Guard News - The National Guard - Nov 2016

German controllers train with counterparts in New Jersey Air National Guard
November 8, 2016 — EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. - German armed forces Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) made a second visit to the 227th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) this year to train with their U.S. Air...

Air National Guard director visits South Dakota's 114th Fighter Wing
November 7, 2016 — JOE FOSS FIELD, S.D. - Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Director of the Air National Guard, met with Airmen from the 114th Fighter Wing about current issues and the direction of the ANG during a Sunday visit...

West Virginia Airman beats cancer; completes 22nd marathon
November 7, 2016 — MARTINSBURG, W. Va. – Senior Master Sgt. Todd Kirkwood, avionics superintendent for the 167th Airlift Wing, was diagnosed with cancer the day after Thanksgiving last year. The diagnosis came as a...

Alaska maintenance Airman quietly excels at finding and fixing fuel leaks
November 4, 2016 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — Saving hundreds of thousands of dollars is something that not many people claim, and not talking about it is something even more unique, but not for Staff Sgt. Julia...

Native American Airman from 108th Wing is recognized
November 2, 2016 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - Staff Sgt. Thereasa Barker-Figueroa, a 108th Wing Airman, was recognized by the Society of American Indian Government Employees, as one of six service members...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future