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  • Alaska Air Guard Conducts Nighttime Medical Evacuation

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard members assigned to the 176th Wing medically evacuated an individual Jan. 12 in Southcentral Alaska.In response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened a medevac

  • 140th Wing firefighter deploys K9 rescue team for Texas flood

    BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- While most of the U.S. was celebrating Independence Day with friends and family, the Guadalupe River was experiencing a devastating flash flood in Kerr County, Texas, July 4, 2025.The river rose over 20 feet in just a few hours, claiming the lives of more than 100

  • Illinois Guard, Portugal Formalize New State Partnership Agreement

    LISBON, Portugal – The Illinois National Guard and the Ministry of National Defense of the Portuguese Republic held a ceremony Jan. 12 to officially establish a new State Partnership Program agreement between the two armed forces.The agreement marks a significant step in strengthening bilateral

  • Maryland Airmen make up more than 12% of Air National Guard warrant officers

    MIDDLE RIVER, Md. --  Eight Maryland Air National Guard members have graduated from the U.S. Air Force Warrant Officer Training School during the past year, including a final group of graduates recognized during a ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, on October 9, 2025.Among the graduates

  • Air National Guard Captain Delivers Baby in Hospital Parking Lot

    WASHINGTON – An Air National Guard medical officer supporting operations in the nation’s capital delivered a baby in the front seat of a car just outside a hospital emergency room days before Christmas, turning a routine evening into an unexpected life-saving moment and underscoring how service

  • 184th Wing Selected to Support Air Combat Command's Point Defense Battle Lab

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. - The 184th Wing has been selected to support Air Combat Command’s newly established Point Defense Battle Lab. The 184th Wing will support the 319th Reconnaissance Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, who will serve as the lead organization.The PDBL is a

  • Grand Forks AFB selected to lead Point Defense Battle Lab

    GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. - In October 2025, the 319th Reconnaissance Wing assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base was selected to lead the Point Defense Battle Lab, supported by the 184th Wing, Kansas Air National Guard. The Total Force team at the battle lab supports Air Combat Command’s