2 Jan 2018

Arkansas National Guard conducts cyber training exercise

The 189th Operation Group’s cyber detachment hosted and participated in a joint training exercise event Dec. 5-7, 2017, at Camp Joseph T. Robinson Army National Guard Base, near North Little Rock, Arkansas. The exercise simulated real-world cyber incident scenarios and prepared the participants to react quickly and accurately to the situations.

29 Dec 2017

Air National Guard leadership visits AOR

Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Air National Guard director, and Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Anderson, ANG command chief, paid a Christmas Day visit to Guardsmen currently attached to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia.

21 Dec 2017

AF selects locations for next two Air National Guard F-35 bases

The Air Force has selected Truax Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, and Dannelly Field, Alabama, as the preferred locations for the next two Air National Guard F-35A bases.

14 Dec 2017

Air National Guard provides aerial imagery support for Southern California fires

Air National Guard members from the 195th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group at Beale are providing aerial imagery support to fire departments battling fires in Southern California. The 163rd Air Attack Wing is providing video of the Thomas Fire to the 195th ISRG by utilizing an MQ-9 Reaper.

7 Dec 2017

Live at your workstation: Air National Guard broadcasts

The Air National Guard’s I.G. Brown Training and Education Center in East Tennessee announced this week that government Common Access Card holders can now watch the Warrior Network, closed circuit television channel on their workstation computers.

5 Dec 2017

Air National Guard team repeats Air Force Marathon MAJCOM challenge win

A team of citizen Airmen from the Air National Guard has won the Air Force Marathon’s annual Major Command Challenge for the second year in a row.

25 Nov 2017

Wyoming Senator visits Guardsmen

Sen. John Barrasso shared a Thanksgiving meal with deployed Wyoming Air National Guardsmen, assigned to the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in Southwest Asia Nov. 23. The Wyoming senator, who is also a member of the senate committee on foreign relations, was traveling to engage in discussions with government officials and military commanders regarding political, economic, and military security issues impacting the region. Additionally, he observed the mission of the Wyoming ANG and other forward deployed forces first-hand.

24 Nov 2017

ANG dual mission: helping at home and abroad (Part 2 of 2)

More than 100 Airmen from the 153rd Airlift Wing based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, deployed to the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron recently in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. In September and October, approximately half of the 153rd Airmen deployed here were deployed using their Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System capability to battle wildfires in northern California which tore through the state, scorching more than 160,000 acres and leaving more than 15,000 people homeless.

17 Nov 2017

ANG dual mission: helping at home and abroad (Part 1 of 2)

It wasn’t long ago Airmen from the 158th Airlift Squadron, Savannah, Georgia, were delivering supplies with their fleet of C-130H Hercules aircraft to hurricane victims in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. But just a few weeks later, they find themselves on the other side of the world in Southwest Asia supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

5 Nov 2017

173rd Fighter Wing Airmen recognized during demobilization ceremony

The 173rd Fighter Wing held a demobilization ceremony, Nov. 4 2017 to recognize the 56 Airmen who deployed last year in support of global operations and the 97 Airmen called to State Active Duty to fight Oregon wildfires.