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Pilot is first to fly F-15 Eagle with cervical prosthetic disc
February 12, 2020
Col. Todd Hofford, 142nd Fighter Wing vice commander and newly reinstated F-15 Eagle pilot, Feb. 6, 2020, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. Hofford recently completed a nearly three-year process of obtaining a waiver to pilot a high G aircraft with a prosthetic disc in his neck, making him the first in the world to do so.
Middle East deployment is family affair for NY Guard Soldiers
February 12, 2020
New York Army National Guard Sgt Andrew Valenza, right, joined by his parents, Maj. Julie Valenza and Sgt. 1st Class William Valenza, as they prepare to deploy together during the 42nd Infantry Division farewell ceremony Jan. 11, 2020, at Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y. All five members of the Valenza family are serving. A son is already deployed in Afghanistan and a daughter is in the New York Army National guard as well.
Maryland Army National Guard member wise beyond her rank
February 7, 2020
Airman serves in multiple fire protection roles
February 6, 2020
Senior Airman Nate Arthur, a fire protection craftsman assigned to the 130th Fire and Emergency Services, West Virginia Air National Guard, shown Jan. 14, 2020, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va.
104th Fighter Wing dental technician winds up 40 years of service
February 3, 2020
As she nears retirement, Master Sgt. Terrylee Lois Crowther with the 104th Fighter Wing's Medical Group, Massachusetts National Guard, says the highlight of her 40-year career was helping people at emergency medical clinics while deployed to Honduras, Paraguay and Kenya.
Newly commissioned 2nd lieutenant is AFVentures Fellow
February 3, 2020
Air Force 2nd Lt. Sarah Soliman, member of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, recently commissioned into the Maryland Air National Guard and was selected to attend this year's AFVentures Fellows program in San Francisco.
AZ Airman earns black belts, articulates discipline concepts
January 31, 2020
Minnesota Guard Soldier honors family’s military history
January 28, 2020
Minnesota National Guard Soldier Katie Blackwell honored her family's legacy of military service dating back to the American Revolution by having her grandfather, Ford Elliott, help to promote her to the rank of sergeant major on his 90th birthday at a January 2020 ceremony in Champlin, Minn.
International military friendship extends to 2nd generation
January 28, 2020
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Troy Smith poses with German Air Force Capt. Wolf-Soren Radke Nov. 19, 2019, at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen. Smith and Radke are continuing a friendship their fathers, who were also military members, started years ago.
103rd SFS builds resilience through jujitsu
January 27, 2020
Master Sgt. Ian McMahon, top, 103rd Security Forces Squadron flight chief and combatives instructor, grapples with Tech. Sgt. Brian Davies, 103rd Security Forces Squadron, during an informal jujitsu session at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. Jan. 23, 2020.