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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... MORE

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... MORE

Eagle II Soars at Northern Edge 21
May 25, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The F-15EX made its exercise debut at Northern Edge 21, flying 33 sorties and 89.8 hours with a team of six total force Air Force pilots at the controls.The... MORE

Airmen and Soldiers learn to communicate in joint training
May 7, 2021 — BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – Bringing Airmen and Soldiers together through joint training is essential to increasing the interoperability of the Air and Army National Guard.Strong... MORE

An ANG chief leads change for enlisted aviator height policy
February 10, 2021 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – In the wake of the Air Force removing pilot height requirements in 2020, an Air National Guard chief is leading a multi-agency effort to create the first body measurement... MORE

Historic Air National Guard airlift brings troops to DC
January 16, 2021 — WASHINGTON – Thousands of National Guard troops streamed into the nation's capital to support law enforcement during the presidential inauguration, building to a force of 25,000 members. Many of the... MORE

ANG gets 1st non-pilot, 1st woman deputy director
September 23, 2020 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – In 1985, newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Dawne L. Deskins arrived at her first duty station, McChord Air Force Base, ready to take on the job of an air battle manager. Initially,... MORE

Air National Guard welcomes 13th command chief
August 27, 2020 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Michael Loh selected Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams, the command senior enlisted advisor for the Kansas National Guard, as the... MORE

189th Airlift Wing installs first UV light system
July 22, 2020 — LITTLE ROCK AFB, Ark - Over the last several months, the world changed dramatically due to the COVID-19 pandemic. American families were crushed with the responsibility of the new "normal" wearing... MORE

One man’s journey to the Air National Guard
July 8, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Tech. Sgt. Clayton Smith’s accent has a lilting island inflection indicating he’s probably from a certain area of the Caribbean.“I was born in Trinidad and Tobago,” he said, adding... MORE

Shared online workouts lift spirits during home isolation
May 1, 2020 — FRIENDSVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the Air National Guard training and education center are not taking their seclusion for the pandemic sitting down but instead exercising via... MORE

Air National Guard stays abreast of weather for 30th ABCT
March 27, 2020 — UNDISCLOSED LOCATION – U.S. Airmen from the North Carolina Air National Guard's 156th Weather Flight, 145th Air Wing, forecast a severe sandstorm for the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team five days... MORE

South Dakota National Guard trains in Minnesota

Air National Guard director hosts senior leader conference

National Guard units across the nation complete Cyber Shield

Alaska Guard ends 18-year mission with state partner Mongolia

Updated electronic warfare course resumes at Camp Buehring