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  • Air Guard Hosts Junior Officer Leadership Development Course

    ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air National Guard hosted 60 company-grade officers from nine countries for the annual International Junior Officer Leadership Development Course at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base and in the National Capital Region Aug. 9-16.The annual course brings together junior

  • 125th Med Det 1 Conducts Successful Training Mission in Puerto Rico

    CAROLINA, Puerto Rico -- The 125th Medical Group, Detachment 1, based out of Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, recently completed a multifaceted training mission known as "Rollin Thunder 24" in Puerto Rico from August 8 to August 16, 2024. The operation was designed to enhance the

  • Air Guard Deploys for Toxic Swell Joint Training Exercise

    OAHU, Hawaii - The Air National Guard, the U.S. Marine Corps and international partners enhanced chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense capabilities during the two-week Toxic Swell exercise.In the face of evolving global threats, the Air National Guard’s Deployment for Training

  • Airman returns World War II artifacts back to Japan

    OKINAWA, Japan -- In trying times, small things become more special; a single photo, a favorite hat, or a kitschy souvenir from a dear friend. Those small things are like treasure for the soul.By those measures, California Air National Guard Lt. Col. Patrick Cichon found a treasure trove in his

  • 172nd Airlift Wing flight nurse awarded Bronze Star Medal

    JACKSON, MS -- Lt. Col. Jayde Sharp, a flight nurse with the 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Jackson, Mississippi, received the Bronze Star Medal for his exceptional medical skills, courage under fire, dedication and personal sacrifice to save lives during the U.S. armed forces withdrawal

  • July's Excellent Airman

    Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, AL  -- This month’s Excellent Airman is U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brady Cochran, a member of the 117th Propulsion Shop, also known as the Engines Shop, within Maintenance.Cochran comes from a long line of military service. His great-grandfather was a

  • Team Kingsley Airmen support Oregon wildfire response

    KINGSLEY FIELD, OR -- Twenty-two Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing departed Kingsley Field on July 31, 2024, to support firefighting operations in Eastern Oregon.“It is important for the National Guard to respond and support our civilian partners when disaster strikes,” said Col. Micah Lambert,