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  • Tech. Sgt. Dwayne Farr, assigned to the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, poses with one of his bicycles on Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., April 7, 2013. Farr has been training and racing as an endurance cyclist during the past four years and was part of the Military World Games in Mungyeoung, South Korea, Oct. 6, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. John Hughel)

    Airman balances cycling with Air Guard mission

    With endurance cycling, nearly every part of the sport is tough; from the demands of distance and the quality of the competitors, to the changing natural elements on any given day. For Tech. Sgt. Dwayne Farr, those difficulties pale in comparison with splitting his time between the grind of bicycle training to his no-fail mission with the Oregon Air National Guard.
  • Staff Sgt. Chris Cowgill, a command post controller for the 125th Fighter Wing, leads a children's Shoalin Kempo class Jan. 9, 2015, at his studio in Orange Park, Fla. Cowgill opened the studio with his wife and business partner, and he teaches Shoalin Kempo to students of all ages during his off-duty days. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. William Buchanan)

    Airman shares his love of martial arts by teaching others self-defense

    A bully incident nearly 20 years ago made Staff Sgt. Chris Cowgill enroll into the United Studios of Self Defense for martial arts training. Nowadays he spends his off-duty time at his very own martial arts studio training students of all ages how to defend themselves.
  • Airman 1st Class Tanya L. Brown, a services journeyman with Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Force Support Squadron, wraps food after lunch in Peoria, Ill., May 2, 2015. Brown, a full-time beautician, farmer, student, wife and mother, enlisted in the Air National Guard at the age of 35. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)

    The unstoppable Airman

    Airman 1st Class Tanya Brown was a fulltime everything three years ago -- beautician, livestock farmer, college student, wife and mother to four children. Then, not being one to shy away from a challenge, the 35 year old decided to join the Air National Guard.
  • A ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing takes off Feb. 2, 2011, during an Operation Deep Freeze mission in Antarctica. The 109th AW, which participates in the Antarctic missions from Christchurch, New Zealand, is the only organization that flies the ski-equipped LC-130s. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Airmen of New York's 109th AW begin Antarctic mission

    The takeoff of the New York Air National Guard's LC-130 Hercules ski-equipped aircraft here Oct. 16 marked the official start of the 109th Airlift Wing's 28th season of support to science research at the South Pole.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody introduce major command panelists during a Q-and-A session at the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 16, 2015, in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

    Time with MAJCOM commanders at the four-star forum

    Members of the Air Force, Air Force Association and defense industry were invited to a Q-and-A session with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James M. Cody and several major command commanders during a four-star forum at the AFA Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 16 in Washington D.C.
  • Scott Van Cleef, the chairman of the board for the Air Force Association, relays questions from the crowd to senior leaders from the active-duty, Guard and Reserve components about the total force, during the AFA’s Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., Sept. 15. The conference and exposition brings together Air Force leadership, industry experts, academia and current aerospace specialists from around the world to discuss the issues and challenges facing America and the aerospace community today. (Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)

    AF leadership talks total force

    Members of senior leadership from the active-duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, as well as the principal deputy to the secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs, convened for a discussion panel regarding the status of the total force at the Air Force Association’s Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 16 in Washington D.C.

  • MQ-1s test deployment capability in Latvia

    Two MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft and approximately 70 Airmen deployed to Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, to test the unit's ability to forward deploy, and to conduct air operations while assuring NATO allies of our commitment to regional security and stability.
  • Rayian Carazon and daughter Trica, from Lila, Bohol province, Philippines, talk to Papua New Guinea Defense Force Lt. Charles Namuesl, a family practitioner, during the Health Services Outreach provided as part of the Pacific Angel Philippines mission taking place in Lila, Bohol province, Philippines, Aug. 16, 2015. Pacific Angel is a multilateral humanitarian assistance civil military operation, which improves military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific while also providing medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter exchanges among partner forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)

    Medical collaboration provides world-class care during PACANGEL in the Philippines

    Already caring for her energetic 1-year-old, Trica, and four months pregnant with her second child, Carazon constantly worried about the health of her young family. Until this day, she had no way to know if there was anything wrong. Through word of mouth, she heard about the health services outreach provided as part of the Pacific Angel 15-1 Philippines mission taking place near her small home in Lila, Bohol province.
  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody discusses issues facing the Air Force during an enlisted call for Airmen of the Air National Guard at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 23, 2015. The discussion focused on professional military education, professional development and diversity. (Air National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Marvin R. Preston)

    Cody touts 'One Air Force' during ANG enlisted call

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody shared his thoughts on the future of the force with Airmen from the Air National Guard during an enlisted call July 23 at Joint Base Andrews.
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    Latest issue of Airman magazine now available

    In this issue of Airman magazine, you’ll meet Airmen who are assigned to Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, who have a vastly different deployment experience than most others in the Air Force, where they operate from Creech AFB and come home to their families at the end of their shift. They’re responsible for missions happening across the world in Iraq and Afghanistan. This brings a whole new layer of issues these Airmen must overcome to perform their duties.

