More than 1000 Airmen at the 104th Fighter Wing are ensuring compliance of a new Air Force body composition requirement ahead of the Aug. 31 deadline for the Guard and Reserves during their drill from Aug. 21-23 at Barnes Air National Guard Base.
When the 413th Flight Test Squadron receives a call from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, it's typically the last resort for someone in the community requiring a life-saving critical care flight.
Nearly 200 Air National Guard civil engineers from the New England region participated in Patriot Forge II. The six-day field training exercise tested their expeditionary combat skills, Agile Combat Employment readiness, and their ability to operate under pressure.
The bonuses are paired with three-year contracts to secure reenlistments and recruit airmen looking to transfer from active duty or Air Force Reserve.
For two weeks, airmen assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard's 178th Security Forces Squadron challenged themselves through annual training designed to strengthen small-unit tactics, decision-making and expeditionary readiness.
The Massachusetts National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing Medical Group enhanced regional medical readiness by hosting the Air Combat Command Emergency Decontamination Course at Barnes Air National Guard Base, the first time the Air National Guard has hosted a remote training team for the course.
Reserve Airmen assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing assisted in the rescue of 11 survivors from a downed civilian aircraft approximately 80 miles east of Melbourne, Florida, May 12. An emergency locator transmitter signal from a twin-engine turboprop aircraft alerted Coast Guard Southeast District watchstanders to a potential distress situation at approximately 11 a.m. Tuesday.
During the annual Wing Leader Fly-In, Air National Guard senior leadership outlined a strategic vision to "bring the future faster" by focusing on wartime readiness, modernizing equipment portfolios, and enhancing recruiting and retention efforts across the force.
“The United States Air Force is the oldest, the smallest, and the least ready in its 78-year history,” the letter states.
The Hawaii Air National Guard is moving forward with construction projects to fully integrate seven stealth F-22 Raptors at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.