Nov. 29, 2021 National American Indian Heritage Month: Protecting Nihi kéyáh, preserving culture Airman 1st Class Verneon Reed, 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Detachment 1 RQ-4 Global Hawk maintainer, is of the Navajo people. Navajo culture is one of many Native American cultures pushed out by the American government for centuries. Despite forced assimilation in order to return home,
Aug. 5, 2019 SAIGE Military Meritorious Service Award winner fosters resilience, culture Mooneyham is proud of her Native American heritage which taught her resilience and enabled her to win the 2019 Society of American Indian Government Employees Military Meritorious Service Award for her dedicated work in her community as well as supporting the Defense Department mission.
Nov. 22, 2017 Native warrior culture November has been designated as National American Indian Heritage Month since 1990. This is a time to celebrate the cultures, traditions, histories, and acknowledge the contributions of Native Americans.
Aug. 15, 2017 182nd CES finishes construction rotation at Crow Reservation Thirty-five Airmen with the Illinois Air National Guard's 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron completed their two-week annual training constructing homes for Crow Tribe veterans Aug. 6, 2017 in Crow Agency, Montana.The Peoria-based squadron provided services including drywall, windows, doors, siding,
Sept. 6, 2016 Utah DOD agencies host annual meeting with American Indian tribes Utah Defense Department agencies hosted their annual face-to-face meeting at Bear River Bird Refuge in Brigham City, Utah, Aug. 25-26 with American Indian tribes who claim ancestral and ongoing ties to lands managed by the DOD agencies.
Dec. 21, 2014 Eagle flies home: Airman receives a native name Capt. Myles Morales, the 336th Recruiting Squadron support flight commander, traveled approximately 1,700 miles to Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota, to receive one of the most distinguished decorations in his Native American culture: a name.