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  • New Jersey Airmen Dedicate “Jersey Jerk” F-16 to Local Hero

    Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J. - A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the 119th Fighter Squadron, bearing a new “Jersey Jerk” tail flash design, touched down at the 177th Fighter Wing Air National Guard base, Dec. 5, 2024. The aircraft will serve as a dedicated

  • Guard Members Bring Unique Capabilities to Cybersecurity

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard brings unique capabilities to the cyber domain and has helped develop new applications that allow greater network connectivity while maintaining cybersecurity, Guard cyber officials said. “We bring real-world perspective coming from industry,” said Ken Flowers,

  • National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisor Looks to Next Generation

    ARLINGTON, Va. - Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Tony L. Whitehead didn’t think twice in August 2020 before accepting his appointment as the Guard’s senior noncommissioned officer and principal military adviser on enlisted matters. It seemed that the Guard had never

  • Guillot: National Guard Vital to NORAD, U.S. Northern Command

    FORT CARSON, Colo. – The National Guard is a vital contributor to North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Gen. Gregory Guillot told National Guard adjutants general and senior enlisted leaders from the 50 states, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia

  • 148th Fighter Wing Completes PACAF Deployment

    OKINAWA, Japan - Members and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed to the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan from July to October 2024. While deployed, the Minnesota Air National Guard members were known as the 179th Expeditionary

  • National Guard Leaders Tout Professional Development

    DETROIT - National Guard leaders helped facilitate professional development for Soldiers and Airmen during the 53rd Annual Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States Conference and Expo.“How often do we get a chance to have 2,000 service members, in one location, to hear from

  • Team Kingsley Airmen support Oregon wildfire response

    KINGSLEY FIELD, OR -- Twenty-two Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing departed Kingsley Field on July 31, 2024, to support firefighting operations in Eastern Oregon.“It is important for the National Guard to respond and support our civilian partners when disaster strikes,” said Col. Micah Lambert,