JANUARY 24, 2023 - The National Guard remains an integral part of U.S. military might, and it's changing to remain effective for the future, Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said today. Hokanson and Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead, the senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, held a wide-ranging news … [Read more...]
Alaska Air National Guard Trains with Coast Guard
JANUARY 24, 2023 - Undulating waves pitched the 2,000-ton U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress like a bath toy, which was nothing unusual for the vessel while operating in Pacific waters off Alaska. What was out of place was the 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter hovering overhead. Fast ropes dropped from the Pave Hawk’s open doors, and … [Read more...]
First All-Female Aircrew Took Flight from Yeager Field
JANUARY 23, 2023 - The 130th Airlift Wing's first all-female aircrew took flight from Yeager Field, January 20. The aircrew, consisting of five aviators, was tasked with an aeromedical evacuation training mission aboard a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. Lt. Col. Kristen Hoeckel and Maj. Kelly Farris piloted a route from Charleston, West Virginia to Naval Air Station Key … [Read more...]
Air National Guard Trains with Coast Guard
AIR STATION KODIAK, Alaska -- Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West members prepare to fast-rope from a 210th Rescue Squadron Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter onto the Coast Guard Cutter Cypress at Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 11, 2023, during a joint service training exercise. MSRT West members maintain a ready alert force to … [Read more...]
Guard Aviation Soldiers Mobilize for Middle East Mission
JANUARY 20, 2023 - Four hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Rochester, Dunkirk, and Long Island will leave for a deployment to Kuwait on Jan. 23. The Soldiers will train in Pennsylvania and Texas before heading to the Middle East for ten months. Three hundred and fifty Soldiers are assigned to the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion who are trained to provide … [Read more...]