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Sisters serve together at 144th Fighter Wing
November 23, 2021
From left, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lindsay Foster, 144th Maintenance Squadron unit deployment manager, Chief Master Sgt. Diana Foster, 144th Force Support Squadron superintendent, and Master Sgt. Elida Foster, 144th Medical Group dental assistant, at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif., Nov. 5, 2021. The Foster sisters have served at the 144th Fighter Wing since 2008.

A Georgia Guardsman’s journey from Kyrgyzstan to citizenship
November 17, 2021
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Asylbek Dzhapashov, personnelist with the 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, at

Obstacles don't slow Pennsylvania Guard chaplain assistant
November 10, 2021
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua March, chaplain assistant of the 193rd Chaplain Corps, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Nov. 9, 2021. March, a drill status Guardsman, is a world champion in obstacle course racing outside of his service with the Air National Guard.

Vietnam Air Force vet tours Mississippi airbase
November 8, 2021
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Schultz, 186th Air Refueling Wing boom operator, shows James Roberts, a former U.S. Air Force boom operator,  the controls in the boom pod of a KC-135R aircraft, Nov. 6, 2021, at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Mississippi. Boom operators are highly trained experts who pump thousands of gallons of fuel to other aircraft midflight.

29th ID cadet continues family's long legacy of service
November 8, 2021
Cadet Ethan Pulkit swears into the Virginia Army National Guard in front of family, friends and peers during a ceremony Aug. 20, 2021, at Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia. Pulket will be following in his family's footsteps and be part of the fourth generation to continue the legacy of military service to the nation and the 29th Infantry Division.

Arctic Guardian HH-60 pilot draws on service as Recon Marine
November 4, 2021
U.S. Air Force Captain Seth Peterson, a helicopter pilot assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, Alaska, stands in front of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter in a hanger at JBER Nov. 3, 2021. Capt. Peterson commissioned as an U.S. Air Force officer after serving as a U.S. Marine with the 4th Battalion.

PRANG Profile: Airman 1st Class Kenia Coreano
November 3, 2021
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kenia Coreano, a Security Forces journeyman with the 156th Security Forces Squadron, at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, Oct. 26, 2021.

Washington National Guard vocalist realizes dream at MLB game
October 28, 2021
Sgt. Tricia Scheer, a vocalist with the 133rd Army National Guard Band, Washington Army National Guard, sings the national anthem before the Seattle Mariners play the Arizona Diamondbacks at T-Mobile Park, Seattle, Wash., Sept. 10, 2021.

ChalleNGe Academy initiative gives cadets job skills
October 28, 2021
Lincoln’s ChalleNGe Academy cadets work together during a GAF Roofing Academy class to learn basic roofing skills in Rantoul, Illinois. The Academy is administered by the Illinois National Guard.

HC-130 crew chief gets on-the-job training with 176th AMXS
October 20, 2021
Alaska Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Brad Payton, an HC-130J Combat King II crew chief with 176th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, inspects a 211th RQS HC-130 engine exhaust Oct. 4, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Payton recently completed mission-essential skills training following technical school and is pursuing a civilian career in aviation maintenance.