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4 Air National Guard Locations Chosen for C-130J Upgrades
September 15, 2023
A new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft arrives at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 6, 2021, ushering in a new era of aviation for the 123rd Airlift Wing. The state-of-the-art transports are among eight the wing will receive over the next 11 months to replace eight aging C-130H aircraft, which were built in 1992 and have seen duty all over the world.
Air Force Marks 100 years of Air Refueling with Flyovers
June 26, 2023
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the South Dakota Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing based in Sioux Falls receives fuel while in flight from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing based in Sioux City while flying over South Dakota March 19, 2019.
AIM-HI Connects Innovators, Senior Military Leaders
April 4, 2023
Members from team Rebellion, Cohort 4, Academia Industry Military-Hybrid Innovation, pitch innovative solutions to military leadership during a one-day capstone event in Washington March 31, 2023. Teams proposed solutions for emerging national defense problems.
Air Force Leaders Discuss Total Force Integration
March 20, 2023
From left: U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, director of staff, Air Force; Katharine Kelley, deputy chief of Space operations for human capital; Lt. Gen. John Healy, chief, Air Force Reserve, and Lt. Gen. Michael Loh, director, Air National Guard, field questions during the 2023 Total Force Symposium at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 15, 2023.
DC Air Guard Celebrates Air Force’s 75th Anniversary
September 19, 2022
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daitin Stark, alert crew chief, 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard, places a fighter pilot’s helmet on a child at the Joint Base Andrews Air & Space Expo at Joint Base Andrews Air Base, Maryland, Sept. 17, 2022. The D.C. Air National Guard celebrated the Air Force’s 75th anniversary Sept. 17-18, 2022, with youth groups, families and veterans in attendance.
Army Guard, Air Force Compete in Marksmanship in Kenya
August 26, 2022
U.S. Army Sgt. Alexandra Griffeth, left, placed first in the individual pistol category in the joint-force combined arms marksmanship competition among 52 Army Guard and Air Force members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The competition was held July 20-25, 2022, at Camp Simba, Kenya.
Air Force leaders talk total force integration
March 31, 2022
U.S. Air Force Airmen from across the globe tune in to a fireside chat featuring Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, left, chief, Air Force Reserve, Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, middle, director of staff, Headquarters Air Force, and Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, right, director, Air National Guard, during the annual Total Force Integration Symposium at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 22, 2022.
Air Force graduates all-domain operational planners for air components
November 22, 2021
photo of U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army graduates
Titan of Air Force history honored in Pennsylvania hometown
October 7, 2021
Brig. Gen. Michael Regan, Pennsylvania deputy adjutant general-air, right, with Gen. Carl Spaatz re-enactor Chris Boswell following a road dedication ceremony in Boyertown, Pa., June 28, 2018. Spaatz, the first chief of staff of the newly formed Air Force following the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947, grew up in Boyertown and is touted as one of its greatest citizens.
Western Air Defense Sector helps shape ABMS
September 21, 2020
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, adjutant general, Washington National Guard, second from left, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, commander, Washington Air National Guard, second from right, observe software demonstrations during an Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) onramp event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 2-3, 2020.
FLNG Citizen-Airman tops 3,000 flight hours on CV-22 Osprey
August 25, 2020
Florida Air National Guard Lt. Col. Luke Sustman is the first Air Force pilot to log 3,000 flight hours in the CV-22 Osprey. He achieved the milestone Aug. 13, 2020, flying from Hurlburt Field east of Pensacola to the Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, where he is shown.
Annual Northern Lightning exercise returns to Volk Field
August 10, 2020
A variety of the world’s most advanced aircraft have assembled at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center in Wisconsin for the joint accredited exercise Northern Lightning 2 exercise Aug. 10-21.
Guard, active-duty and reserve forces help Texas hospitals
August 4, 2020
Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris, the adjutant general of Texas, left, talks with Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson, U.S. Army North commanding general, at the Texas State Operations Center in Austin, Texas, July 16, 2020. While there, military and civilian leaders strengthened their partnership and discussed the joint military COVID-19 operation in support of federal efforts and the state.
NGB chief promotes first Guard director of space operations
May 20, 2020
U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, promotes U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gregory T. White, director of space operations, National Guard Bureau, to major general May 20, 2020, at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado.
TEC-U to launch on-demand video training for ANG
May 14, 2020
TEC University announced the launch of its From the Force on-demand video platform accessible online beginning May 22, 2020, enabling Airmen to share best practices and receive training from their peers across the Air National Guard.
Aircraft airflow tested in Nebraska to reduce COVID-19 spread
April 14, 2020
Members from the University of Nebraska’s National Strategic Research Institute, KC-46 Pegasus crew members and 155th Air Refueling Wing Airmen discuss airflow particle test results at the 155th ARW, Nebraska National Guard air base, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 10, 2020. The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command, the university's medical center and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency examined airflow to assess ways to eliminate virus transmission to aircrew when transporting COVID-19 patients.