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South Carolina Air National Guard, Colombia Wrap Up Exercise
September 15, 2022 — BARRANQUILLA, Colombia – About 100 Airmen and eight F-16 fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing participated in Relampago VII, a combined Colombian and U.S...

Kosovo Security Force Members Earn U.S. Air Assault Badge
September 14, 2022 — JOHNSTON, Iowa - Two Kosovo Security Force members made history Sept. 9 by becoming the first KSF soldiers to graduate from a U.S. Air Assault course.Maj. Gen. Ben Corell, the adjutant general of the...

Montana Air Guard Demonstrates Equipment to Partner Sri Lanka
September 14, 2022 — GREAT FALLS, Mont – The 36th Contingency Response Squadron assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, organized a Mobile Training Team event between the Sri Lanka Air Force and the 120th Airlift Wing,...

Oregon Airmen, Soldiers Train to set up Communications Capability
September 14, 2022 — KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The 173rd Fighter Wing Communications Flight practiced domestic operations skills with Army National Guard counterparts from Salem Sept. 10, setting up an internet satellite and...

Wisconsin Guard Soldiers Hone Survival, Rescue Skills in Fox River
September 14, 2022 — OSHKOSH, Wis. – Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers conducted combat water survival and swift water rescue training in the Fox River Sept. 10.The rigorous training prepared the Soldiers of Company A,...

Utah Air Guard Completes Joint Agile Combat Employment Exercise
September 13, 2022 — SALT LAKE CITY – As the Air Force continues to prioritize Agile Combat Employment, Airmen from the 151st Air Refueling Wing conducted their first joint multicapable Airmen exercise at Dugway Proving...

Oklahoma Special Operations Wing Supports Northern Strike
September 13, 2022 — ALPENA, Mich. – Airmen from the 137th Special Operations Wing deployed to support Northern Strike 22-2 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center Aug. 6-19.Nearly 50 Oklahoma Air National Guard...

Arctic Guardians Rescue Injured Hunter Near Flat
September 13, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured hunter Sept. 8 near Flat, about 285 miles northwest of Anchorage.Alaska State Troopers...

Whitehead: Relationships the ‘Magic Ingredient’ in NCO Development in Europe
September 12, 2022 — MONS, Belgium – Standing in a city twice liberated from enemy occupation in the last century, the two senior enlisted military leaders of Moldova and Ukraine conversed in Russian — a common language...

New Hampshire Airman Helps Save a Life in Boating Accident
September 12, 2022 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. - On a gorgeous July day in Pelham, Senior Airman Amy Granfield, a public health technician with the 157th Medical Group, was enjoying her day off wake surfing on...

Kentucky Air Guard Upgrades to C-130J Super Hercules
September 12, 2022 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 123rd Airlift Wing welcomed its eighth C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the Kentucky Air National Guard Base Aug. 25, completing the unit’s transition from legacy C-130H...

Idaho Air Guard’s 190th Fighter Squadron Wins Hawgsmoke 2022
September 12, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing, 190th Fighter Squadron, hosted the Hawgsmoke 2022 A-10 Thunderbolt II "warthog" gunnery competition at Gowen Field in Boise and at ranges...

Virginia Guard Red Dragons Earn Their Spurs in Kenya
September 12, 2022 — CAMP SIMBA, Kenya – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, held a spur ride...

Nevada, California Guard Called to Idaho for Firefighting Mission
September 12, 2022 — RENO, Nev. – The Nevada and California National Guard aerial firefighting crews are in Idaho to support wildland firefighting operations in the Northwest.The National Interagency Fire Center requested...

Kentucky National Guard Shares Knowledge with Partner Djibouti
September 9, 2022 — DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti – Although the early-morning sun was still low in the sky, temperatures were already hovering near 100 degrees as a small group of Kentucky National Guard signal leaders made...

New York Army National Guard Troops Deploy to Africa
September 9, 2022 — FORT BLISS, Texas - A thousand New York Army National Guard Soldiers completed two months of training at Fort Bliss and are heading to assignments in the Horn of Africa for 10 months.Known as Task...

Oklahoma National Guard Hosts German Officers in Exchange
September 9, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – This year might mark the “Longest Exchange Ever” of the Military Reserve Exchange Program.Two officers from the German Air Force, Lt. Col. Alex Frick, mission support squadron...

Virginia, Massachusetts Guard Support Free Clinic in Georgia
September 9, 2022 — COLUMBUS, Ga. – Virginia and Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers and Airmen supported a no-cost health clinic offering vision, dental and other basic medical services Aug. 3-18 in the Columbus,...

111th Operations Group Participates in Joint Force Training
September 9, 2022 — HORSHAM, Pa. – The 111th Operations Group joined forces with three other wings for a multifaceted training exercise that included Tactical Air Control Party specialists, a C-17 Globemaster III and...

Maryland National Guard Trains in Minnesota
September 8, 2022 — CAMP RIPLEY Minn. – Maryland National Guard Soldiers of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion – 126th Aviation Regiment trained on Camp Ripley in August in preparation for an upcoming deployment.“During our...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response