DECEMBER 21, 2022 – Amid one of the most challenging recruiting environments since the all-volunteer force’s establishment in 1973, the National Guard has taken a modern approach to engaging prospective service members. Only 23% of Americans ages 17-24 qualify to serve without a medical waiver, down from 29% in recent years. While obesity, addiction, medical, and behavioral … [Read more...]
Guard Airmen Work at South Pole Aircraft Repair
DECEMBER 20, 2022 - A maintenance team made up of Guard Airmen from three states, spent November 23rd through the 25th at the bottom of the world, braving dangerous sub-zero temperatures, to repair an LC-130 “Skibird” stranded at Amundson-Scott South Pole Station. The plane was stranded at the South Pole following a routine supply mission when a cable controlling the … [Read more...]
Guardsmen Celebrate National Guard’s 386th Birthday
DECEMBER 15, 2022 — New York National Guard Soldiers deployed to Germany to help train Ukrainian soldiers celebrated the National Guard’s 386th birthday on Dec. 13. Sgt. 1st Class Raul Llopis, 54, a unit supply specialist, and Spc. Catherina Ma, 21, a combat medic — both assigned to Task Force Orion of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team — carried on the Army tradition of … [Read more...]
Refueling Wing Keeps B-2 Stealth Bomber Airborne
DECEMBER 12, 2022 – A Pennsylvania Air National Guard KC-135 tanker crew from the 171st Air Refueling Wing responded recently to an unexpected request for fuel from a B-2 bomber crew. The three-man crew was performing a preflight checklist on the KC-135, call sign Steel 51, preparing to depart from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, to their home base near Pittsburgh Oct. … [Read more...]
Air Guard Unit to Field Unique Weapon Upgrade
Senior Airman Jeremy Adams of the 195th Wing Security Forces Flight, California Air National Guard, demonstrates new upgrades to the Street Smarts VR System (SSVRS) on Aug. 6, 2022, at Sepulveda Air Guard Station, Van Nuys, California. The upgrades incorporate a gas-operated, orange-marked practice rifle that mimics the weight and recoil of the standard issue M18 arms into … [Read more...]