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  • Tech Sgt. Phillip Suchicital, a 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron end of runway NCO in charge, marshals in an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, during Exercise Beverly Midnight 15-2 at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, March 6, 2015. BM 15-2 tested Airmen on their ability to survive and operate while under the stress of simulated wartime activities, all while ensuring aircraft generate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Taylor Curry)

    Redeyes fly in Korean skies

    More than 200 Airmen and several F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Colorado Air National Guard’s 140th Wing have been deployed at Kunsan Air Base since February as part of a of a rotational theater security package (TSP).

  • Eligible Airmen may choose retirement plan at 14 1/2-year mark

    The Air Force Personnel Center has developed an automatic notification process that sends a message directly to active-duty Air Force and headquarters Active Guard Reserve members when they reach 14 1/2 years of active service.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III addresses Airmen of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, during a town hall meeting March 22, 2015, at Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, Ariz. During the visit, Welsh interacted with Airmen and their spouses at an officer’s call and mission brief. The chief of staff got a first-hand look at the KC-135 Stratotanker unit and the Airmen who make the refueling mission a success. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Courtney Enos)

    CSAF visits Arizona’s tanker wing, thanks Guard members

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and his wife, Betty, visited the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing here March 22, to discuss the future of the Air Force, meet Airmen and their families, and thank them for their service.

  • Eglin responds to aircraft recovery

    One UH-60 Black Hawk with four aircrew and seven Marines assigned to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was involved in an incident near Eglin Air Force Base range site A-17, east of the Navarre Bridge.

  • ANG conducts air refueling training with NATO allies in Germany

    Nearly 30 Airmen from the Utah Air National Guard's 151st Air Refueling Wing recently spent two weeks at Geilenkirchen Air Base, Germany, Jan. 4-16 to provide air refueling support during training flights for NATO E-3A Sentry aircraft pilots.
  • Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group offload humanitarian cargo from a KC-10 Extender Nov. 12, 2014, at the Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal. The Kentucky Airmen will stage the cargo in Senegal before transferring it to C-130J Super Hercules for delivery into Monrovia, Liberia, in support of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Maj. Dale Greer)

    Kentucky Air Guard completes Ebola-response mission in Senegal

    Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group transferred control of a humanitarian cargo hub to replacement forces here Nov. 18, successfully completing their support of an Ebola-response mission that has processed more than 750 tons of relief supplies for airlift into Liberia.
  • Soldiers look on as service members disembark a bus upon arrival at Langley Transit Center Nov. 13, 2014, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Service members from multiple branches of the armed forces will undergo a 21-day controlled monitoring period at the transit center after returning from fighting the spread of Ebola in West Africa in support of Operation United Assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason J. Brown)

    First 90 returnees enter controlled monitoring period after Ebola response

    Ninety U.S. service members arrived at Joint Base Langley-Eustis' Langley Transit Center Nov. 13 to begin a 21-day controlled monitoring period prior to returning to their home stations.

  • Defense Department officials establish Ebola medical support team

    When Capt. Stacey Morgan’s squadron commander sent her a text message saying that she needed to immediately call him, her first thought was, “Uh-oh. What did I do?” But after a minute or two of talking to her commander, her apprehension was quickly replaced by anxious excitement, as he asked her to become a member of a 30-person military Ebola medical support team.
  • Two C-130 Hercules wait to taxi on the flightline Oct. 20, 2014, during U.S. Air Force Aviation Detachment rotation 15-1, at Powidz Air Base, Poland. The C-130s are assigned to Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing. The 182nd AW brought three aircraft to participate in the rotation hosted by the U.S. Aviation Detachment, 52nd Operations Group, at Łask Air Base, Poland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dylan Nuckolls)

    Illinois ANG soars skies over Poland

    Airmen from the U.S. and Polish air forces started training together Oct. 15, at Powidz Air Base, Poland, for the start of Aviation Detachment rotation 15-1.
  • A group of 30 U.S. military personnel, including Marines, Airmen, and Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), board a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 19, 2014, at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal. The service members are bound for Monrovia, Liberia, where U.S. troops will construct medical treatment units and train health care workers as part of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Maj. Dale Greer)

    Kentucky ANG Airmen support 101st Airborne Division’s movement to Liberia

    The Joint Task Force-Port Opening Senegal (JTF-PO) supported the 101st Airborne Division’s departure from Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport here Oct. 19, en route to Liberia, where the division will join hundreds of U.S. service members engaged in the fight against Ebola in West Africa.

