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Air National Guard Base Takes Stage Ahead of Super Bowl LX
February 6, 2026 — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – On the flightline at Moffett Air National Guard Base, preparations for Super Bowl LX are echoing well before kickoff.Home to the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue...

California Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing Hoists Woman From Cruise Ship
December 19, 2025 — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – A 79-year-old cruise ship passenger found unresponsive Dec. 16 is back on land following a high-risk overnight rescue by the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue...

California Air Guard Spearheads Joint MQ-9 Operations in Exercise Resolute Forces Pacific 2025
August 21, 2025 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. – In a significant demonstration of enterprise leadership in advanced capabilities, the California Air National Guard’s 163rd Attack Wing spearheaded MQ-9 operations...

California Air Guard Participates in Exercise Balikatan 25
June 5, 2025 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. — Members of the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing recently traveled to Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base in Cebu, Philippines, to participate in...

California Air Guard Prepares Airmen for Cyber Defense
May 22, 2025 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. — In the dynamic cyber age, the California Air Guard’s 163rd Attack Wing equips Airmen with skills and knowledge to adapt to emerging cyber threats. This cultivation of...

Total Force Airmen Strengthen CBRN Readiness in Pacific
March 26, 2025 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Airmen from the Air National Guard 151st Wing, 144th Fighter Wing and 113th Wing; the Air Force Reserve 301st Fighter Wing, 910th Airlift Wing and 433rd Airlift Wing; and...

Wyoming, California Air Guard Conduct MAFFS Training
February 21, 2025 — FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. – Airmen from the Wyoming and California Air National Guard participated in Modular Airborne Firefighting System training Feb. 13-15.The annual training exercise ensured aircrews...

California Air Guard Rescues Ailing Fisherman at Sea
November 12, 2024 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. - A 79-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran and stroke survivor is recuperating after a successful medical evacuation conducted by a team from the 129th Rescue Wing...

California Air Guard Helps Rescue Critically Injured Mariner
October 16, 2024 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. - In a remarkable display of coordination and teamwork, the 129th Rescue Wing executed a high-stakes medical evacuation Oct. 9, rescuing an unconscious merchant...

California Airmen Receive Purple Heart Following Jordan Attack
October 8, 2024 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. - Three Airmen injured during the January Tower 22 attack in Jordan were presented the Purple Heart at the 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Air National Guard Base...

Air National Guard Helps Battle California Fires from the Air
July 17, 2024 — At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, U.S. Northern Command deployed two C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) from California and Colorado for wildland firefighting operations from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in Port Hueneme, Calif., over multiple fires in California. Two additional aircraft will also be activated later this week from Nevada and Wyoming...

F-15EX Eagle II Unveiled at Portland Air National Guard Base
July 15, 2024 — PORTLAND, Ore. - The future of the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing was on full display July 12 during the formal unveiling of the first two operational U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II fighter...

Cal Air Guard F-15 Pilots Train with Marine Corps F-35 Pilots
June 17, 2024 — FRESNO, Calif. - California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing and its 194th Fighter Squadron teamed up with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 out of Yuma, Arizona, June 7-9 to conduct fighter...

California Air Guard Rescues Man at Sea on Cruise Ship
May 13, 2024 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. - The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center activated the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing to airlift a man on a cruise ship to a hospital May...

California Guard, U.S. Forest Service Train on Aerial Firefighting
April 29, 2024 — PORT HUENEME, Calif.– The U.S. Forest Service held its annual certification and training event for the aerial firefighting program known as MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) with the...

California Air Guard 146th Maintenance Group Learns New Skill
April 22, 2024 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. - On a chilly, overcast morning that promised rain in the very northern state of Wisconsin, 28 U.S. Airmen assigned to the 146th Maintenance Group of the Air National Guard in...

California Air Guard Saves Man on Sportfishing Vessel
February 6, 2024 — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - A fisherman who experienced multiple seizures and lost consciousness at sea is safely on land after being airlifted by the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing.The...

144th Fighter Wing Provides Theater Security in Indo-Pacific
November 29, 2023 — FRESNO, Calif. - F-15C Eagle pilots, maintainers and support troops led by the California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as the 194th Fighter Generation...

U.S. and Pacific Joint Forces Train Together
November 22, 2023 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Joint Forces from across the United States and the Pacific participated in a large-scale joint training exercise Nov. 1-10 that included the largest airdrop in...

California National Guard Airman Rescues Injured Car Wreck Victim
October 16, 2023 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. - “Always ready, always there.” It’s a concept drilled into every member of the National Guard from the time they take the oath. The call to serve could come at...

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities