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  • Around the Air Force: Oct. 26

    On this look around the Air Force, Airmen with the 354th Fighter Wing out of Eielson AFB, Alaska started Exercise Arctic Gold 18-1, and additional pilot positions are open to Air National Guard and Reserve Pilots.
  • AFNORTH mobility planners in the 601st Air Operations Center stay busy coordinating airlift to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in support of FEMA's hurricane relief efforts.

    AFNORTH mobility planners surpass 1,500 flights supporting FEMA’s hurricane relief efforts

    Air Forces Northern air mobility planners surpassed 1,500 flights Sept. 30, 2017, when 32 relief flights were completed to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  • Operations manager Edward Tirado (right) communicates with members of the emergency operations center team at the FAA's Puerto Rico Operations Center, Sept. 30, 2017. The partnership between the FAA and the Puerto Rico Air National Guard was instrumental in restoring air traffic operations. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Capt. Matt Murphy)

    Air National Guard restores FAA capabilities for Puerto Rico

    A week and a half post Hurricane Maria, it is hard to tell the Federal Aviation Administration was at “ground zero” and in the dark with no power or communication capabilities. Now, the air traffic flow at San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport is back to normal thanks to the Air National Guard stepping in to help the FAA and to restore air operations for the island.
  • AMC commander meets with regional airlines

    AMC commander seeks enhanced problem-solving with airlines

    The commander of Air Mobility Command spoke with a group of more than 150 airline representatives, Sept. 26, 2017, to address pilot qualification and retention issues common to the Air Force and the airline industry.

  • Around the Air Force: Sept. 13

    FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) – On this look around the Air Force, Air National Guard Airmen in Saint Maarten and C-130 crews help fight wildfires in the Western U.S. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Koetz.For previous episodes, click here for the Air Force TV page.Related links:- ANG rescues- Firefighting

  • Around the Air Force: Sept. 1

    FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- On this look around the Air Force, Air National Guard Airmen send C-130s to Texas to evacuate Hurricane Harvey victims, the PACAF commander meets with the JASDF Commander, and the 48th Air Wing deploys to Lithuania to take over the Baltic Air Policing mission. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Samantha Ducker.For previous
  • Kentucky Air Guardsmen deploy for Hurricane Harvey rescue operations

    Kentucky ANG deploys troops for Hurricane Harvey rescue

    Forty-three additional Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard departed for Texas Aug. 29, 2017 to assist with Hurricane Harvey rescue operations, including aeromedical evacuations.

  • Around the Air Force: Aug 29

    On this look Around the Air Force, Air National Guard Airmen support Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and the Air Force has three new initiatives to retain pilots.

  • Around the Air Force: July 12

    On this look around the Air Force, Air National Guard Airmen battle California wildfires, F-16s arrive in England for a flying training deployment, and fiscal year 2018 first-term Airmen retraining quotas are released.

  • Officials announce 12 OAY Award winners for 2017

    Air Force officials have named the service's top enlisted members, announcing the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2017.
  • U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Randall Diego, a security forces member with the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, inserts a magazine into his M4 carbine at the beginning of his guard shift May 13, 2017. Diego is a member of the 254th Security Forces Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base and volunteered for his first deployment right out of technical training. He is part of a team of Guam service members who deployed together in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)

    Island defenders: Guam guardsmen protect expeditionary base, coalition mission

    For a team of Airmen from Guam, the monotony of the landscape surrounding them lies in stark contrast with the lush green hills of the Pacific island they left behind. These security forces members deployed from the 254th Security Forces Squadron of the Guam Air National Guard to secure access points to the installation and patrol perimeter fence lines and facilities of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group.
  • A New Jersey Air National Guard F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 177th Fighter Wing takes off for a flight during a three-day Aeropsace Control Alert CrossTell live-fly training exercise at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., May 23, 2017. Representatives from the Air National Guard fighter wings, Civil Air Patrol, and U.S. Coast Guard rotary-wing air intercept units will conduct daily sorties from May 23-25 to hone their skills with tactical-level air-intercept procedures. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released)

    Air defense exercise hones air-intercept skills

    Aircrews and associated support personnel from across the military air-defense enterprise are here for a three-day Aerospace Control Alert CrossTell live-fly training exercise from May 23-25, 2017.
  • Oregon Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Kristen Miller pauses for a photograph next to a display of weapons in her work area at the 142nd Fighter Wing, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., May 7, 2017. Miller recently was appointed as the first female Chief Master Sergeant Munitions System Specialist Superintendent in the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Hughel)

    Air National Guard senior NCO breaks barriers

    (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.) With multiple deployments and unique assignments during her 29 plus years of military experience as a munitions system specialist, Chief Master Sgt. Kristen Miller has broken a few barriers along the way. Her resume speaks for itself, as does her caring dedication to helping shape those in the career field.
  • Master Sgts. Laura and Mark Magee attend the annual Nevada Air National Guard Airman of the Year Ceremony at the Nevada ANG’s fuel cell hangar Dec. 4, 2016. The married couple converted to Islam after Laura completed the chaplain assistant course in Fort Jackson, S.C. three years ago. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Emerson Marcus)

    Nevada ANG chaplain: 'I want people to know Islam is not evil'

    Laura Magee remembers asking her father about religion when she was 8 while innocently combing her hair in front of a large vanity mirror. It was the first time she can remember asking one of her parents about the existence of a God — which she said her father quickly repudiated. Her parents identified as agnostic or atheist, she said. For Laura, now a master sergeant in the Nevada Air National Guard, these sorts of questions lingered and often went unanswered, even as she attended Christian services in adulthood.
  • Members of New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing prepare to take off from Westhampton Beach, N.Y., for a rescue mission at Lajes, Azores, April 24, 2017. The mission was to locate the aircraft and drop para-rescuemen who boarded a ship and provide emergency medical care to the crew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cheran A. Cambridge)

    New York ANG pararescuemen aid seamen on stricken ship in Mid-Atlantic

    Seven New York Air National Guard pararescuemen provided medical treatment for two injured crewmen on board a cargo ship in the mid-Atlantic April 25,after a five-hour flight and a night parachute jump into the sea.

  • F-16 crashes near Joint Base Andrews

    A D.C. Air National Guard F-16C Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 113th Wing at Joint Base Andrews, crashed at about 9:15 a.m. today approximately six miles southwest of the base. The aircraft was flying along with other D.C. ANG aircraft in a routine training mission in the greater Washington area. The aircraft carried one pilot.
  • U.S. and Polish C-130 Hercules aircraft prepare to fly a 4-ship formation at Powidz Air Base, Poland, March 24, 2017. Airmen from both countries participated in bilateral training during Aviation Detachment 17-2 in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. These bilateral trainings focused on maintaining joint readiness while building interoperability. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Alonzo Chapman/Released).

    Polish, US AF conduct tactical airlift training

    The 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard, participated in bilateral training with the Polish Air Force during Aviation Detachment 17-2 in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, at Powidz Air Base, Poland from March 1-27, 2017.
  • Chief Master Sgt. Paula C. Shawhan is assigned as chief of Professional Continuing Education at the Air National Guard's I.G. Brown Training and Education Center in Louisville, Tenn. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith)

    Succeeding through determination, mentorship

    (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.) Chief Master Sgt. Paula C. Shawhan is not the type of woman to wait idly for her stars to align.
  • An overhead picture of M113A2 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC).

    Reutilization program saves millions of dollars

    Master Sgt. Bryan ONeill, a range section chief at the 177th Fighter Wing’s Detachment 1, Warren Grove Bombing Range in Burlington County, New Jersey, determined that he could utilize the Defense Logistic Agency’s Reutilization Transfer Donation database of equipment to acquire pieces of demilitarized military equipment to create more realistic training environments for the unit’s F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots and joint terminal attack controllers, as well as Army, Navy and Marine Corps service members who train at the range.
  • Tech. Sgt. Amee Espinoza, Personnel Customer Service Manager for the ARPC Total Force Service Center, looks at photos of her sons. Espinoza lost her youngest son, but turned the tragedy into therapy and found her calling to serve others through counseling. She completed more than 600 hours of direct and indirect counseling services with individuals and groups focused on DUI and DWIs, addiction, domestic violence, conflict resolution, and anger management and was chosen as the Air Force Reserve Command nomination for the 2016 GEICO Military Service Award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Quinn Jacobson)

    I lost my son: Airman turns tragedy into therapy through resilience

    Following the unexpected death of her youngest son, Jeremiah, she became reckless. She was drinking daily and didn’t care whether she lived or died. It took a failed suicide attempt and court-ordered therapy for her life to change.
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