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  • Lt. Col. Eric Burdge discusses goals with members of the Guatemalan air force during a subject matter expert exchange Aug. 4, 2014, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The SMEE is one of the activities encouraged through the National Guard’s State Partnership Program, which helps foster cooperation and support between the U.S. and Guatemala.Burdge is the Arkansas State Air Surgeon for the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather R. Redman)

    State Partnership Program gateway to relationships in Air Forces Southern

    This week, Airmen from the Arkansas Air National Guard are working alongside their Guatemalan air force counterparts as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program.

  • Hurricane Hunters fly into Hurricane Iselle for life-saving data

    Airmen with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the Hurricane Hunters, deployed to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 5 to collect weather data in Hurricane Iselle as it approaches the Hawaiian Islands.
  • The Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing sends over 30 Airmen to participate in the Department of Defense's Innovative Readiness Training Program at Camp William Hinds in Raymond, Maine, July 8, 2014. Over 500 service members of the U.S Army, Marines, Air Force and Navy engineers are assisting with the project. This joint operation of military personnel will provide labor, construction equipment, and fuel for the project. The project involves construction of a new dining hall, a relocated shooting range, a new access road, a multi-use field, a new sporting clay area, and a variety of improvements to the 86-year-old camp. (Courtesy Photo)

    ANG, Reserve engineers refurbish Boy Scout camp

    Guard and Reserve civil engineers from around the country are using their skills here to refurbish Camp William Hinds for the Boy Scouts of America. Through the Department of Defense's Innovative Readiness Training program, or IRT, military construction units partner with civil organizations for military training projects that can benefit underserved communities. The Camp Hinds project is a joint training effort led by the Air National Guard.

  • Guardsmen, reservists help battle western wildfires

    Air reserve components are providing crews and planes to support civilian firefighting efforts in the West, the commander of the effort said in a DOD News interview.
  • Staff Sgt. Ronald Ball joined the Pennsylvania Air National Guard at 47 years old after a successful career with the Philadelphia Police Department. In 2012, Ball returned to military service as an Airman after being out of the Army for 18 years. He initially was honorably discharged from the Army to care for his children after the murder of his wife. Ball is with the 111th Security Forces Squadron at Horsham Air Base, Willow Grove, Penn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf)

    Transcending Tragedy

    At a stage in life that many would consider to be over the hill, Ronald Ball hardly fit the profile of an Air Force recruit. Starting over, a middle-aged man, no one would have blamed him for giving up.
  • Senior Airman Kimberly Buzzell, left, and Tech. Sgt. John Trujillo, pose for a photograph July 1, 2014, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The father and daughter team, originally fromTurner, Maine, is assigned to Task Force Signal and deployed together from the Air National Guard’s 243rd Engineering Installation Squadron in South Portland, Maine. Trujillo is a cable and antenna team chief while Buzzell is a radio frequency transmissions technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

    Father, daughter share deployment to Bagram

    The military becomes a tight knit family for people who are away from home. Service members share many unique experiences and when the time comes to deploy, they need "family" support that much more. For Tech. Sgt. John Trujillo and Senior Airman Kimberly Buzzell, the support network is not only available from their unit but also each other, as this father and daughter duo share their first deployment together at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
  • Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff, left, The Adjutant General of New Jersey, presents Master Sgt. Michael F. Sears, 177th Fighter Wing, the Silver Star, the third highest military award, June 28, 2014, during a ceremony at the 177th at Egg Harbor Township, N.J., for actions while deployed to Afghanistan on Sept. 29, 2012. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)

    ANG Airman awarded Silver Star

    An Air National Guard explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 177th Fighter Wing was awarded the Silver Star here June 28 for valor in combat while deployed to Afghanistan in 2012.
  • Senior Master Sgt. Darin Mauzy, Senior Enlisted Management Office supervisor, addresses the 2014 Command Chief’s Huddle, held at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., May 11, 2014. Mauzy outlined the office’s mission to ensure that senior enlisted leaders in the Air National Guard have equivalent access to development opportunities as the active component, in order to ensure the Guard’s voice is heard throughout the Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John E. Hillier III)

    ANG unveils new senior enlisted leader management office

    The Senior Enlisted Leader Management Office was unveiled by Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling to the state and wing command chiefs during the annual Command Chief's Huddle held here May 11-12.
  • A member of the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron participates in training utilizing the Air National Guard Advanced Joint Terminal Attack Controller Training System to Brig. Gen. Hopper Smith May 7, 2014, during an unveiling of the first operational AAJTS in the nation at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City. The AAJTS is a high-fidelity, fully immersive, simulator designed to support Air National Guard Joint Terminal Attack Controller and Combat Controller squadron level continuation, qualification and mission rehearsal training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Geoff Legler)

