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  • National Guard Airmen Participate in World Record Event

    LINCOLN, Neb. – A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the Nebraska National Guard’s 155th Air Refueling Wing and three F-16 Fighting Falcons from the South Dakota National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing flew over Memorial Stadium for a University of Nebraska outdoor volleyball game. The flyover celebrated

  • 173rd FW Instructor Pilot selected as newest Thunderbird demo pilot

    The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the “Thunderbirds”, recently announced the latest addition to their team for the 2024-2025 season, and at the top of the list was Maj. Tyler Clark, a 173rd Fighter Wing instructor pilot and chief of scheduling.

  • Air Guard Updates 148th Fighter Wing F-16s with Radar Pods

    DULUTH, Minn. – Subject matter experts from Air Combat Command, Air Force Materiel Command, the Air National Guard, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Reserve Test Center and the 148th Fighter Wing exercised end-to-end employment of the recently fielded AN/ASQ-236 radar pod and

  • 115th Fighter Wing Celebrates end of F-16 era at Truax Field

    MADISON, Wis. – The 115th Fighter Wing’s last F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft departed Oct. 5, following a sendoff ceremony commemorating 30 years of service at Truax Field.Col. Bart Van Roo, the 115th Fighter Wing commander, was joined by state, local and military leaders who gathered with 115th

  • Lone Star Gunfighters use experience to train F-16 pilots

    SAN ANTONIO – The 182nd Fighter Squadron stands as one of the premier fighter training units in the nation. The job of its instructor pilots is to take inexperienced fighter pilots and teach them how to employ the F-16 to defend the country.The 182nd FS is a part of the Air National Guards 149th

  • 177th Fighter Wing utilizing new airspace for training

    ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J.-- The 177th Fighter Wing will be utilizing new airspace over the Atlantic City International Airport for training purposes starting in November 2020.The newly utilized airspace was primarily used by the 177FW for landing purposes but will now be used for

  • 177th Fighter Wing off NJ COVID-19 response mission

    On July 23, 2020, the 177th Fighter Wing commander briefed members of his leadership team that all Jersey Devils were off of the NJ COVID-19 Response mission. The over four-month long odyssey of support for the state ran the gamut from helping to set-up and run community-based, mobile COVID-19

  • Luke, Arizona ANG salute Phoenix

    Luke Air Force Base and the Arizona’s Air National Guard honored Arizona front line responders with a 15-aircraft flyover today, May 1, 2020.