  • Obama activates reserves for Operation United Assistance

    President Barack Obama has authorized the Defense Department to call up a small number of National Guard or reserve troops that possess special skills needed to aid efforts in stopping the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa.
  • Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group off-load the unit’s gear from a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 4, 2014, at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, in support of Operation United Assistance. More than 70 Kentucky ANG Airmen arrived with the gear to stand up an intermediate staging base at the airport that will funnel humanitarian supplies and equipment into West Africa as part of the international effort to fight Ebola. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Maj. Dale Greer)

    Kentucky ANG establishes cargo hub in Senegal for Ebola response

    More than 80 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group stood up a cargo hub here Oct. 5, that will funnel humanitarian supplies and equipment into West Africa in support of Operation United Assistance, or OUA, the international effort to fight Ebola.
  • A 168th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker is pushed backward by a tow truck prior to takeoff Sept. 30, 2014, at Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base, Germany. The aircraft carries 125,000 lbs. of fuel and will offload 30,000 to 35,000 lbs. to receiving Boeing E-3A AWACS. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Senior Airman Francine St. Laurent)

    Airmen wear many hats, support NATO mission in Germany

    Airmen from Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Air Refueling Wing began a two-week support mission here, supporting NATO’s airborne warning and control system mission.
  • Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III addresses an audience during the Air National Guard update at the 2014 Air Force Association’s Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition September 15, 2014 in Washington D.C. Clarke highlighted the ANG’s involvement in domestic operations and recognized several ANG Airmen and units for exemplary service during recent combat operations. Clarke is the director of the Air National Guard. (Air National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Marvin R. Preston)

    Director of the ANG addresses AFA Air & Space Conference

    Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke, the Director of the Air National Guard, provided an overview of the ANG at the 2014 Air Force Association’s Air & Space and Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., Sept. 15.
  • Members of the 154th Civil Engineer Squadron partner with day laborers from the local community to cut pieces of wood for a basketball backboard Sept. 8, 2014, during Pacific Unity 14-8 in Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea. Pacific Unity is a bilateral Engineering Civic Action Program conducted in the Asia-Pacific region in collaboration with host nation civil authorities and military service members that build upon previous engagements and exercises, and continue to mature U.S. and Asia-Pacific civil-military interoperability. The Airmen are deployed from the Hawaii Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden)

    Airmen enhance learning environment for Papua New Guinea students

    A 34-manned team of U.S. Air Force construction craftsmen and support personnel along with Papua New Guinea Defense Forces and local workers have continued make enhancements at Togoba Secondary School in Papua New Guinea during Pacific Unity 14-8 .
  • Lt. Gen. James Jackson, right, recognizes Master Sgt. James Hudson for his outstanding achievement as team chief of the Air Force Reserve’s first nuclear-certified B-52 weapons load crew, Aug. 26, 2014, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Jackson's visit to Barksdale included a tour of the 307th Bomb Wing and then attending the Air Reserve Component focus day hosted by the Air Force Global Strike Command. Jackson is the commander of Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Greg Steele)

    AF Global Strike, Air Reserve Component leaders discuss ‘way ahead’

    Air Force Global Strike Command hosted its first Air Reserve Component focus day here, Aug. 26 and 27.
  • Chief Master Sgt. Christopher C. Guy is the personnel area functional manager assigned to the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md. He will serve on a three member team that will make recommendations on enhanced data sharing and the efficient transfer of the service member treatment records between the Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Marvin. R. Preston)

    ANG Airman selected to serve on VA advisory group

    Chief Master Sgt. Christopher C. Guy, the personnel career field functional manager, will serve on a three member team that will provide recommended solutions on enhanced data sharing and the efficient transfer of the separating or retiring members' service treatment records from the Defense Department to the VA.
  • Master Sgt. Jeremiah Graves, left, and Master Sgt. Joshua Graves stand together in front of a work site July 1, 2014, on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Joshua and Jeremiah, identical twins, are deployed from the Air National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. Jeremiah is a 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment supervisor and Joshua is a 455th ECES project manager. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings)

    Wingmen for life: Twins serve together in Afghanistan

    Brothers born seven minutes apart, have ventured through life side by side and now their journey has brought them to Afghanistan.

  • July 7 – Pulse on AF force management

    Featured in this force management update are details regarding civilian force management program expansions and ongoing officer early retirement and enlisted retention boards.
  • Pararescuemen from the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., prepare April 3, 2014, to jump from an MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft with Zodiac raft and other lifesaving gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Julia Bates)

    ANG 'guardian angel' team rescues girl stricken during Pacific voyage

    A California family stranded in choppy waters of the Pacific Ocean with a very ill baby girl was safely aboard a Navy ship Monday, enroute to San Diego, a military spokesman said.
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