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  • 147th Attack Wing MQ-Reaper Completes ACE Movement in Europe

    CASLAV AIR BASE, Czech Republic - The Texas Military Department’s 147th Attack Wing demonstrated an MQ-9 Reaper agile combat employment movement from Caslav Air Base to Ostrava airport in the Czech Republic June 13 during Exercise Air Defender.The ACE movement displayed the effectiveness of the MQ-9

  • 182nd AW Leads C-130 Hercules Operations at Air Defender 23

    WUNSTORF AIR BASE, Germany – The Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing is leading C-130 Hercules aircraft operations at the largest NATO multinational air forces redeployment exercise in history.Air Defender 2023 began June 12 and continues through June 23. The exercise integrates U.S.

  • Texas Air Guard Medical Group Completes Required Training

    HONOLULU - Nearly 50 Texas Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 136th Medical Group traveled in the wing’s C130J Super Hercules to Tripler Army Medical Center, Army Post Schofield Barracks, and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to complete annual medical training May 13-27.The medical group was

  • Texas Air National Guard Trains in Hawaii

    HONOLULU, Hawaii - Members of the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron sharpened their ability to operate in jungle-like terrain during a 10-day exercise in Hawaii. The overall objective of the training was to prepare the 147th Tactical Air Control Party Specialists and Joint Terminal Attack

  • Texas Guardsmen showcase skills in Contingency Response Exercise

    NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE, TX -- The 136th Airlift Wing, Texas Air National Guard participated in a Contingency Response Exercise (CRX) at Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Puerto Rico February 22-27, 2023.The exercise showcased the capabilities of our multi-capable Citizen Airmen. The

  • Texas Air Guard Members Fly at Falcon Leap 2022

    EINDHOVEN, Netherlands – Airmen from the 136th Airlift Wing attended the Falcon Leap Exercise on Eindhoven Military Air Base Sept. 12-17, commemorating the allies’ joint World War II Operation Market Garden.Polish, Romanian, Dutch, British and Italian Air force aircraft participated in the exercise.

  • Texas Air Guard’s 149th FW conducts large force exercise

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - The Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing hosted a large force exercise with an F-16 unit from Fort Worth May 21.The exercise incorporated modernized tactics of fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft in advanced aerial combat and provided a platform

  • Texas Guard Airmen strengthen SPP partnership with Chile

    SANTIAGO, Chile – The Texas Air National Guard joined more than a hundred Airmen to participate in the FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y Espacio) international air and space show April 5-10.Two C-130J Super Hercules from the 136th Airlift Wing supported FIDAE by providing transport to various

  • US Airmen arrive at Chilean Trade and Air Show, FIDAE

    SANTIAGO, Chile (AFNS) -- Over 130 Airmen and Guardians have touched down in Santiago, Chile, to participate in the Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio, or FIDAE, Latin America’s largest aerospace, defense and security exhibition April 5-10.Among those representing the U.S. Air Force are 12th

  • Texas Guard’s 136th Airlift Wing completes four-day exercise

    FORT WORTH, TX -- The 136th Airlift Wing conducted an operational readiness exercise Feb. 11-15 to assess its strengths and vulnerabilities and ensure a force of combat-ready Airmen.”The readiness exercise validates units performing their mission essential tasks in a contested, degraded and