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  • Air Force increases tanker capability at Eielson AFB

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Department of the Air Force has made a final decision to increase the size of its existing Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, by adding an active duty component.The department plans to add four additional KC-135s and additional

  • Adapt, overcome, conquer: Iron Hand 24-06

    At Shaw Air Force Base, the 20th Fighter Wing teaches, trains, and performs every day in missions and exercises such as Iron Hand, forging a culture of commitment, courage, and mastery.

  • Cope Tiger concludes in Thailand

    KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE, Thailand (AFNS) --  Two weeks of flying, mission planning, community events and relationship building have concluded, marking the close of Cope Tiger 2024. Units from the United States, Thailand, and Singapore air force participated in the 28th iteration of the

  • Captain America of the 157th Air Refueling Wing

    PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. -- Work ethic and attitude have earned one Airman in the New Hampshire Air National Guard the reputation of Captain America.Staff Sgt. Jared Hakala, a maintenance operations controller and KC-46 crew chief with the 157th Maintenance Group, shines both on and off

  • 157th ARW Earns Air Traffic Control Facility of the Year

    PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. -- The 260th Air Traffic Control Squadron’s tower, located on Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM), earned the 2023 D. Ray Hardin Air Traffic Control Facility of The Year award for demonstrating superior ATC capabilities through seamless operations

  • Warfield ANGB transitions to cyber mission

    ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force selected Warfield Air National Guard Base, Maryland, as the preferred location to transition from an A-10 to a cyber wing mission.Replacing the aging A-10 Thunderbolt IIs at the 175th Fighter Wing with a cyber mission will create a natural