June 15, 2023 Operation Healthy Delta begins in southern Missouri and Illinois Service members from across the Department of Defense are joining forces with the U.S. Public Health Service and community partners to complete Innovative Readiness Training, June 10-20, 2023.
June 12, 2023 Indiana Guard demonstrates IRT clinics to Slovak partners Indiana Air National Guard Airmen hosted their Slovak Armed Forces Military Medical Command counterparts during an Innovative Readiness Training mission, June 7.
June 1, 2023 In sync: 934th Airlift Wing organizes joint force training exercise More than 60 service members from approximately 10 units across the Air Force Reserve, Minnesota National Guard, Wisconsin National Guard and the Royal Canadian Air Force participated in a joint training exercise.
May 30, 2023 National Guard provides medical treatment to tribes in Idaho, Nevada Approximately 100 citizen-Soldiers and Airmen from the Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota and Nevada National Guards provided care for two Native American Tribes in Idaho and Nevada.
May 22, 2023 West Virginia Air National Guard participates in Cooperacion IX Members of the West Virginia Air National Guard participated in a week-long humanitarian assistance and disaster response exercise in Lima, Peru, May 7-12.
May 18, 2023 87th MDG welcomes automated gas mask fit test Air Force Medical Readiness Agency representatives visited the 87th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron to conduct initial field-training on the new automated gas mask fit testing kiosk on May 11, 2023.
March 15, 2023 Idaho Airman promoted on same day son enlists Senior Master Sgt. Virginia Holmgren, 124th Medical Group operational readiness superintendent, was promoted to chief master sergeant March 4, the same day her oldest son, Nathan, enlisted in the Idaho Air National Guard.
March 2, 2023 Alaska Air Guardsmen provide life-saving medevac for pediatric patient from Elim Alaska Air National Guardsmen overcame a range of severe weather conditions to successfully accomplish a life-saving medical evacuation for a pediatric trauma patient Feb. 22-23.
March 2, 2023 Persistence pays off for history making Air Guardsman Air Force Tech. Sgt. Petra Chesanek, a firefighter in New Britain Fire Department, is first female firefighter promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
Jan. 9, 2023 Modern-day Minuteman makes history: First Air National Guard flight nurse receives distinguished Flying Cross Medal Maj. Katie Lunning made history as the first Air National Guard flight nurse to be presented the Distinguished Flying Cross Medal, in front of family, friends, and members of the 133 Airlift Wing in St. Paul, Minnesota, Jan 7.
Dec. 13, 2022 Alaska Air Guard medical Airmen practice ACE capabilities at Hickam ACE - Agile Combat Employment. It’s not just the new buzz word for the U.S. Air Force, it’s an operational concept designed to help give the advantage in the next major conflict.
Oct. 31, 2022 Arkansas Air Guardsmen provide medical care in Guatemala Arkansas ANG members helped provide medical care in Guatemala during the Continuing Promise 2022 mission.
Oct. 3, 2022 Firebirds transport critically infected patient from Okinawa to Hawaii Airmen of 517th Airlift Squadron transported an infected patient and family Sept. 21 from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
Sept. 29, 2022 National Guard staged for Florida hurricane response Some 5,000 Florida National Guard troops were ready Wednesday to help residents in the wake of Hurricane Ian, a massive storm making landfall in heavily populated southwest Florida.
Sept. 28, 2022 New Hampshire Airman wins 140-mile ultramarathon in Africa On the morning of Sept. 13, a bus of endurance athletes from around the globe left Nairobi, Kenya and rumbled across hundreds of miles into the wide-open wilderness of Eastern Africa. This is the story of Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Delorey.
Sept. 12, 2022 New Hampshire Airman saves life in boating accident On a gorgeous July day in Pelham, New Hampshire, Senior Airman Amy Granfield, a public health technician with the 157th Medical Group, was enjoying her day off wake surfing on Long Pond when she was called to action.
Aug. 26, 2022 103rd Medical Group partners with Hartford Hospital The 103rd Medical Group, Connecticut Air National Guard has partnered with Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut for annual medical training.
Aug. 26, 2022 Liberators hold South Pacific Air Force Multi-mission exercise The 459th Air Refueling Wing holds first ever South Pacific Air Force Multi-mission exercise planned to assess capabilities to deploy Airmen, and their ability to survive and operate in a challenging, degraded, and operationally limited environment.
Aug. 9, 2022 Two Colorado National Guard members doubly serving as sisters in arms Two sisters have come together in a unique unit where they are not only sisters but sisters in arms.
July 6, 2022 Nebraska Guard assists SPP partner Rwanda in joint mission Airmen from the 155th Air Refueling Wing’s medical group participated in Justified Accord 2022, a joint medical engineer mission with the Rwanda Defence Force at Gako Military Academy, Rwanda.