APRIL 17, 2023 – Lithuania air force Capt. Matas Leckas and Capt. Valius Urbonas became the first Lithuanian pilots to graduate from the UH-60M Aviator Qualification Course at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence during a ceremony at Fort Novosel, Alabama, then known as Fort Rucker, April 4, 2023. The Pennsylvania National Guard has been partners with Lithuania since … [Read more...]
New York Air Guard Supports Greenland Research
An Airmen assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing participates in a training mission at Raven Camp. Raven Camp is used to train members on landing on ice runways, polar airdrops and operating in the snow and ice conditions. The 109th operates in Greenland April-August each year to complete resupply missions for the National Science Foundation and polar operations training. (Air … [Read more...]
Army Provides Upgraded Mobile Labs to National Guard
APRIL 13, 2023 - The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center has created and distributed to the National Guard 68 state-of-the-art emergency response mobile laboratory systems in every U.S. state and territory. The Analytical Laboratory System Modified Work Order, or ALS MWO, is a mobile laboratory used by the National Guard’s weapons of … [Read more...]
Iowa NG CH-47 Delivers Historic Iowa F-80
APRIL 12, 2023 - An Iowa Army National Guard CH-47 helicopter flew in to Sioux City this week in order to pick up a historic F-80 fighter jet from the Air National Guard paint facility. After being painted, the F-80 Shooting Star was returned to the state headquarters via sling-load where the aircraft was placed back on static display. Two U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook … [Read more...]
Green Mountain Boys Demonstrate Agility, Readiness
Airmen assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing, from South Burlington, Vermont, prepare their F-35A Lightning II jets for a training mission at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield , Fort Drum, New York, April 3, 2023. The Airmen are participating in an Agile Combat Employment exercise which tests the wing's ability to deploy and conduct tactical missions with … [Read more...]