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National Guard Showcases Capabilities during Northern Strike
August 12, 2024 — OSCODA, Mich. - Active duty and reservists from the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps conducted a C-5 Galaxy defuel and simulated missile threat evacuation during Exercise Northern Strike 24-2 at...

Michigan Guard, Latvia Collaborate on Airfield Capabilities
July 8, 2024 — LIELFVARDE, Latvia - Airmen from the Michigan Air National Guard are on a critical mission in Latvia during the first two weeks of June, collaborating to bolster the capabilities of Lielvarde Airfield...

Air National Guard Wings Participate in Agile Rage Exercise
March 26, 2024 — SAVANNAH AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ga. - Almost 200 members of the 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, participated in the Agile Rage 2024 exercise at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training...

Michigan Airmen Conduct Airworthiness Assessments in Africa
November 13, 2023 — BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Two members of the 217th Air Component Operations Squadron traveled to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, for over a week in September to assess the airworthiness of foreign aircraft in...

Michigan Airmen Train to Survive in Hostile Environments
November 3, 2023 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - Aircrew from the 127th Wing sharpened their skills to survive should they ever be forced to leave their aircraft in a hostile environment.Pilots from the...

Airmen of the Year Recognized During Focus on the Force Week
August 25, 2023 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - Four National Guard Airmen were recognized as Outstanding Airmen of the Year at a ceremony Aug. 24 at the Air National Guard Readiness Center.As part of the Air National...

Michigan Airmen Practice Combat Turns in Latvia
June 21, 2023 — LIELVāRDE AIR BASE, Latvia - Over four days, approximately 30 Michigan Air National Guard Airmen traveled from Michigan to Germany and then Latvia, practicing deploying for future fights.Simulating a...

128th Air Refueling Wing Supports Air Defender 2023 Exercise
June 12, 2023 — NAVAL AIR STATION KEFLAVIK, Iceland – The 128th Air Refueling Wing helped facilitate an air bridge leading to exercise Air Defender 2023, the German-led, live-fly NATO exercise with 235 aircraft from...

Michigan Air National Guardsman Named NCO of the Year
June 5, 2023 — BATTLE CREEK AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - Tech. Sgt. Jessica R. Brazionis, 217th Air Communications Squadron (ACOMS), Michigan Air National Guard, is the Air National Guard’s Outstanding...

123rd Special Tactics Facilitates Aircraft Highway Landing
May 9, 2023 — RIVERTON, Wyo. - Nineteen Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron made history April 30 and May 2, facilitating aircraft landings on two highways as part of...

Air Guard-Army Team Funded for Maintenance Innovation
May 8, 2023 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – Airmen from three Air National Guard Wings and a U.S. Army civilian from the U.S. Special Operations Command received $1.8 million from the U.S. Air Force to develop software to...

Massachusetts Guard Partners with Fellow Innovators
April 28, 2023 — WASHINGTON - Imagine being so injured, all you can think about is wanting to die. Under the best conditions, it takes about five minutes for a trained medical professional to establish an intravenous...

Honoring with Dignity: Michigan’s Longest Serving Honor Guard Member
March 13, 2023 — LANSING, Mich. - The U.S. Air Force honor guard uniform features epaulets, white gloves, service caps and the silver cord but not the name of the person wearing it. This symbolizes that honor guard...

NY Guard Air War Experts Participate in Nordic Conference
February 16, 2023 — COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Three New York Air National Guardsmen who plan and execute air war campaigns participated in a workshop designed to ensure that the militaries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and...

Michigan Medics Take new Combat Casualty Care Course
August 30, 2022 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - Aerospace medical technicians with the 127th Medical Group, Michigan Air National Guard, took part in an innovative form of combat lifesaving training during...

Northern Agility 22-1 Begins in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
June 28, 2022 — MARQUETTE, Michigan - U.S. Air Force KC-135 aircraft from the 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, arrived at Sawyer International Airport June 27 to kick off Northern Agility...

Michigan ANG firefighters aid county with training resources
April 13, 2022 — ALPENA, Michigan – Firefighters from Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center have spent dozens of off-duty hours this winter building live-fire training props to aid 12 county fire departments. An...

Michigan Airman embraces nurse assistant program, service
March 24, 2022 — MIDLAND, Michigan - Senior Airman Tiffany McPherson knows exactly why she joined the Michigan Air National Guard.“I didn’t join to become a stranger,” she says. “I joined to get more involved and to...

110th Wing member links data for EUCOM, AFRICOM air components
November 16, 2021 — RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – When military assets from land, air, sea, space and cyberspace converge to support one cohesive mission, the Department of Defense applies the term “Joint All-Domain...

Michigan Air National Guard Airmen briefed on COVID vaccine
October 28, 2021 — BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Air Force Col. Kevin Bohnsack, state air surgeon of the Michigan Air National Guard, briefed Airmen at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base Oct. 23 to help them make an informed...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future