U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, Washington Air National Guard commander, and Brig. Gen. Azman bin Jantan, Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Operations and Strategy of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, sign respective copies of a Sister Squadron agreement at Pacific Air Forces Headquarters, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman, Hawaii, February 22, 2024. This agreement formalizes … [Read more...]
MQ-9 Reaper Lands at Shaw AFB in Historic First
U.S. Air National Guard maintainers assigned to the California Air National Guard at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), Calif., perform post-flight maintenance on an MQ-9 Reaper assigned to March ARB after landing for the first time at Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), S.C., Feb. 14, 2024. Shaw AFB, Creech Air Force Base, and March ARB Airmen worked jointly to demonstrate the advancements … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Airmen Complete First F-35 Training Deployment
FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - More than 150 Airmen assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing completed the Weapons System Evaluation Program’s Combat Archer exercise Feb. 23, 2024, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The exercise was the first training deployment of the unit’s F-35A Lightning II aircraft, providing pilots and maintenance personnel experience … [Read more...]
First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry to Celebrate 250th Birthday
FEBRUARY 23, 2024 – Three weeks after Philadelphia hosted the First Continental Congress, three members of city’s Committee of Safety met with 25 other men at Carpenter’s Hall to discuss forming a troop of volunteer “light horse” or cavalry. All 28 men agreed, and on Nov. 17, 1774, the Philadelphia Light Horse was born. The unit, which would later change its name to First … [Read more...]
Guard’s Airlift Wing Executes 41-hour Sortie
Airmen assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, refuel a C-130H Hercules aircraft on Feb. 13, 2024, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri. Aircrews conducted a 41-hour sortie in which the aircraft engines ran continuously for 45 hours and the aircraft was refueled three times. This type of training enhances the wing’s warfighting … [Read more...]