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New Jersey Air Guard 177th Civil Engineer Squadron Trains for World Cup Security
August 18, 2025 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - Airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a recent training exercise with the 21st Weapons of Mass...

New Jersey National Guard Activates Air Refueling Squadron
March 12, 2024 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - The New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Wing unveiled its newest unit March 6 with the inauguration of the 170th Air Refueling Squadron.Guided by the Fiscal...

New Jersey Air Guard Flies KC-46 Pegasus Sortie
October 4, 2023 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - The 108th Wing’s 141st Air Refueling Squadron officially flew its first KC-46 Pegasus local sortie Oct. 3.The mission included 16 pilots, boom operators and...

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...

177th Fighter Wing Completes Weapons Evaluation in Florida
February 13, 2023 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - Airmen from the 177th Fighter Wing traveled to Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida to participate in the Air Force’s air-to-air Weapons System Evaluation...

177th Fighter Wing Holds Maintainer for a Day Program
July 13, 2022 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – Staff Sgt. Tatiana Rivera, customer support noncommissioned officer in charge with the 177th Force Support Squadron, spent a day learning about aircraft...

306th Fighter Squadron Activated at 177th Fighter Wing
July 11, 2022 — EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. – The New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing is the latest installation to receive an active-duty squadron, of approximately 50 Airmen, as part of the Air Force’s...

Kentucky, New Jersey Guard aid Ecuador demining operation
April 12, 2022 — SANGOLQUí, Ecuador – Ecuadorian civil engineers recently welcomed a team of Air National Guard, active-duty Air Force and civilian personnel from U.S. Southern Command to observe, train and equip a...

177th Fighter Wing hosts ANG production assessment team
February 25, 2022 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - The 177th Fighter Wing hosted eight Air National Guard staff and field-level experts Feb. 22-25 to explore ways Airmen can increase the number of aircraft...

177th Fighter Wing trains in Key West
January 24, 2022 — KEY WEST, Fla. – New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing rapidly deployed Airmen, aircraft and equipment to Naval Air Station Key West Jan. 8 for flight training and to prepare for an Agile...

New Jersey Air Guard supports Operation Allies Welcome
January 3, 2022 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – More than 80 New Jersey Air National Guard Citizen-Airmen from the 108th Wing and 177th Fighter Wing have supported Operation Allies Welcome at Liberty Village...

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,...

177th Fighter Wing leaders qualify with new service pistol
October 6, 2021 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – 177th Fighter Wing leaders fired the new SIG Sauer P320-M18 service pistol Sept. 24 at the Transportation Security Administration range at the FAA William...

Knowledge tops rank for Guardsman leading Phoenix Oracle
July 13, 2021 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Steven De Leon, an intelligence analyst with the 204th Intelligence Squadron, is helping develop the Air Mobility Command-led...

New Jersey National Guard Airmen honored for saving a life
May 18, 2021 — ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – New Jersey Air National Guard Senior Airman Solomon Stirling and Staff Sgts. Nestor Rivas and Lavone Graham were honored May 17 for saving a man's life.For more than a year, New...

177th Fighter Wing Medical Group administers vaccinations
January 11, 2021 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – The 177th Medical Group administered the first set of 60 COVID-19 vaccinations to Airmen at the 177th Fighter Wing.Some of the first unit members to...

NJ gunnery range hosts State Partnership JTAC training
December 10, 2020 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. — U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots from the 104th Fighter Squadron in Middle River, Maryland, and Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) from...

177th Fighter Wing named Air Force Outstanding Unit
December 10, 2020 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – The New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing has been recognized as an Air Force Outstanding Unit for 2018-2019.The award is given by the...

177th Medical Group trains for tactical combat casualty care
September 28, 2020 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – The 177th Medical Group trained in combat casualty care Sept. 14-15.The training was provided by the nonprofit Southern New Jersey EMS Collaborative,...

New Jersey Guard pitches in at home for veterans
May 21, 2020 — VINELAND, N.J. – When the call for volunteers came, 31 Citizen-Airmen with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing stepped up to help at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home. Armed...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response