The Air National Guard has delayed its plan to downgrade the status of about 80 members of its Alaska unit, a move that would have threatened national security and civilian rescues in the nation’s most remote state.
Preliminary work has begun for major upgrades deemed essential for the 185th Air Refueling Wing to continue flying tankers at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said.
This is the 21st year the USO has honored Service Members of the Year, nominated by their command leadership “for performing extraordinary acts of bravery that exemplify the values of the Armed Forces and the USO,” according to the organization.
Arkansas National Guard soldiers and airmen are ready for the April 8 eclipse after the service began distributing special glasses at armories and bases around the state.
The U.S. Army is investigating how a National Guard unit headquartered in Birmingham posted a photo on social media showing a service member with a helmet patch linked to symbols used by troops for Nazi Germany.
Clear Lake and Mason City residents may have seen Black Hawk helicopters flying low in the sky Tuesday afternoon. The flights were part of an Iowa National Guard and Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve employer outreach day.
Noise impacts in the vicinity of Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport would be “significant” once the latest-generation F-35 fighters are based there in 2026, according to the draft environmental impact statement released in February.