Chief Master Sgt. Brandy Thanos, Master Sgt. Bjorn Nielson, Tech Sgt. James Gilchrest, and Staff Sgt. Steven Laszloffy of the Alaska Air National Guard pose for a photo with their Cyber Defense counterparts in Mongolia while discussing future cyber defense training and information exchange opportunities. The Alaska Air National Guard communications and cyber team members from … [Read more...]
Guard Deploys Helicopter Company To DC Area
JANUARY 15, 2025 - The Idaho National Guard deployed 10 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and more than 80 Soldiers to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Jan. 10-11 on a year-long mission to support the Joint Emergency Evacuation Plan in the National Capital Region. Soldiers from the Idaho National Guard’s Company B, 1-183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, bid farewell to family and friends … [Read more...]
Guard Bureau Chief Thanks Firefighting Guardsmen
Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Army Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the CNGB, visit National Guardsmen on duty supporting the wildland firefighting efforts in Southern California, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., Jan. 11, 2025. Thousands of National Guardsmen are now involved in multiple air and ground … [Read more...]
Guard Fights SoCal Wildfires, More Assets on Standby
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alessandro Panighetti, an HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter crew chief from the 129th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, watches sunrise, on the ramp at Los Alamitos Army Airfield on Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, before traveling with the aircrew on a repositioning flight to a CAL … [Read more...]
Guard Activates C-130s to Fight LA Wildfires
JANUARY 13, 2025 – Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, or MAFFS, and associated personnel were activated by U.S. Northern Command to support firefighting efforts in the Los Angeles area, California, Jan. 9, 2025. The three C-130 aircraft will travel to Channel Islands Air National Guard Base … [Read more...]




