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AATC Puts Innovation to Work During Northern Edge Exercise
May 22, 2023 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - Throughout Alaska’s vast expanse, innovation and readiness were put to the test during the much-anticipated Northern Edge 2023 field training exercise. From May 4 to...

Psychological Health Directors Discuss Readiness Impacts
May 2, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. - More than 75 Air National Guard directors of psychological health focused on best practices, trends and changes to psychological health needs for Guard Airmen at a workshop April...

Air National Guard Leaders Host 2023 Wing Leader Conference
May 2, 2023 — NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt Maurice L Williams, command chief, Air National Guard, hosted ANG senior leaders and...

ANG Top Leader Hosts Air Defender ’23 Media Visit
April 7, 2023 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, welcomed German air force senior leaders and media to the National Capital Region April 3-6 to learn...

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,...

Florida Guardsman Achieves First at Air Force Weapons School
August 5, 2022 — JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Fla. – Weapons Patch. A distinction earned only after graduating from the U.S. Air Force’s Weapons School, one of the most academically rigorous schoolhouses in...

AESA Radar Launches F-16 Into Next Generation of Air Power
June 23, 2022 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – More than 70 F-16 Fighting Falcons across 12 Air National Guard units are now flying with the new active electronically scanned array radar that will allow pilots to detect,...

New Air National Guard Exercise Tests Agility in Michigan
June 7, 2022 — ALPENA, Mich. – Air National Guard Airmen and aircraft from around the country are conducting the first Air National Guard Readiness Exercise Program event, Agile Rage 22. This exercise is hosted by...

ASLC brings ANG, NGB, USAF leaders together
April 26, 2022 — DALLAS – Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, the Air National Guard director, hosted the Air National Guard Senior Leader Conference April 19-21.ASLC is an annual conference that joins senior air leaders and...

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...

New ANG commanders learn to ‘progress unhindered by custom’
March 31, 2022 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – More than four dozen new and future Air National Guard commanders recently gathered in the national capital region for a whirlwind week of networking, leadership training and...

ANG command chief speaks on total force integration
March 30, 2022 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - Command Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams, the 13th command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard, participated in the Senior Enlisted Leadership Panel segment...

ANG director emphasizes readiness, change with Hawaii Airmen
February 14, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The director of the Air National Guard made his message clear while visiting Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen Feb. 8 — members at every step of the chain are...

AATC is key in reaching F-15EX missile launch milestone
February 4, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Jan. 25 marked a historic milestone for the Air Force’s newest fighter as the F-15EX Eagle II executed its first live-fire weapons test over the Gulf of Mexico.The test consisted of...

Joint ACE exercise fulfills training, testing objectives
December 28, 2021 — U.S. MARINE CORPS BASE, Hawaii – The Air National Guard/Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC), traditionally known for its innovation and cost-saving tactics, took on a much broader mission as the...

179th AW to host 1st Air National Guard cyberspace wing
September 17, 2021 — MANSFIELD, Ohio – Mansfield-Lahm Air National Guard Base is the preferred location for the first Air National Guard cyberspace wing in the country.The Department of the Air Force announced the...

Focus on the Force Week 2021 celebrates ANG’s outstanding Airmen of the year
August 20, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. –The Air National Guard's Outstanding Airmen of the Year honorees were recognized during Focus on the Force Week Aug. 16-20, in the National Capital Region. This year's OAY honorees...

ANG units train in advanced vehicle maintenance and repair
July 29, 2021 — FARGO, N.D. –Thirteen students from six Air National Guard units in five states attended an advanced truck air brake system course hosted by the 119th Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron and taught...

Air National Guard director hosts senior leader conference
July 26, 2021 — ST. LOUIS – Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, Air National Guard director, hosted senior leaders and commanders from around the country for the ANG Senior Leader Conference July 19-22.The annual event brings...

KC-135 takes important step toward ABMS
June 17, 2021 — SALT LAKE CITY – A KC-135 piloted by Airmen from the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserves passed an important integration and modernization milestone during a recent flight.The total force...

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