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California wildfires keep it busy for reserve rescue squadron
Photo by CaGuard Lt. Col. Tom Keegan of the 129th Rescue Squadron based at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif. has been assisting in firefights for 15 years, and he’s still taking on more. For up to...
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Wambach keeps flying high
Whether it’s on the field or in the sky, Abby Wambach has shown us she can soar to new heights. Wambach tweeted, “Just got this picture from the air force. Thanks again Joker!!!!” The Olympic champion...
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A doctor in the sky sets a record
Air Force photo Just before his retirement, Col. Donald Majercik decided he wanted to hit a milestone. Majercik, a flight surgeon with the Vermont Air National Guard, on Nov. 29 reached a first for...
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Bench this: Air Guard spouse takes powerlifting up a notch
One Air National Guard spouse has just gone beyond the ‘No Pain, No Gain’ weightlifting slogan. And this isn’t Olympic weightlifting or body building — this is powerlifting. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Vikki...
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Marathon tragedy: Massachusetts Guard assists Boston police
In light of the tragic events in Boston yesterday, many gathered together to help the wounded during the attacks, donate blood to hospitals in need and revisit the site to recognize the victims. So...
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Air Warrior Courage Foundation aiding airmen in Oklahoma
*UPDATE: As of June 7, $32,000 has been given out to 56 families, with more applications coming. The funding has been changed to $500 per family.* From the East Coast’s Superstorm Sandy to the monster...
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Air Force shows Colorado Guard F-16s in Jordan
Senior Master Sgt. John P. Rohrer This week the Air Force posted some interesting photos of the Colorado Air National Guard’s 140th Fighter Wing in action, training alongside Jordanian F-16s and U.S....
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Melting glacier reveals more from 60-year-old C-124 plane crash
Family members of the crew flying on a C-124 Globemaster II that crashed Nov. 22, 1952, may finally be getting some answers. Still from a DoDLive.mil video depicting debris found during the June 2012...
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Air Force members participate in week-long bike ride across Iowa
Even with these high summer temperatures, 94 airman pedaled across Iowa as part of the Registers Annual Bicycle Ride across Iowa, or RAGBRAI, which began July 21. Air Force members gather the day...
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AF Guardsman joins the Denver Broncos
Are you a Denver Broncos fan? This Guardsman sure is — enough to be a part of the team. Benjamin Garland, Denver Broncos offensive guard, kneeling, listens to head coach John Fox before a Broncos...
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New Pacific rotations — this week’s Air Force Times
The Air Force is taking a page from the Cold War playbook to plan for deployments to the Asia-Pacific region. You can read how rotations to Australia and elsewhere in the Pacific will be modeled after...
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This week in history
Reviewing history in the military, the Air Force and triumphs and misadventures in airpower. Yesterday marked the eighth anniversary of the day Hurricane Katrina hammered through New Orleans and the...
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Shelton: Air Force cyber mission teams will have 1,260 airmen
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. — Air Force cyber mission teams supporting U.S. Cyber Command will be comprised of about 1,260 airmen, the head of Air Force Space Command said Tuesday. At last year’s conference,...
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Grass: Principle of one Guard flying wing per state likely to end
Gen. Frank Grass (Army photo) The Air National Guard will be forced to move away from the “capstone principle” of one flying unit per state as budgets continue to cut, with more units changing missions...
View ArticleMissouri Guardsmen complete first U.S. drop of paratroopers in Cameroon
The Defense Department recently posted this video of a C-130 from the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing dropping soldiers from Cameroon during “Exercise Central Accord 2014.” It’s the...
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San Francisco’s ‘Batkid’ becomes pilot for a day
Miles Scott at the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Ore., April 10, 2014. Scott has battled leukemia and his doctors have recently said he is in remission. (photo Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson/Air...
View ArticleGuard C-130s busy battling wildfires
Two Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s are flying fire-suppression missions to help firefighters battle blazes in Idaho and Montana. The crews, assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing based in Cheyenne,...
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Morale T-shirt rule will soon apply to Guard and Reserve members training on...
Senior Airman Brooke Breeden, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, shows Airman 1st Class Sam Ware, 4th AS, their squadron’s abbreviated motto, “Fly, fight, and live proud” on a morale Friday T-shirt June...
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Officer Training School graduates first total force class
Air Force Officer Training School held its first simultaneous graduation of active duty, Reserve and Air National Guard officer trainees Oct. 10, 2014. The graduation moved OTS closer to complete...
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Colorado guardsman named Broncos ‘man of the year’
Then-1st Lt. Benjamin Garland stands with Ronnie Hillman (21) and Montee Ball (38) as he listens to the National Anthem Aug 24, 2013, at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colo....
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