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  • Air Guard Pilot Recognized with Prestigious Shine Award

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Eric “Rebel” Emerson, a fighter squadron commander with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing, received the 2024 Lt. Col. Anthony C. Shine Awardduring a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Feb. 10, becoming the first Air

  • Oregon Guard Crew Chiefs Honored in Historic Ceremony

    PORTLAND, Ore.  - The 142nd Wing held its first ever induction ceremony for Dedication Crew Chiefs (DCC). This was not just ceremonial, it signified the depth of work the maintainers do daily, ensuring the success and safety of the F-15EX and their pilots.DCCs are system matter experts of their

  • Pease Airmen sharpen strategic deterrence in readiness exercise

    PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. - The 157th Air Refueling Wing highlighted the important role it plays in defending the homeland when it held a nuclear operational readiness exercise Feb. 5-8.The event tested the processes, critical skills and capabilities essential to generating and sustaining

  • New Hampshire Airmen Sharpen Strategic Deterrence in Readiness Exercise

    NEWINGTON, N.H. – The 157th Air Refueling Wing highlighted the important role it plays in defending the homeland when it held a nuclear operational readiness exercise Feb. 5-8.The event tested the processes, critical skills and capabilities essential to generating and sustaining aerial refueling

  • Kentucky Air Guard, Ecuador share C-130 expertise

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard and Ecuadorian Air Force conducted an aircrew subject matter expert exchange recently at Cotopaxi Air Base, Ecuador, as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.The event teamed Airmen from Kentucky’s 123rd Airlift

  • Air Guard Sharpens Combat Readiness During Sentry South

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Air National Guard and joint forces from across the country converged over the Georgia coast Jan. 19-30 for Sentry South 26.1, a large-scale counterair coast exercise designed to prepare fighter units for modern, high-end combat operations at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training

  • Air National Guard Base Takes Stage Ahead of Super Bowl LX

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – On the flightline at Moffett Air National Guard Base, preparations for Super Bowl LX are echoing well before kickoff.Home to the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing and located just five miles from Levi’s Stadium in nearby Santa Clara, Moffett is serving as the

  • Hawaii Guard Hosts Sentry Aloha Exercise

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Hawaii Air National Guard hosted about 1,000 personnel and more than 40 aircraft from across the U.S. and Australia as part of this year’s Sentry Aloha exercise, held Jan. 14-28 on Oahu.Sentry Aloha is a recurring National Guard Bureau exercise hosted by

  • Northern Strike ‘26 Winter Iteration Concludes

    GRAYLING, Mich. – More than 450 U.S. Soldiers and Airmen braved freezing temperatures and extreme winter conditions during the winter iteration of Northern Strike 26, Jan. 26-29.An Army-sponsored, National Guard Bureau exercise, Northern Strike provides service members from across the total force