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  • 148th Fighter Wing Member Receives Life Saver Award

    DULUTH, Minn. -- Master Sgt. Grant Gimpel, 148th Fighter Wing, serves militarily in the 148th Civil Engineering Operations Management section and full time as a 148th Fire Department Station Captain, received a “Life Saver” award during a St. Louis County board meeting, April 12, 2022, Duluth,

  • 185th Air Refueling Wing hosts first ever career fair

    Sioux City, Iowa -- The Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing hosted a first of its kind career fair in Sioux City, Iowa this week.Students from Sioux City schools and surrounding communities were present at the career fair to learn about the different positions available at the 185th

  • Thunder Over New Hampshire Earns Gold

    PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. -- The 157th Air Refueling Wing was recognized for hosting an exceptional air show during the recent International Convention of Air Shows, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, Dec 9.The Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show earned gold in the Military Air Shows/Open House

  • A youth’s aviation dream is realized in the Air National Guard

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- A New Jersey Air National Guard officer’s childhood military aviation dream became a reality upon his recent graduation from the Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training school at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi.Second Lieutenant Kayan Slater, a 108th

  • 131st pilot achieves 1,500 flight hours in B-2

    WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MO -- Successfully completing 1,500 flight hours is an accomplishment few achieve and one to be remembered. Doing so in a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is rarer still.Lt. Col. Drew Irmischer, the 110th Bomb Squadron’s director of operations, 131st Bomb Wing, became the 17th

  • 148th Fighter Wing Participates in Red Flag-Nellis 22-1

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The city of Las Vegas set the backdrop for a recent training exercise for the Airmen of the 148th Fighter Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. This desert background is a drastic climate change from the artic tundra that more than 180 northern Minnesota based Air

  • Region 1 Field Advisory Council "Embraces Airmanship"

    PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NH -- Approximately fifty Region 1 senior enlisted leaders from the Air National Guard Field Advisory Council held a meeting at 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., to discuss critical issues that affect Region 1 enlisted Air National Guard