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  • D.C. Command Post Airmen Showcase Excellence in Vigilance

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – At any minute, the alarm can sound at the 113th Command Post at Joint Base Andrews. In a building where staff and F-16 pilots sleep in on-site quarters during their 48–72-hour shifts, they can be jolted awake and ready for action if need be. Pilots and maintainers have had

  • Missouri Airmen Honor Veterans at St. Louis Honor Flight

    ST. LOUIS - Airmen from the 126th Air Refueling Wing gathered at St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Wednesday, April 1, to honor heroes from the past.The 126th ARW Airmen were part of a group of service members, including Marines, Soldiers, and Coast Guardsmen, seeing off and welcoming home

  • Arkansas Guard Enlists 250 Recruits for America’s 250th Birthday

    CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – To celebrate America’s 250th birthday this year, the Arkansas National Guard ceremonially enlisted 250 Arkansas National Guard recruits April 11 at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock.“This ceremony recognizes America’s

  • Washington Air Guard Strengthens Ties During Thai Leadership Visit

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. — The Washington Air National Guard hosted Royal Thai Air Force commander-in-chief Air Chief Marshal Sakesan Kantha April 13, advancing a more than two-decade partnership focused on interoperability, emerging capabilities and the future of the Enduring Partners exercise.The visit,

  • Kentucky Guard, Ecuadorian Partners Share Disaster Response Techniques

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Seven members of the Ecuadorian armed services visited the state recently to learn more about how the Kentucky National Guard responds to emergencies and to share their own techniques for disaster operations.The Ecuadorians attended capabilities briefings with the Guard’s 41st

  • Texas Guard, Chile Strengthen Partnership at FIDAE Air and Space Show

    SANTIAGO, Chile - The Texas Air National Guard joined more than 100 airmen from across the globe to showcase its capabilities April 7-12 at the Feria Internacional del Aire y Espacio, or FIDAE, International Air and Space Show.This prestigious event is the largest air and trade show in South America

  • Mobile Kitchen Keeps Utah Airmen Training Longer in the Field

    CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah - Airmen assigned to the 151st Force Support Squadron Sustainment Services Flight mobilized their field kitchen for the 151st Security Forces Squadron during their two-week annual training for 2026. This mobile kitchen is modernized and properly equipped to provide hot and fresh

  • Florida National Guard Partners with Greece in State Partnership Program

    SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Florida National Guard has been designated as Greece’s partner in the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, or SPP, establishing a long-term framework for military cooperation and engagement.The U.S. Embassy in Athens formally announced the

  • Kentucky Air Guard firefighters honored for civilian plane-crash response

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Eight firefighters from the Kentucky Air National Guard were honored here recently for their role in subduing a massive fire after a United Parcel Service cargo jet crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport last year.The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft went down