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New York Guard Airmen Modernize C-17 Fleet with Microvanes
March 19, 2025
New York Air National Guard leaders look at a C-17 Globemaster III equipped with microvanes at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, Feb. 2, 2025. Microvanes are 3D printed devices that reduce drag and fuel consumption by 1%, saving the Air Force money and enhancing mission capability.
US, Polish Partners Strengthen Interoperability, Modernization
March 10, 2025
U.S. and Polish military personnel gather at 1 Baza Lotnictwa Transportowego (1st Airlift Base) in Warsaw, Poland, highlighting continued collaboration in enhancing NATO interoperability. The Illinois National Guard and Poland have been partners in the State Partnership Program since its inception in 1993.
172nd Airlift Wing Opens State-of-the-Art Small Arms Range
February 24, 2025
Staff Sgt. Marcus Johnson, combat arms lead instructor with the 172nd Security Forces Squadron, engages his target at the inaugural test fire at the new 172nd Airlift Wing small arms range in Jackson, Mississippi. The Mississippi National Guard and the 172nd Airlift Wing celebrated the opening of the state-of-the-art small arms range Jan. 24, 2025.
Oregon National Guard Opens Its First Off-Road Tank Trail
February 10, 2025
Tank commander Sgt. 1st Class Eric Gilliland, of 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, communicates with driver Sgt. Maxwell Rounds from Castle Rock, Wash., as they maneuver their M1A2 SEP v2 Abrams tank onto the new six-mile tank trail at Raymond F. Rees Training Center in Umatilla, Oregon, Feb. 1, 2025. The new trail enables local National Guard tank crews to conduct essential driver training without traveling to out-of-state facilities.
Arkansas Guard’s 189th Airlift Wing Takes 1st C-130J Flight
February 10, 2025
The aircrew for an EC-130J assigned to the 189th Airlift Wing poses for a group photo Feb. 7, 2025. The crew conducted the first training flight in a J-model C-130 for the Arkansas Air National Guard, an important step toward fleet modernization for the Air National Guard.
Alaska National Guard Fields Helicopter Engine Test Stand
December 12, 2024
Alaska Air National Guard Col. Joshua Armstrong, far left, 176th Wing commander, and Brig. Gen. Brian Kile, far right, Alaska Air National Guard commander, look on as, from center left to center right, Senior Master Sgt. Benjamin Devries, 176th MXS Accessories Flight chief, Senior Master Sgt. Troy Freeman, 176th MXS Propulsion Flight supervisor, and Col. Michael Cummings, 176th Maintenance Group commander, cut a ceremonial ribbon Dec. 9, 2024, to mark the fielding of the Propulsion Flight’s T700 Flexible Engine Diagnostic System at JBER. The test stand will save time and money in diagnosing HH-60G Pave Hawk engine faults.
Robot Boosts Louisiana Guard Civil Support Team Readiness
December 4, 2024
Sgt. Nicolas Cullop, 62nd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, Louisiana National Guard, operates the Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II, an advanced unmanned ground vehicle equipped with specialized chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear equipment. The robotic system can gather information from potentially hazardous environments.
Runway Reopens at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center
November 26, 2024
Two Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center snowplows cut the ribbon at the runway repair ceremony Nov. 25, 2024, in Alpena, Michigan. The two-year, $60 million federally funded construction project repaired the entire primary runway at Alpena County Regional Airport that supports military and commercial aircraft operations.
Oklahoma Guard, Partners Brainstorm Drone Technologies
November 20, 2024
Oklahoma Army National Guard Col. Shane Riley, director of the OKNG's Launched Effects Program, addresses a meeting at the Tulsa Tech campus in Jenks, Oklahoma, Nov. 7, 2024. The meeting was a collaborative effort to bolster defense against aerial threats, bringing together Oklahoma National Guard leaders and state, education and industry partners to discuss counter uncrewed aerial systems.
