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Vermont Guardsmen Return from Overseas Deployment

Vermont Guardsmen Return from Overseas Deployment

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – Airmen assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing returned home Sept. 6 following an overseas deployment.The Airmen initially deployed in support of operations in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility before later transitioning to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Their return…

1 hour ago, September 08, 2026
Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

HONOLULU – The Hawaii National Guard remains actively positioned across the state, balancing recovery operations from Tropical Cyclone Lala with urgent preparation efforts for Hurricane Lowell, the third tropical system to threaten the Hawaiian Islands within a month.As of Sept. 7, 194 Hawaii National Guard personnel are on state active duty to…

1 hour ago, September 08, 2026
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New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. — Two hundred and eleven New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen tackled the rugged trails of the Hudson Highlands Aug. 28 to earn the Royal Danish Air Force March ribbon.The event, hosted by the 53rd Troop Command, required participants to carry a 23-pound pack on a 20-kilometer, or 12.4-mile,…

3 days ago, September 04, 2026
Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

VOLK FIELD, Wis. – Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group provided key support to exercise Patriot 26, establishing a fully functioning base of operations and preparing for future exercise-based search and rescue, medical evacuation, cargo handling and aerial reconnaissance.Patriot 26, held Aug. 20-27, was a…

3 days ago, September 04, 2026
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Remembering the 113th Wing’s 9/11 Response

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Robert Hook, senior enlisted leader of the 113th Maintenance Group, 113th Fighter Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard, recounts his and his unit's reaction to the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. As a young Airman assigned to the 113th, Hook and his unit sprang into action, loading munitions onto F-16 fighter jets and preparing to protect the skies above the national capital region. Video by Sgt. 1st Class Amber Peck. Music via Audio Network: Horrors 6 by Matt Nasir.

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