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  • California Guard Trains Airmen to Rapidly Repair Damaged Airfields

    MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. – Seven instructors assigned to the California National Guard’s 163d Regional Training Site trained more than 1,000 Airmen annually through specialty courses such as Rapid Damage Repair, using technical expertise, mentorship and teamwork to prepare Airmen to restore

  • Tennessee Airman reflects on success at Army-dominated shooting competition

     McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn. --  When Tech. Sgt. Dakota Ray stepped onto the firing line at Robinson Maneuver Training Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas, he wasn’t surprised to find himself surrounded by soldiers. National Guard shooting competitions like the Winston P. Wilson

  • National Guard Day at Nationals Park Celebrates Guard Service, Community

    WASHINGTON – More than 250 Soldiers and Airmen from throughout the National Guard took part in National Guard Day at Nationals Park in Washington, highlighting the Guard’s service, sacrifice and community connection.Guard members joined in pregame ceremonies that included on-field recognition before

  • Massachusetts Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Capabilities

    BOURNE, Mass. – Massachusetts National Guard Airmen and Soldiers conducted a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear, or CBRN, Task Force collective training exercise May 14-17 on Joint Base Cape Cod to strengthen the state’s ability to respond to CBRN emergencies and other all-hazards

  • New Jersey Guardsman Given Air Guard Chaplain Corps Minuteman Award

    ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Harden, Chaplain Corps superintendent assigned to the New Jersey National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing, was awarded the prestigious Air National Guard Chaplain Corps Minuteman Award for 2025 on May 16.U.S. Air Force Col.

  • African Lion 26 concludes: strengthening U.S. and African security

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- After three weeks of integrated operations across multiple domains and forward operating locations in Morocco, U.S. Air Force participation in Exercise African Lion 26 concluded, May 8, 2026.Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and executed alongside

  • 104th Fighter Wing Honors Fallen Barnestormers

    BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Westfield, Mass. - Since 1987, the 104th Fighter Wing has gathered annually to honor the memory of its members who gave their lives in service. On May 15, 2026, the Wing once again came together to pay tribute to their fallen comrades and remember all who have