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Arizona Air Guard to watch over Super Bowl
January 30, 2008
An F-16 Fighting Falcon sits ready to deploy at a moment's notice at the 162nd Fighter Wing's Alert Detachment at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Arizona Air National Guardsmen from Tucson will fly this aircraft and others to secure the airspace over Super Bowl XLII.
Utah's Stevens gains America's Choice nod during Miss America finale
January 29, 2008
Utah Army National Guard Sgt. Jill Stevens, Miss Utah, waves after being selected as one of the 16 initial finalists for the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas Jan. 26.
Air Guard wing ends fighter mission, embraces intelligence
January 28, 2008
Maj. Dan Nash prepares to take off in one of the Massachusetts Air National Guard's two F-15 fighters during the final sortie flown by the 102nd Fighter Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod Jan. 24.
Earnhardt drives toward '08 success with Guard's No. 88, No.5
January 28, 2008
Reserve Airmen train Guardsmen on Raptor
January 23, 2008
Airmen from the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing at Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, receive training from 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The Reservists were training the Air Guardsmen on launch and recovery procedures for an F-22 Raptor in case an aircraft might be diverted to the nearby Air Guard base.
Total force provides seamless airlift support
January 23, 2008
Tech. Sgt. Kyle Gurnon takes a seat next to the rear cargo door of a C-130 Hercules while taxiing for departure Jan. 9 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, January, 9. Sergeant Gurnon is a Rhode Island Air National Guard loadmaster with the 143rd Airlift Wing at Quanset State Airport.
Ohio's 'Buckeye' Brigade departs on historic deployment
January 22, 2008
Proud family members like Melissa Gwynne, mother of SPC Jonathan Gwynne of Company G, 237th Brigade Support Battalion, as well as many Medina community members filled the Medina Performing Arts center for the deployment ceremony Jan. 4. Company G is deploying for a yearlong tour to Kuwait with the Ohio Army National Guard's 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
National Guard Miss America contestant focused on mission as pageant nears
January 17, 2008
Utah Army National Guard Sgt. Jill Stevens, who is competing in the Miss America pageant as Miss Utah, plays with children while serving as a medic in Afghanistan in 2004.
Army Guard honors new noncommissioned officers
January 17, 2008
Army National Guard Readiness Center 1st Sgt. James Moore leads 37 sergeants and staff sergeants through the Noncommissioned Officers Charge during a Jan. 16 induction ceremony at the center in Arlington, Va. Army Guard officials said the center's first Noncommissioned Officers Induction Ceremony officially recognized the NCOs as members of the NCO Corps.
Oregon F-15s to fly again
January 11, 2008
An F-15C Eagle took flight at Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport when the 131st Fighter Wing resumed flight operations January 10. The F-15s, from the 110th Fighter Squadron of the Missouri Air National Guard, have not flown since the crash of one of its F-15C, four miles south-southeast of Boss, Missouri, Nov 2. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact, but there were no fatalities and the crash caused minimal property damage. Air Force Air Combat Command officials have released the accident investigation board report that cited failure of a longeron as the cause of the crash. The report noted that the pilot's actions did not contribute to the mishap and a thorough review of local maintenance procedures revealed no problems or adverse trends which could have contributed to the accident. Air Force officials cleared a portion of its F-15 A through D models to resume flying.