JULY 29, 2024 - Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This includes the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package valued at up to $200 million to provide Ukraine with key capabilities, including: air defense interceptors; munitions for rocket systems and … [Read more...]
Outstanding Guard Airmen Recognized
From left: U.S. Air Force Gen. Duke Pirak, acting director, Air National Guard; Senior Airman Gavin Woken, 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio National Guard; Master Sgt. Haley Rankin of the Western Air Defense Sector, Washington Air National Guard; Senior Master Sgt. Alejandra Rosales, 195th Wing, California Air National Guard; Master Sgt. Diana Nogiec, 110th Wing, Michigan … [Read more...]
B-1B Accident Investigation Report Released
JULY 29, 2024 - Air Force Global Strike Command announced the results of its accident investigation today into the Jan. 4 crash of a B-1B bomber at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. All four crew members, assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, were able to eject from the aircraft during the crash. Two sustained injuries during the ejection sequence and were medically treated and … [Read more...]
Jungleers and Geronimo
JULY 29, 2024 - “From low, darkening clouds the drops spattered on the State’s good highways, on its hundreds of marshy roads, on its pine forests, and on its deep swamps full of quicksand… In rain and darkness hungry and tired, they had fought continuously and well for days at a time.” (October 6th, 1941, LIFE Magazine issue). Fast forward over 80 years later, in the same … [Read more...]
Guard Helps Deliver F-16s to Slovak Partners
An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft performs a low pass over Malacky Air Base, Slovakia, July 22, 2024. The aircraft were flown by U.S. Air Force pilots and were the first F-16s to be delivered from Lockheed Martin to Slovakia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Sherman) JULY 29, 2024 – Two F-16 Fighting Falcons piloted by U.S. Air Force Col. Eduardo … [Read more...]