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Texas Air Guard Members Fly at Falcon Leap 2022
September 26, 2022 — EINDHOVEN, Netherlands – Airmen from the 136th Airlift Wing attended the Falcon Leap Exercise on Eindhoven Military Air Base Sept. 12-17, commemorating the allies’ joint World War II Operation Market... MORE

Texas Air Guard’s 149th FW conducts large force exercise
May 23, 2022 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - The Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing hosted a large force exercise with an F-16 unit from Fort Worth May 21.The exercise incorporated modernized... MORE

Texas Guard Airmen Strengthen SPP Partnership With Chile
April 18, 2022 — SANTIAGO, Chile – The Texas Air National Guard joined more than a hundred Airmen to participate in the FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y Espacio) international air and space show April 5-10. Two... MORE

Texas Guard’s 136th Airlift Wing completes four-day exercise
February 25, 2022 — FORT WORTH, Texas - The 136th Airlift Wing conducted an operational readiness exercise Feb. 11-15 to assess its strengths and vulnerabilities and ensure a force of combat-ready Airmen.”The readiness... MORE

Texas Air National Guard wing tests innovative cargo system
January 19, 2022 — HOUSTON – A new technology allows cargo pallets to be stacked on top of each other, enabling storage for more pallets without sacrificing cargo space in an aircraft.“Traditionally, we load pallets... MORE

Texas National Guard maintenance Airman earns military wings
December 9, 2021 — SAN ANTONIO – An Airman assigned to the Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing recently learned she had been accepted into the Army’s Aviation Rotary Wing program as a warrant officer, making her... MORE

Kentucky Air Guard enters new era with C-130J Super Hercules
November 8, 2021 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Two new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft buzzed over the Kentucky Air National Guard Base Saturday before taxiing to stop on the flight line under the spray of water cannons while a... MORE

111th Med Group hosts Advanced Trauma Life Support course
October 21, 2021 — HORSHAM, Pa. – More than a dozen Air National Guard members from six states learned the ABCs during a medical course hosted by the 111th Medical Group.Not the song to teach preschoolers the alphabet,... MORE

Lone Star Gunfighters use experience to train F-16 pilots
July 8, 2021 — SAN ANTONIO – The 182nd Fighter Squadron stands as one of the premier fighter training units in the nation. The job of its instructor pilots is to take inexperienced fighter pilots and teach them how... MORE

149 FW uses STRATFI program to scale additive manufacturing
October 22, 2020 — SAN ANTONIO – Following the unveiling of the Air Force’s Strategic Financing (STRATI) program in March, the 149th Fighter Wing partnered with an innovative startup company to scale additive... MORE

Texas Air National Guard feeding families in need
July 29, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Texas – In the heat of a Texas summer morning, Tech. Sgt. Brenna Jackson directs vehicles through the exit of the food distribution operations area, noting each driver's face as they pass... MORE

Maintenance team makes face masks for Texas Air Guard members
April 16, 2020 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – When guidance came out that personnel on base should wear face coverings when within 6 feet of each other, one Air National Guard member with a personal 3D... MORE

Vermont Army Aviation Soldiers Ready for Overseas Mission

Illinois Guard Diversity Leader Fosters Inclusive Culture

Air Guard Updates 148th Fighter Wing F-16s with Radar Pods

172nd Airlift Wing Conducts Readiness Exercise

National Guard Leaders Join Multi-state Arctic Event