SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 - Three Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, competed in the Finnish Sniper Championship HÄYHÄ 2023. Sgt. Gavin Asbury and Staff Sgts. Matthew Dawson and Joshua Johnson made up one of 26 teams to participate in the Aug. 25-27 competition, which focused on basic sniper … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 - The U.S. Air Force selected four National Guard Airlift Wings as the preferred locations to receive C-130J Super Hercules to replace their aging C-130Hs, pending environmental assessments. Eight C-130J aircraft will be used to recapitalize the C-130H fleet at each location: the 103rd Airlift Wing (Hartford, Connecticut), 120th Airlift Wing (Great Falls, … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 – The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing wrapped up its annual support to the National Science Foundation in Greenland when Airmen and LC-130 “Skibirds” returned to Stratton Air National Guard Base on Aug. 23. The unit supplied 2.4 million pounds of cargo, eighty-six-thousand gallons of fuel and delivered 1300 passengers to research locations … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 - Two Minnesota Air National Guard 133rd Contingency Response Flight (CRF) members flew to Resolute Bay, Canada, to participate in the Canadian-led exercise Guerrier Nordique 2023. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cody Hallas and Master Sgt. Brian Shuey were assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing’s Polar Camp Skiway Team (PCST). They traveled to a remote camp by … [Read more...]

Jartavius Martin, center, defensive back, Washington Commanders football team, speaks to U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tatiana Collins, left, Air National Guard (ANG) marketing and advertising non-commissioned officer, National Guard Bureau (NGB), and Master Sgt. Jasmine Grant, ANG events NCO, NGB, during an open practice held at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 25, 2023. As … [Read more...]