Airman 1st Class Barrett Darlington, an explosive ordnance disposal specialist with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron, achieved Distinguished Graduate and earned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal after graduating the Air Force EOD preliminary course and the U.S. Navy’s eight-month explosive ordnance disposal school. (U.S. Air National … [Read more...]

Airman 1st Class Ashlyn Levine, a supply specialist with the 157th Logistics Readiness Squadron, adds a canteen belt to an airman's mobility bag, Sept. 7, 2024, at Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire. Supply specialists facilitate and equip outgoing Airmen as they prepare for deployment. The 157th Air Refueling Wing is set to deploy multiple KC-46 aircraft and more than 180 … [Read more...]

Pennsylvania Air National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Robbie Gregor from the 171st Air Refueling Wing gently encourages an emperor penguin to leave an active runway while supporting Operation Deep Freeze at the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Research Center, Antarctica, January, 2024. Operation Deep Freeze involves logistical support for scientific research including … [Read more...]

Soldiers with the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct standard warrior tasks, such as weapons assembly and disassembly and hand and arm signals, during the unit’s annual spur ride at Camp Minden, Louisiana, on Aug. 24, 2024. SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 - Twenty-nine Soldiers from the Louisiana National … [Read more...]

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing flies overhead Aug. 9 during Northern Lightning, an exercise providing realistic combat training for and emphasizing joint asset integration, held annually at Volk Field, Wis. Training between fourth and fifth generation aircraft is critical to ensure the Air Force is able to meet near-peer war … [Read more...]