RALEIGH, N.C. – On an obstacle course in the North Carolina woods at Camp Butner, young men, between the ages of 16-18, work hard to climb walls, pull themselves across ropes and low-crawl under barbed wire on Jan. 21, 2015. North Carolina National Guard Staff Sgt. Anthony Lawson, with the 732nd Forward Support Company, encourages them to push…
FORT WORTH, Texas - Air National Guard safety officials recently visited the American Airlines flight training center to get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most effective air safety programs in the industry. Beside several visits to the National Transportation Safety Board training academy in Virginia, this trip completed a year-long ANG…
GRANITE FALLS, N.C. - North Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen deploy, any time, anywhere for state and nation. That is their mission and duty. Any veteran will tell you that the family…
KINGSTON, Jamaica - District of Columbia National Guard and Jamaican Defence Force soldiers and Airmen wrapped up a weeklong subject matter expert exchange here Dec. 12. During the course of the week,…
WASHINGTON - Staff Sgt. Christopher Freeman, who is deployed in Afghanistan, relies on his Army training and support from his family and battle buddies to stay Army Strong while thousands of miles…
GOWEN FIELD, Idaho - Four Army medics swooped on a medical dummy. The scenario: Treat a casualty with two gunshot wounds to the chest. The medics moved quickly, passing medical supplies, inspecting the body and patching up wounds as their training had dictated. They were doing too well. So the course instructor hovered over them, injecting an extra…
FORT DIX, N.J. - Scathing winds that cut across open, frozen fields turned temperatures in the mid-teens into something that felt closer to zero degrees as 303 Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion 258th Field Artillery conducted dry-fire exercises recently. The exercise in the field was the culmination of months of training…
MADISON, Wis. - Airmen from the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wisconsin, are scheduled to deploy this month in support of the Pacific Command (PACOM) Theater Security Package (TSP). Approximately 250…
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Since its launch in 2012, when the South Carolina National Guard introduced its State Partnership Program (SPP) in the Republic of Colombia, South Carolina has focused on establishing…
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va. - Through Joining Forces, an initiative offering employment, educational and wellness resources to military families, Pentagon officials Wednesday inducted 38…
The 100th
December 2014 brought the war in Afghanistan to a formal close and tens of thousands of National Guard troops have played a vital role in supporting this mission. With the help of our colleagues at U.S. Air Force Central Command Public Affairs, we embed you as the viewer to experience what it's like to be an Air National Guard fighter pilot in combat. From defending troops on the ground with close air support, to the teamwork involved in keeping the well-oiled machine of a fighter squadron maintained, this is the story of the 100th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron of the Alabama Air National Guard.