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  • 131st Bomb Wing Civilian Wins National Award

    Bethany Harris, who serves as the 131st Bomb Wing Director of Psychological Health, was recently awarded the 2022 Air Force Association Outstanding Air Force Civilian Employee of the Year Award in the Civilian Program Manager category for her dedication to the servicemembers of the 131st Bomb Wing.

  • 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

  • Hokanson: Individual Readiness Makes National Guard Always Ready, Always There

    COLUMBUS, Ohio – The physical and mental readiness of each Guard member enables the National Guard to keep its promise to America to stand Always Ready, Always There, the component’s most senior general officer said  Sunday. “Your health and resilience – both physical and mental – is vital to

  • New Hampshire Airman Selected for Department of the Air Force 7s Rugby Team

    PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. -- On the large green fields at the Cape Fear Armed Forces Rugby Championship, an Airman from the 157th Air Refueling Wing feels a familiar tinge of nervous excitement before her first championship with the Department of the Air Force Women’s 7s Rugby Team.Capt.

  • National Guard Chief Stresses Readiness as key to Homeland Defense

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The chief of the National Guard Bureau emphasized the Guard’s readiness to support overseas operations is also a key element in homeland defense and emergency response missions at home.“My motto is: ‘The answer is yes, what’s the question?’ If our nation needs the National

  • Continued Investments Make Guard Effective, Chief Says

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The chief of the National Guard Bureau told senators June 7 that continued investments in the National Guard mean it will be able to effectively support the Joint Force while quickly responding to the needs on the home front.“Today’s National Guard would not be possible without your

  • Guard Soldiers, Airmen Participate in Cyber Shield Exercise

    NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – More than 800 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, civilian experts, and other military services from throughout the nation are conducting exercise Cyber Shield this month with partners from all levels of government. Cyber Shield is the nation’s premier unclassified cyber

  • Recent events, past decades have transformed Guard, chief says

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The past 20 years have proven the National Guard has transformed from a strategic reserve to an operational force, the chief of the National Guard Bureau told lawmakers Tuesday.Addressing the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson told