NOVEMBER 21, 2025 – The U.S. Air Force announced McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base near Knoxville, Tennessee, as the preferred location to host the KC-46A Pegasus Main Operating Base 7 as part of the Department of the Air Force’s overarching aircraft recapitalization efforts. In September 2024, the Air Force named McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base as one of seven Air … [Read more...]
Alaska Guard Conducts Medical Evacuation
NOVEMBER 20, 2025 — Alaska Army National Guard members assigned to A Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, transported a patient requiring advanced medical care from Scammon Bay to Bethel Nov. 18, after severe weather grounded civilian air ambulances for two consecutive days. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center initiated the mission following a request for … [Read more...]
Guard Provides Funeral Honors for WWII Vet
NOVEMBER 17, 2025 - A Lyons resident who died in World War II was laid to rest with full honors by seven Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard at the town’s Old Elmwood Cemetery on Nov. 7. The Honor Guard provided military funeral honors for Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. John A. Pagliuso, who died October 5, 1942, during a bombing mission over Papua New Guinea. He was … [Read more...]
KY Guard Responded to UPS Plane Crash
NOVEMBER 14, 2025 - Firefighters from the Kentucky Air National Guard were among hundreds of emergency workers who responded Nov. 4 to a fatal civilian plane crash just south of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Eight Guard firefighters and four fire trucks were deployed to the crash site about 5:20 p.m., said U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ty Allen, fire chief for … [Read more...]
D.C. Safe and Beautiful Mission Shows City Renewal
NOVEMBER 13, 2025 — From the sidewalks of Georgetown to the trails of Rock Creek Park, signs of renewal are taking shape under the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission — a coordinated federal, local, and military effort focused on improving public safety and restoring the District’s most recognizable spaces. Launched in August 2025, the initiative brings together multiple … [Read more...]