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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...

Five ANG Wings Train at Operation Hoodoo Sea
May 4, 2023 — HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. - Five Air National Guard wings are conducting agile combat training during Operation Hoodoo Sea along the southeast U.S. coast. The exercise, led by the Virginia ANG,...

Western Air Defense Sector Conducts Exercise at Oregon Beach
May 1, 2023 — SUNSET BEACH, Ore. - For the past month, Airmen from the Western Air Defense Sector’s 225th Air Defense Squadron have been innovating mobile tactical command and control planning and exercises to inch...

Joint, International Southern Strike 2023 Exercise Wraps Up
April 28, 2023 — GULFPORT, Miss. – U.S. military members across every branch of service trained with international forces on Mississippi’s coast for two weeks during Exercise Southern Strike 2023, hosted by the...

ACE is Focus of Southern Strike 2023 Exercise
April 26, 2023 — GULFPORT, Miss. – One of the U.S. Air Force’s newest concepts, Agile Combat Employment, is the focus of the Southern Strike 2023 exercise at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center.Approximately...

Alaska Air Guard Demonstrates ACE Readiness
April 17, 2023 — VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Wis. – Multiple teams from the Alaska National Guard’s 168th Wing demonstrated the Air Force’s priority of Agile Combat Employment during a flyaway readiness...

Hawaii, Arizona Air Guard Conduct Readiness Training
April 17, 2023 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Hawaii and Arizona Air National Guard members completed Home Station Readiness Training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam on April 7.The weeklong training...

Vermont's Green Mountain Boys Demonstrate Agility, Readiness
April 7, 2023 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing tested its ability to deploy and remain operational during a simulated attack on its base the first week of April.During the...

AIM-HI Connects Innovators, Senior Military Leaders
April 4, 2023 — WASHINGTON - Academia Industry Military-Hybrid Innovations hosted a one-day capstone pitch event where teams presented solutions for emerging national defense problems to senior military leaders March...

130th Airlift Wing practices ACE during Flare 2023
April 3, 2023 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. - More than 400 members of the 130th Airlift Wing conducted a weeklong Fly Away Readiness Exercise at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Mississippi.FLARE is a...

F-22 Raptors Rearmed in Demonstration of ACE Capabilities
March 10, 2023 — PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii - Total-Force weapons specialists from 154th and 15th wings rearmed F-22 Raptors at the Pacific Missile Range Facility for the first time March 8-9,...

Maryland Air National Guard Completes Readiness Exercise
March 6, 2023 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – The Maryland Air National Guard conducted a readiness exercise involving Airmen in a simulated deployed environment across Martin State Air National Guard Base March 2-5.Operation...

ACE Exercise Expands Illinois Air Guard’s Capabilities
March 1, 2023 — SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - The 126th Operations Group deployed 44 personnel to Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, Feb. 6-10 for Agile Combat Employment training to increase survivability while...

177th Fighter Wing Hosts Integrated Combat Turnaround Training
February 27, 2023 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - The 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, part of Air Combat Command, hosted Integrated Combat Turnaround training for members of Air...

Indiana Air Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing Exercises ACE Concept
January 31, 2023 — MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The Indiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing is conducting Guardian Blitz, a training exercise with approximately 180 Airmen and 10 A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft,...

Alaska Air Guard Medical Airmen Practice ACE Capabilities
December 8, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Airmen from Alaska’s Air National Guard 176th Medical Group flew to Hawaii to put Agile Combat Employment to the test by building a medical tent with a few...

Utah Air Guard Completes Joint Agile Combat Employment Exercise
September 13, 2022 — SALT LAKE CITY – As the Air Force continues to prioritize Agile Combat Employment, Airmen from the 151st Air Refueling Wing conducted their first joint multicapable Airmen exercise at Dugway Proving...

Oklahoma Special Operations Wing Supports Northern Strike
September 13, 2022 — ALPENA, Mich. – Airmen from the 137th Special Operations Wing deployed to support Northern Strike 22-2 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center Aug. 6-19.Nearly 50 Oklahoma Air National Guard...

128th Air Control Squadron Trains for Near-Peer Competitors
August 2, 2022 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. – The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron trained for two weeks at Volk Field and Hardwood Range to prepare for future missions.From July 11-25, Airmen were in...

158th Fighter Wing Airmen Demonstrate ACE in Estonia
July 28, 2022 — VERMONT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Vt. – Thirty-five multicapable Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to Amari Airbase, Estonia,...

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

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