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  • 173rd FW Instructor Pilot selected as newest Thunderbird demo pilot

    The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the “Thunderbirds”, recently announced the latest addition to their team for the 2024-2025 season, and at the top of the list was Maj. Tyler Clark, a 173rd Fighter Wing instructor pilot and chief of scheduling.

  • Breast Cancer Survivor Inspires Awareness

    Col. Amy Lou Emanuel Bassett, the New Hampshire Air National Guard director of plans and programs and breast cancer survivor, heads to KC-46 training Sept. 15, 2022. Emanuel Bassett has been at Pease Air National Guard base since 2005 and has battled breast cancer for three years; she is scheduled

  • Pilot brothers reunite in the Pacific

    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- George Guss watched his brother, Tyler, follow in their father’s footsteps by becoming a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. After reaching a crossroads while attending the University of Georgia, he decided he also wanted to take to the skies. Together, the brothers progressed in

  • 137th SOW hosts CANSOFCOM aircrew for MC-12W training

    WILL ROGERS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Okla. -- Members of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) participated in the first-ever Manned Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Fundamentals Course held by the 137th Special Operations Group (SOG), Aug. 2-Oct. 25, 2021, at

  • FITRE breaks through barriers in aircrew training and more

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Training is an essential component to Airmen in all stages of their career. From brand new pipeline students to seasoned veterans, Airmen never stop learning and gaining experience to advance the Air Force. At the 189th Airlift Wing, the 189th Operations Group

  • FITRE breaks through barriers in aircrew training and more

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. – Training is an essential component to Airmen in all stages of their career. From brand new pipeline students to seasoned veterans, Airmen never stop learning and gaining experience to advance the Air Force. At the 189th Airlift Wing, the 189th Operations Group

  • 173rd FW completes week of night flying

    The 173rd Fighter Wing finished a week of night flights at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., Thursday, July 16, 2020. These flights are a part of the training syllabus that all incoming students must complete, making night flights a regular occurrence in the Klamath Basin. In order to graduate,

  • Hawaii ANG pilots help Air Force cut costs, save energy

    In support of the Air Force Operational Energy Program, six F-22 Raptors flew from Alaska to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, accompanied by two aerial refueling KC-10 Extenders on Aug. 13, 2017, to determine if flying at an increased speed could optimize operational energy consumption.