TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) hosted the annual Air Reserve Component (ARC) Weapons and Tactics Conference (WEPTAC) here at the Morris Air National Guard Base Oct. 24 through Oct. 28. The event is hosted each October in Tucson, Ariz., and is an

  • Breast Cancer Survivor Inspires Awareness

    Col. Amy Lou Emanuel Bassett, the New Hampshire Air National Guard director of plans and programs and breast cancer survivor, heads to KC-46 training Sept. 15, 2022. Emanuel Bassett has been at Pease Air National Guard base since 2005 and has battled breast cancer for three years; she is scheduled

  • New Hampshire Airman Represents in Top Air Force Marathon Team

    Tech. Sgt. Chris Ager, a crew chief with the 157th Maintenance Group, won the Air and space Challenge with the National Guard Team Sept. 17, 2022 during the 26th Air Force Marathon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The team ran their fastest time in history, beating the Air Force Special