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  • 122nd Fighter Wing completes historic F-16 conversion

    BAER FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. – The 122nd Fighter Wing has successfully completed conversion to new F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, earning the right to regain active combat certification and deployment readiness in support of the community, state, and nation. The monumental task of

  • Warrior Skills Course builds combat readiness

    NEW LONDON, N.C. — The 145th Airlift Wing hosted the Warrior Skills Course to strengthen Airmen’s combat and leadership skills at the New London Air National Guard Base, New London, N.C., March 7-13, 2026, reinforcing warrior ethos and warfighting capabilities for modern warfare.The Warrior Skills

  • 180th Fighter Wing Deemed Mission Ready

    Swanton, Ohio —In a relentless demonstration of speed, skill, and vigilance, approximately 1,000 members of the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing successfully completed a six-day Combat Readiness Inspection (CRI), April 20-26, 2026. This intensive exercise tested the wing’s ability to

  • Hawaiian Raptors enhance interoperability during Cope Thunder 26-1

    CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines — For more than 90 Airmen from the 199th Air Expeditionary Squadron, Exercise Cope Thunder 26-1, conducted April 6–17, was more than just another deployment, it was an opportunity to strengthen a long-standing partnership while working side by side with Philippine Air

  • 124th ASOS TACP Airmen conduct CAS training at Razorback Range

    FORT SMITH, Ark.  - Tactical Air Control Party Airmen from the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, conducted close air support training at the 188th Wing’s Razorback Range at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center, April 20-21. Razorback Range provides ASOS

  • Wyoming Air Guard pilot takes first step in C-130J transition

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. — For Lt. Col. Jeremy Burton, a pilot and Wing Safety Officer with the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, the opportunity to help lead the unit into its next chapter is both a professional milestone and a personal full-circle moment.Burton, a current C-130H pilot with

  • California Guard Conducts Training Ahead of Wildfire Season

    McCLELLAN AIR TANKER STATION, SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Airmen with the 146th Airlift Wing began their annual Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, recertification and training April 20, in preparation to support aerial wildfire suppression operations across California and the rest of the

  • US, Philippine Airmen Strengthen Partnership in Cope Thunder

    CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines – U.S. Pacific Air Forces and Philippine Air Force members participated April 6-17 in Exercise Cope Thunder 26-1, aimed at strengthening partnerships and supporting the Philippine Air Force’s modernization efforts to promote regional and global stability.More than 200

  • California Guard Innovation Center Hosts Drone Training

    MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. – The California National Guard’s Hap Arnold Innovation Center brought together military, federal and industry partners for a Defense Contract Management Agency Blue List small Unmanned Aircraft Systems training, collaboration and networking event April 14 that