  • F-16 crashes in Arizona

    An F-16 Fighting Falcon flying with the 162nd Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, crashed at about 8 p.m. June 24, five miles east of Douglas Municipal Airport, Arizona.
  • An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off in support of NATO exercise Eagle Talon June 15, 2015. Forces from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 52nd Fighter Wing and the 32nd Tactical Wing from Poland focused on offensive air operations and command and control exercises. The training missions paired U.S. fighter pilots and maintenance crews with their Polish Air Force counterparts at Lask Air Base, Poland, and helped strengthen relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Wesley Fleming )

    US, Polish air forces participate in Ramstein Guard

    The Air Force, along with its Polish counterparts, participated in NATO exercise Ramstein Guard with the first F-16 Fighting Falcon flights from the South Carolina Air National Guard, and the 32nd Tactical Wing here June 15.
  • Maj. Gen. Zakaria Cheik Ibrahim, the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) chief of defense, and Maj. Gen. Edward Tonini, the Kentucky National Guard (KNG) adjutant general, sign a State Partnership Program agreement at the Kempinski Hotel, Djibouti, June 2, 2015. The agreement means a long-term cooperative agreement between the KNG and FAD that will foster mutually beneficial exchanges between the two at all levels of the military as well as the civilian world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)

    Djibouti, Kentucky National Guard sign partnership agreement

    In a historic first for East Africa, representatives from the Kentucky National Guard (KNG) and the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) ratified a state partnership agreement in a signing ceremony held at the Kempinski Hotel in Djibouti City, June 2.
  • Gen. Frank Gorenc, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, walks with Maj. Gen. Rumen Radev, the Bulgarian Air Force commander, during a visit to Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, May 11, 2015. Airmen and F-15 Eagles from the 159th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are part of Europe's first-ever theater security package deployment. The European TSP provides the opportunity for U.S. forces to train with NATO allies and is enabled by the strategic access provided by the infrastructure, support and host-nation relationships at U.S. and host-nation installations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gustavo Castillo)

    ANG European theater security package arrives in Bulgaria

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander spoke to U.S. and Bulgarian Airmen and local community leaders about the Air Force's first European theater security package (TSP) of F-15C Eagles deployed to Graf Ignatievo Air Base, near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, May 11.

  • AMC to relocate KC-135 simulator to Pittsburgh

    As Air Mobility Command fields the KC-46A Pegasus, displaced KC-135 Stratotanker simulators are being designated for relocation to improve efficiency and effectiveness across the total force mobility enterprise by maximizing flying hour cost avoidance through improved simulator access.
  • Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clark III, far left, testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, to answer questions pertaining to the fiscal year 2016 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. National Guard and Reserve, in Washington, D.C., April 29, 2015. Among others, Clark testified before the Senate with Air Force Reserve Chief Lt. Gen. James Jackson. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)

    AF Reserve, Guard leaders testify before the Senate

    The chief of the Air Force Reserve and the director of the Air National Guard testified alongside the other services’ Reserve chiefs and Guard directors before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, April 29.

  • LA Air Guard deploys to Bulgaria for NATO training exercise

    The Louisiana Air National Guard's 159th Fighter Wing from Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, is participating in a bilateral flying training deployment with the Bulgarian Air Force at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, April 16-May 5.

  • Medics participate in Ultimate Caduceus 15

    Members of the 22nd Medical Group, and units from across the U.S., participated in Ultimate Caduceus 2015, giving them the opportunity to conduct aeromedical evacuation training, April 16-18, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Kimberly Daugherty, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster with the 249th Airlift Squadron, is studying to get her private pilot license with the Elmendorf Aero Club at Joint Base Elmendorf-RIchardson, Alaska. Daugherty endeavors to a professional pilot flying for the Air National Guard or for a commercial carrier. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Bedard)

    Airman aims high for the future

    Since early childhood, Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Kimberly Daugherty has admired service members, especially those who fly. The shiny wings displayed on their uniforms instilled in her a sense of wonder. When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, she always responded with the same answer: an astronaut or pilot.
  • Staff Sgt. Michael Hayes breaches a door as Staff Sgts. Pablo Berchini and Nicholas Fay, members of the 161st Security Forces Squadron, prepare to clear a room inside a shoot-house during training in Phoenix, Jan. 16, 2015. Airmen practiced scenarios ranging from room clearing to entry procedures during a close-quarters exercise as part of their annual training. (Air National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff)

    Arizona security forces team named ‘best in ANG’

    Senior defense officials recently announced that the 161st Security Forces Squadron is the best Air National Guard security team in the nation.
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