    Oklahoma air support unit trains on advanced combat simulator

    Members of the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 146th Air Support Operations Squadron at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, recently started training on the first simulator designed specifically for their mission.
  • Guatemalan children watch as Airmen with the 188th Civil Engineer Squadron load cinder blocks in preparation to build a school April 14, 2014, in El Robles, Guatemala, in support of Beyond the Horizon. Beyond the Horizon is a U.S. partnership with the government of Guatemala conducting various medical, dental and civic actions programs, providing focused humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Maj. Heath Allen)

    188th Civil Engineer Squadron builds hope, relationships in Guatemala's 'Beyond the Horizon'

    The 188th Civil Engineer Squadron of the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard, recently deployed to Guatemala for one month in support of Beyond the Horizon, which is a U.S. partnership with the government of Guatemala conducting various medical, dental and civic actions programs.
  • Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and several state senators listen to Capt. Tori Scearbo May, 2, 2014, as she discusses part of the mission at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. Scearbo is a member of the New Hampshire Air National Guard as a 157th Medical Group nurse. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark Wyatt)

    SecAF visits Airmen at Pease

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited here to meet with Airmen and senior leaders of the New Hampshire Air National Guard, the 64th Air Refueling Squadron, as well as New Hampshire state representatives May 2.
  • Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James spoke to Airmen and held a question and answer session in the base hangar May 2, 2014, during her visit to Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brian P. Boynton)

    SecAF, AFRC commander visit Westover ARB

    The 439th Airlift Wing hosted Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Lt. Gen. James Jackson, the chief of Air Force Reserve, May 2.
  • Brig. Gen. Dawne Deskins spearheads the Air Force National Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program for the 100,000 Air National Guard members. As the lead role in the program, Deskins will be able to influence the program at a higher level at a time when sexual assault in the military has garnered national attention. (U.S. Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Michelle Gonzalez)

    New York ANG leadership committed to fixing sexual harassment, assault

    Brig. Gen. Dawne Deskins goals are to improve training for commanders at all levels, improve the process of reporting across the Air National Guard and improve success with local law enforcement.
  • (Left to right) Tech. Sgt. Luis Morales Talento and his little brothers, Senior Airman Walter Morales Talento and Airman 1st Class Guido Morales Talento have been close since growing up in Oxnard, Calif. The Morales Talento brothers are deployed together from the 146th Airlift Wing, Channel Island Air National Guard Station, Calif. Luis is a supply specialist from the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group; Walter works at the maintenance operations center controller for the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; and Guido is a crew chief with the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Desiree W. Moye)

    All in the family: California ANG brothers serve together

    "I really feel blessed to have both of them here with me during my first deployment overseas. I love the fact that we hang out, enjoy meals together, workout, and even joined the base Honor Guard together," said Senior Airman Walter Morales Talento.
  • Aeromedical Evacuation members load simulated litter patients onto a C-130 Hercules March 31, 2014, during Ultimate Caduceus 2014,a national disaster exercise, at Cheyenne Air National Guard Base, Wyo. During Ultimate Caduceus, AE members provided medical support processed and transferred patients. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

    Airmen, civil authorities train for natural disasters

    Natural disasters can and often strike with little notice, making a recent multi-state disaster response exercise involving military, civilian and interagency personnel especially valuable.
  • Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling, Command Chief Master Sgt. of the Air National Guard, speaks with newly promoted Chief Master Sgts in the active duty Air Force about the role of the Air National Guard,Joint Base Bolling-Anacostia, Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2014. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Eichaker)

    Top ANG enlisted chief embraces 'one Air Force' concept

    Emphasizing the importance of embracing a “one Air Force” concept, Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling, command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard, addressed newly minted Air Force chief master sergeants attending the Air Force District of Washington Chief’s Orientation and Recognition Ceremony here to educate them about the Air Guard and to further build upon relationships between the active and reserve components.
  • Master Sgt Chuck Barth checks a training bundle from an airdrop with a C-130 Hercules at Grayling Gunnery Range during Exercise Northern Strike 2013 on August 6, 2013.Exercise Northern Strike 2013 is a joint multi-national combined arms training exercise conducted in Michigan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson/unclassified)

    Father, son team up for exercise airdrop

    As Senior Airman Nick Barth prepared a standard airdrop training bundle on a C-130 Hercules during exercise Northern Strike on Aug. 6, 2013, he reflected on what his father told him right before his deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

  • Air National Guard wins Foulois Award for flight safety

    The Air National Guard was recently awarded the Major General Benjamin D. Foulois Memorial Award for the most exemplary flight safety record of all Air Force major commands during fiscal 2012.

  • AF seeks ARC pararescue instructors for limited period recall

    Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard pararescue Airmen may be eligible to apply for a limited period recall to extended active duty, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.
  • Maj. Chris Cisneros (left) and Lt. Col. Paul C. Zurkowski stand at the position of attention during an awards ceremony Dec. 8, 2013, at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Md. They were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor for their actions in a fire fight while deployed to Afghanistan. Cisneros and Zurkowski are A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots with the Maryland Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech Sgt. David Speicher)

    Airmen awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

    Two pilots from the Maryland Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Squadron were recently awarded one of the Air Force's highest awards for actions in combat.
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