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  • A Story About Jets (But Not the Story You’re Thinking)

    PORTLAND, Ore.  - From the manufacturing floor to soaring in the sky, the story of our jets often skips the in-between. The work that happens behind the scenes is quiet, methodical, and essential, carried out far from the spotlight, but critical to every flight.Staff Sgt. Kenneth Fritz, an avionics

  • 194th Air Support Operations Group cuts ribbon on new complex

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – The 194th Air Support Operations Group commander marked the completion of its new complex with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Camp Murray, Wash., Jan. 9, 2026.“The idea of having this brand new facility for a Guard installation like this is mythical,” said Col. Travis Hartzel,

  • A Total Force Effort: Pease Crew Chiefs Conquer Winter to Keep Tankers Flying

    PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. – While New England’s harsh winter weather can bring much of the region to a standstill, the mission for the Total Force Integration team at the 157th Air Refueling Wing never freezes. At the heart of ensuring airborne readiness in the most frigid conditions are

  • Goldwater Air National Guard Base hosts 2nd Annual Hazmat Jamboree

    PHOENIX, Ariz. – Emergency Management Airmen and partner agencies from across Arizona gathered for the 2nd Annual Arizona Air National Guard HazMat Jamboree hosted by the 161st Air Refueling Wing Emergency Management Flight, at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Feb. 13–14, to strengthen joint

  • 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