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  • Outstanding Guard Airmen recognized during Focus on the Force

    Joint Base Andrews, MD -- Four exemplary Guardsmen were celebrated as Outstanding Airmen of the Year at a ceremony July 26th, held at the Air National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base Andrews, Md.Maj. Gen. Duke A. Pirak, acting director, Air National Guard and Chief Master Sgt. Lisa E. Perry,

  • Tennessee Airman, Space Force Brother Reunite in Germany

    RHEINLAND-PFALZ, Germany - No matter where you go or how long you’re there, home has a way of finding you. For two brothers serving their nation in different parts of the globe, home found them in Germany.U.S. Space Force Sgt. Jared Dreier, U.S. Space Forces Europe component Command Headquarters

  • Illinois National Guard, Partners Train in Cyber Exercise

    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - More than 50 Illinois National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, along with civilians from the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology and the Illinois State Board of Elections, returned recently from a major cyber training exercise sponsored by the National Guard Bureau.Close to

  • National Guard Leader Visits Georgia, Iowa Troops in Kosovo

    CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - The National Guard’s top enlisted leader discussed readiness, the importance of continuous improvement and the impact the enlisted force has on defense strategy during an enlisted town hall June 26.“Your role as NCOs is to be subject matter experts, and the subsequent

  • Deputy Commander of NORAD visits WADS

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA -- Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant-General Blaise Frawley, deputy commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, and RCAF Chief Warrant Officer James McCarron, Canadian Element NORAD Chief Warrant Officer, toured the Western Air Defense Sector on Joint Base

  • 104th Fighter Wing Donates F-15C to New England Air Museum

    BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – The 104th Fighter Wing donated an F-15 Eagle to the New England Air Museum July 22 as the wing prepares for the conversion to the F35A Lightning II. Col. Michael Glass, 104th Operations Group commander, flew the F-15C aircraft 85-101 on its final flight,

  • 195th Wing member earns ANG Outstanding SNCO of the Year

    BEALE AIR FORCE BASE , CA -- Senior Master Sgt. Alejandra Rosales, an operations superintendent from the 147th Combat Communications Squadron, San Diego Air National Guard Station, California, attached to the 195th Wing, California Air National Guard, was selected as the Air National Guard’s 2024

  • ANG’s Outstanding NCO of the Year: Master Sgt. Haley Rankin

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Master Sgt. Haley Rankin, a weapons director for the Western Air Defense Sector’s 225th Air Defense Squadron, Washington Air National Guard, was selected as the Air National Guard’s 2024 Outstanding Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year. She is only the fifth WADS