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  • 121st ARW celebrates 75th anniversary of desegregation of military

    RICKENBACKER AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, OH -- The 121st Air Refueling Wing, in conjunction with the Village of Lockbourne and the Ohio Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, held a ceremony here Saturday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of desegregation in the United States military and pay tribute to Sgt.

  • 174th Attack Wing Fire Department named best in the Air National Guard

    HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NY -- The Hancock Field Air National Guard Base Fire Department here was named the Chief Greg O. Winjum Fire Department of the Year for 2022 by the Air National Guard Fire Chief’s Association.The department, which is comprised of a mix of uniformed airmen from

  • Florida Guardsman receives U.S. Surgeon General’s highest civilian honor

    JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, FL -- January 2020 was a month in which the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States marked the pages of U.S. history. As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the United States, it left an indelible mark on the nation’s historical landscape.In this

  • 173rd FW prepares for F-35 transition, hosts SATAF

    KINGSLEY FIELD, OR -- The 173rd Fighter Wing hosted their first Site Activation Task Force to plan for the transition to an F-35 Fighter Training Unit Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2023.More commonly known as a SATAF, this group brings together experts from a multitude of Air Force and civilian agencies and

  • History Made as JSTARS Completes Final Operational Sortie

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- In the twilight of its twenty one years of service, the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft embarked on its final operational mission, Sep. 21, 2023, marking the end of an era in airborne command, control, intelligence, surveillance and

  • Air Force Announces Winners of William Tell 2023 Competition

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Air Force wrapped up its first William Tell Air-to-Air Competition in 19 years on Sept. 15, at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia.Airmen from across active and guard wings participated in William Tell 2023, which tested aircrew performance in air superiority, weapons

  • Alabama Air Guard Red Tails Conducts Communication Exercise

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. –The 187th Fighter Wing’s 226th Combat Communications Group conducted Exercise Copperhead Beacon 2023 throughout the east coast Sept. 8-10.Exercise Copperhead Beacon 2023 was an expeditionary communications east coast group exercise built with the objective of increased coordination

  • ANG maintenance team combines experience during MG23

    YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 130 Airmen assigned to four wings across the Connecticut, Montana, and Missouri Air National Guard united to form the C-130 Hercules Force Element here during Mobility Guardian 23, July 5-21, 2023.Fifty-eight maintainers assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, 120th