158th Fighter Wing Expands Largest Air Guard Solar Array
November 15, 2024
U.S. Air Force Capt. Dayton Brown, right, the base civil engineer, and Robert Letourneau, the base engineering technician, walk the grounds of the solar array expansion at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Nov. 15, 2024. The Vermont Air National Guard began the third and final phase of a photovoltaic power project to increase energy resilience, reduce carbon emissions and enhance emergency readiness.
Idaho National Guard Gets 1st HH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter
October 30, 2024
The Idaho Army National Guard's new HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter includes all upgrades included in the UH-60M and improved cabin configuration and integrated medical capabilities not present in the UH-60L models, which are being replaced. The forward-looking infrared camera has been moved to the helicopter’s nose for a more unobstructed view.
New York Air Guard Wing Welcomes New, High-Tech Helicopters
October 28, 2024
An HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue helicopter assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing conducts a flyover during an HH-60W conversion ceremony at the 106th Rescue Wing at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Oct. 25, 2024. The ceremony celebrated the official conversion of the 106th from the HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter to the HH-60W Jolly Green II.
Arizona Air Guard Opens New High-Tech Indoor Firing Range
October 28, 2024
Airmen fire M18 handguns as part of small arms qualification at the new indoor range at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix, Oct. 5, 2024. Staying proficient in individual weapon systems keeps Airmen deployable and mission-ready.
Oregon Army National Guard Upgrades Sniper Rifles
February 12, 2024
Sniper section members fire MK 22 Precision Sniper Rifles issued to the Oregon Army National Guard on Feb. 7, 2024, during the new equipment training range day at Orchard Combat Training Center in Idaho.
Connecticut Guard Completes Mission Systems Operator Conversion
November 21, 2023
Connecticut Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Payton Kelley, a mission systems operator assigned to the 103d Air Control Squadron, monitors radar and electronic systems to assist pilots conducting defensive counter-air operations during a training exercise at Orange Air National Guard Station, Orange, Connecticut, Oct. 31, 2023. As a mission systems operator, Kelley detects, tracks, identifies, plots and disseminates information in the battle management area to assist friendly pilots and ground forces.
Western Air Defense Sector Gets New Training Facility
October 17, 2023
The Continental North American Aerospace Defense Command Region deputy commander, Royal Canadian Air Force Maj. Gen. Sean Boyle, center-right, and the Washington Air National Guard commander, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh center-left, cut the ribbon on the Western Air Defense Sector’s new Mission Training Center with WADS leadership Oct. 5, 2023, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The $2 million state-of-the-art facility provides high-end simulation capabilities for Airmen who manage and operate Command and Control Battle Management Systems in defense of the U.S. homeland under Operation NOBLE EAGLE.
Guard Charges Forward with Electric Vehicle Conversion
January 25, 2023
As part of the National Guard’s larger initiative to replace its non-tactical vehicle fleet with hybrid or electric vehicles, the Colorado Army National Guard’s environmental quality program helped the COARNG replace five of its non-tactical fleet with electric vehicles and one plug-in hybrid from 2019-2020, reducing gas and maintenance costs by $2,000 per vehicle.
Hollywood Guard Hosts Groundbreaking for C-130J Simulator
January 6, 2023
U.S. Air National Guard Col. Lisa A. Nemeth, commander 146th Airlift Wing, speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for the wing's new C-130J simulator at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, Jan. 5, 2023. The new simulator or Weapons System Trainer Reconfigurable C-130J flight simulator will showcase capabilities that will separate it from other simulators across the United States.
Signal Company Modernizes Ohio Guard Network Infrastructure
January 3, 2023
Spc. Kaden Scherger, with the 1137th Signal Company TIN-E (Tactical Installation and Networking-Enhanced), tests network connections during an infrastructure improvement project April 26, 2022, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. The 1137th's primary mission to install and maintain computer network infrastructure.
Hokanson: Maintaining Joint Force Competitive Edge Requires Rapid Modernization, Innovation
November 3, 2022
A crew chief assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing taxis an F-35A Lightning II fifth generation aircraft assigned to the wing at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, May 2, 2022. The aircraft departed to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to continue NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing mission along the Eastern Flank.