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  • Iowa ANG marks 20-year milestone with souped-up tanker

    Sioux City, Iowa -- “Change” in aviation has been the one constant since the Wright Flyer made its maiden voyage 120 years ago this year. A short twenty years after that first fight, two U.S. Army Air Service airplanes made history with the first air-to-air refueling.As air refueling celebrates its

  • ANG Deputy Director visits 125th Fighter Wing

    JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Fla. – 125th Fighter Wing senior officials welcomed the Deputy Director of the Air National Guard, Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak during a visit to the wing Sept. 13, 2022.During the visit, Pirak received a mission brief and status update on the long-awaited F-35

  • 177th FW Recognized as First to Participate in Production Assessment Team

    The Deputy Director of the Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Duke A. Pirak and Brig. Gen. Donald K. Carpenter, director of logistics, engineering and force protection, National Guard Bureau, visited the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, on September 10th to recognize the

  • 103rd Medical Group partners with Hartford Hospital

    HARTFORD, CT -- The 103rd Medical Group, Connecticut Air National Guard has partnered with Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut for annual medical training.Air National Guard medics and nurses are required to receive at least 40 hours of training a year at a level I or II trauma center.

  • 192nd MXG brings home six prestigious awards

    JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. -- Six Airmen from the 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, won prominent awards in the Air Force maintenance field and were recognized by Virginia National Guard Air Component Commander Brig. Gen. Toni M. Lord on Aug. 7, 2022, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.

  • NMNG hosts Costa Rican Delegation for SMEE

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- The New Mexico National Guard and Republic of Costa Rica representatives conducted a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response Subject Matter Expert Exchange in New Mexico, August 2022. Participants discussed emergency management, operation center operations,

  • ANG units work alongside 36 CS to operationalize Andersen AFB

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Eight U.S. Air National Guard Engineering Installation Squadrons from across the country have integrated as one unit to work alongside the 36th Communications Squadron from July 5 to Sept. 30, 2022, to refresh records and repair infrastructure on Andersen Air Force

  • Little Rock AFB selected to host ANG C-130J Formal Training Unit

    WASHINGTON (AFNS), --The Department of the Air Force selected Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, as the location to host the Air National Guard C-130J Formal Training Unit, June 24.Four C-130J Hercules will replace aging C-130Hs to establish the FTU, which will ensure aircrews gain the experience

  • Pride Month celebrates Airmen diversity

    MCGHEE-TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. -- Pressure to get your story straight, using non-gender pronouns all the time, worrying someone will see you out with your significant other, fear of losing your military benefits. These are some emotions Master Sgt. Elizabeth Aguirre, vice commandant of

  • Farewell tour: Dutch finish overwater F-16 training over Florida coast

    NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla. (AFNS) -- U.S. Airmen and Royal Netherlands Air Force personnel from Morris Air National Guard Base, Arizona, traveled to Naval Air Station Key West wrapping up a two week-training event in May with the final Dutch B-Course student pilots. This temporary duty