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  • Oregon Guardsman Innovates to Maintain Jets

    PORTLAND, Ore. – Staff Sgt. Kenneth Fritz, an avionics integrated systems technician at the 142nd Wing, Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon, spends his days solving problems with jets most people never see.When an aircraft system fails, the broken component is removed from a jet and sent to the

  • Massachusetts Security Forces Train on Virtual Reality

    OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – Defenders from the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 102nd Security Forces Squadron sharpened their skills using virtual reality during a use-of-force training Feb. 8, stepping into simulated real-world scenarios that challenged them to make rapid decisions

  • New Hampshire Air Guard to Spearhead KC-46A Modernization with New Test Force

    PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. – The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, or AATC, established its first-ever KC-46A Combined Test Force during a ribbon-cutting Sept. 5.The milestone establishes the New Hampshire Air National Guard’s 157th Air Refueling Wing and AATC as key

  • In his confirmation hearing, Meink stresses the need for speed, innovation

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Dr. Troy E. Meink, nominated to be the next secretary of the Department of the Air Force, told a Senate committee March 27 that America’s “near-peer competitors are evolving faster that we are” and that the Air Force and Space Force must “innovate faster” to meet the

  • Nebraska Air Guard In-House Expertise Fixes Tow Vehicle

    LINCOLN, Neb. - When a crucial aircraft tow vehicle at the 155th Air Refueling Wing suffered a major mechanical failure, maintenance crews faced a difficult choice — spend $75,000 on a replacement or develop an in-house solution.Col. John Loken, commander of the 155th Maintenance Group, and his team

  • Pennsylvania Guardsmen Graduate New Hospital Partnership Program

    HERSHEY, Pa. – Three Airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 193rd Special Operations Wing are the inaugural graduates of a new program and partnership between Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the National Guard Bureau.Shortly before graduating, Air Force Capt. Steven

  • Maryland Air Guardsman Wins Innovation Award

    MIDDLE RIVER, Md. - The Air National Guard has recognized a Maryland Air National Guard Airman for innovation that helps improve efficiency and operational readiness at the 175th Wing.Capt. Kerry Guy, the 175th Wing base contracting officer, was named the Air National Guard’s General Larry O.

  • Air National Guard Crisis Team Recognized for Innovation

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - The Air National Guard Crisis Action Team was nominated for the 2024 General Larry O. Spencer Innovation Award for innovation that improved efficiency and operational readiness across the Air Force enterprise.“The primary objective of the CAT is to provide ANG senior

  • 176th Wing Innovation works to field Rapid Yeti Logistics Operations Device

     JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airman has been working through the 176th Wing Innovation team with the JBER Arctic Spark Innovation Lab to devise a method to rapidly offload equipment from cargo aircraft in an austere operating environment.Senior