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  • McGhee Tyson ANGB will host KC-46A Pegasus MOB 7

    ARLINGTON, Va. - The Department of the Air Force has selected McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Knoxville, Tenn., as the preferred location to host the KC-46A Pegasus Main Operating Base (MOB) 7.A final basing decision for the location of the ANG’s KC-46A MOB 7 is expected in 2027. One base

  • New course upgrades AFSOC tactical communications training

    HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. - Air Force Special Operations Command recently completed the second iteration of the AFSOC Tactical Communications Course at Hurlburt Field, Florida.The tactical communications course is several weeks of a specialized training program designed to teach Air Commandos the skills

  • 120th Fighter Squadron Daytona 500 flyover concludes Agile Combat Exercise

    The 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, performed a flyover with fourF-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft for the Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Florida, Aug. 23, 2025.The flyover was the culminating flight of a rigorous multi-week training exercise thatranged from the Rocky Mountains to the

  • 139th Airlift Wing Welcomes First H3 Variant C-130

    ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The 139th Airlift Wing received its first H3 variant of the C-130 Hercules aircraft on Nov. 4, 2025. The aircraft was transferred from the Montana Air National Guard’s 120th Airlift Wing and features NP2000 eight-bladed propellers and avionics upgrades, including an electronic

  • A tearful farewell to the last trio of Eagles at the 104th Fighter Wing

    BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Massachusetts -  Three F-15C Eagles soaredone final loop around the 104th Fighter Wing, Westfield MA, as base personnel watchedfrom below, October 23, 2025, It was a tearful farewell as the last trio of Eagles fromBarnes Air National Guard Base departed for their

  • 140th Wing exercises to deploy, fight, win in contested environment

    BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. - The 140th Wing executed Exercise Centennial Strike, a simulated rapid mobilization of the Mission Generation Force Element and a regeneration of deployed aircraft, June 5-8, 2025.This exercise aimed to prepare for impending Contingency Response Force taskings,

  • KC-135 Test Detachment Advances Connectivity, Enhances Survivability

    ROLAND R. WRIGHT ANG BASE, Utah - The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) KC-135 Test Detachment, working alongside the Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Wing, continues to demonstrate how warfighter-driven innovation can transform the proven KC-135 Stratotanker into a

  • Alaska Guard Launches Critical Communication Method

    BETHEL, Alaska — After severe storms struck Western Alaska earlier this month, members of the Alaska Organized Militia’s Communications and Information Systems Directorate, known as J6, deployed new handheld satellite tracking devices called SHOUT Nano to maintain critical communication links with