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Air Guard Builds Combat Readiness at Patriot Forge II
August 20, 2026 — FORT DEVENS, Mass. – Nearly 200 Air National Guard civil engineers moved through dense terrain carrying weapons and combat equipment, navigated without relying on Global Positioning System, operated...

Alabama Air Guard Tests Combat Readiness During Tuskegee Thunder
August 17, 2026 — DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. — Airmen assigned to the 187th Fighter Wing trained to generate and sustain F-35A Lightning II combat airpower under pressure during Operation Tuskegee Thunder, Aug. 12-14.The...

Air National Guard Details Bonuses, Policy Changes Amid ‘Summer Surge Incentives’
August 4, 2026 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The Air National Guard is rolling out sweeping recruiting and retention transformation initiatives – removing accession barriers, expanding enterprise support and reshaping how it...

Arkansas Guard’s 189th Airlift Wing Wins Safety Awards
May 12, 2026 — LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. – Three of 12 awards given by the Air National Guard for 2025’s outstanding performers in the safety field have been bestowed on the Arkansas National Guard’s 189th...

Air National Guard Integrates New Communication Technology to Aid Rescue Missions
March 17, 2026 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The Air National Guard recently secured $22 million in federal funding to field a new satellite-based communications system designed to significantly improve response and coordination...

Air Guard Pilot Recognized With Prestigious Shine Award
February 19, 2026 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Eric “Rebel” Emerson, a fighter squadron commander with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing, received the 2024 Lt. Col. Anthony C...

Air National Guard Touts Key Changes After Record-Setting Recruitment Year
December 23, 2025 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The Air National Guard's most successful recruiting year, with nearly 12,000 new members in fiscal year 2025, coincides with a major restructuring of its operations to better support...

Air Force Selects Tennessee Guard Base as Preferred Location to Host Next-gen Pegasus
November 20, 2025 — PENTAGON – The U.S. Air Force announced McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base near Knoxville, Tenn., as the preferred location to host the KC-46A Pegasus Main Operating Base 7 as part of the Department...

Guard, Reserve and Navy Test Helicopter Countermeasures Over Water
August 26, 2025 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. — The 129th Rescue Wing, based at Moffett Air National Guard Base in Mountain View, California; the 144th Fighter Wing, based at Fresno Air National Guard Base,...

Air National Guard Provides Rescue Assets During Historic Pacific Exercise
August 12, 2025 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Air National Guard rescue units from Alaska, California and New York deployed about 150 Airmen with five aircraft recently to provide real-world rescue capability in...

Arizona Air Guard’s 161st Medical Group Completes Training in Italy
August 4, 2025 — SIGONELLA, Italy - More than 40 members of the 161st Medical Group, Arizona Air National Guard, completed a two-week Medical Facility Annual Training, or MFAT, rotation at Naval Air Station Sigonella...

Air Guard Demonstrates Critical Indo-Pacific Capabilities During Talisman Sabre 25
July 31, 2025 — BRISBANE, Queensland – Airmen from Hawaii, California, Guam, Idaho and Wisconsin Air National Guard units participated in Talisman Sabre 25, Australia’s premier military exercise that underscored the...

South Carolina Air Guard Trains with Active Component in Japan
July 18, 2025 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Air Force firefighters assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard 169th Civil Engineer Squadron partnered with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department...

Missouri Guard Airmen Play Critical Role in Iran Nuclear Strike Mission
June 27, 2025 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a major display of strategic airpower, the Missouri National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing played a pivotal role in the U.S. military operation targeting three nuclear weapons...

Air Reserve Component Test Center Marks Milestone With F-35 Test Force at Eglin AFB
May 8, 2025 — EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center established its first-ever F-35 Combined Test Force at Eglin Air Force Base on May 1. This major milestone...

In Maine, Raines Highlights National Guard Readiness, Family Support and Global Reach
May 7, 2025 — BANGOR, Maine — More than 2,600 Army and Air National Guardsmen stand ready to answer the call across Maine’s rugged 3,500-mile coastline and vast terrain—trained, equipped and prepared to defend the...

California Air National Guard Hosts Reaper Smoke 2025
May 5, 2025 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. — More than 200 active component, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard MQ-9 Reaper Airmen participated in Exercise Reaper Smoke 2025 last week in Southern...

Wisconsin Airmen Host Training for NATO Counterparts
April 11, 2025 — CAMP DOUGLAS, WIS. – Airmen assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron recently conducted airspace control training for members of four NATO partner nations.The training...

Tactical Casualty Care Simulators Boost Air Guard Readiness
March 6, 2025 — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The constantly evolving battlefield requires service members to adapt through continual training. This is especially true for aerospace medical service technicians — Air Force field...

Florida Air National Guard Wing Welcomes F-35A Lightning II
March 4, 2025 — The Florida Air National Guard officially entered the fifth-generation fighter era with the arrival of its first F-35A Lightning II on March 4, 2025. The milestone makes the 125th Fighter Wing, known as ‘the Thunder’, the fourth Air National Guard (ANG) unit to receive the advanced fighter, marking a pivotal moment in the wing’s history and reinforcing the Air Force’s global defense strategy...

Hawaii Guard Supports Tropical Cyclone Lala Response

South Carolina Guard Enhances Readiness With Advanced HH-60M Black Hawk

Army National Guard Fast-Tracks Resilient Microgrids with $14.7M APFIT Award

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada