Guard News - The National Guard

4 Air National Guard Locations Chosen for C-130J Upgrades
September 15, 2023 — WASHINGTON - The U.S. Air Force selected four National Guard Airlift Wings as the preferred locations to receive C-130J Super Hercules to replace their aging C-130Hs, pending environmental...

Air Force Marks 100 years of Air Refueling with Flyovers
June 26, 2023 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa - On June 27, the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command plans nationwide flyovers involving over 150 aircraft to commemorate 100 years of air refueling. Air refueling units will perform...

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...

Air Force Leaders Discuss Total Force Integration
March 20, 2023 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - Senior RegAF, Reserve, National Guard and civilian Air Force and Space Force leaders participated in a Department of the Air Force Total Force Integration symposium,...

DC Air Guard Celebrates Air Force’s 75th Anniversary
September 19, 2022 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. – The District of Columbia Air National Guard celebrated the Air Force’s 75th Anniversary on base at the Joint Base Andrews Air & Space Expo Sept. 17-18.This...

Army Guard, Air Force Compete in Marksmanship in Kenya
August 26, 2022 — CAMP SIMBA, Kenya – Fifty-two Army National Guard and U.S. Air Force members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa participated in a joint-force combined arms marksmanship competition...

Air Force leaders talk total force integration
March 31, 2022 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Top leaders from Air Force active duty, the Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard addressed the importance and challenges of total force integration during a fireside...

Air Force graduates all-domain operational planners for air components
November 22, 2021 — The 505th Command and Control Wing graduated the fifth class of Multi-Domain Warfare Officers, also known by their Air Force Specialty Code-designator “Thirteen Oscar,” during a livestreamed ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 19...

Titan of Air Force history honored in Pennsylvania hometown
October 7, 2021 — BOYERTOWN, Pa. - Pennsylvania’s prominence in U.S. Army history and its role in today’s force is well known - from watershed events at Valley Forge and Gettysburg to being the home of the U.S. Army...

Western Air Defense Sector helps shape ABMS
September 21, 2020 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – A small Washington Air National Guard unit has become a key player for Air Force acquisitions in the evolution of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)...

FLNG Citizen-Airman tops 3,000 flight hours on CV-22 Osprey
August 25, 2020 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Just days before assuming command of the newly activated 249th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Lt. Col. Luke Sustman became the first Air Force pilot to amass 3,000...

Annual Northern Lightning exercise returns to Volk Field
August 10, 2020 — CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. — Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center is hosting approximately 50 aircraft and nearly 1,000 members of the National Guard, Air Force, Army, and Navy as part of the annual...

Guard, active-duty and reserve forces help Texas hospitals
August 4, 2020 — AUSTIN, Texas – More than 1,200 service members from the Texas National Guard and the active and reserve components of the Army, Navy and Air Force have joined forces to support Texas hospitals during...

NGB chief promotes first Guard director of space operations
May 20, 2020 — AURORA, Colo. – U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau (NGB), promoted the first NGB director of space operations, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gregory T. White, to...

TEC-U to launch on-demand video training for ANG
May 14, 2020 — I.G. BROWN TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER, Tenn. – From the Force, the first initiative for TEC University, officially launches May 22, allowing Airmen to share best practices and receive training from...

Aircraft airflow tested in Nebraska to reduce COVID-19 spread
April 14, 2020 — LINCOLN, Neb. – The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command sent multiple airframes to the Nebraska Air National Guard base to test airflow and reduce the risk to aircrews transporting COVID-19...

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