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  • Kingsley Airmen called to support wildfire response at growing Rum Creek Fire

    Twenty Oregon Air National Guard Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing left to help fight the Rum Creek Fire burning near the shores of the Rogue River, Aug. 29, 2022. It is part of “OPLAN Smokey”, a program designed to let the state of Oregon call upon the citizen Guardsmen to serve their state and

  • Photos: 58th FS Gorillas take off during exercise Northern Lightning

    A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II with the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, take off at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, Aug. 9, 2022. Nomads with the 33rd FW traveled to Volk Field to participate in exercise Northern Lightning, a joint

  • 33rd FW departs for Wisconsin, Northern Lightning

    Airmen with the 33rd FW left for Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, to participate in exercise Northern Lightning, a joint training exercise emphasizing user-defined objectives resulting in tailored, scenario-based, full-spectrum, high-end training.

  • MQ-9 instructors bolster skills during RIMPAC

    More than 25,000 service members from around the world are making waves at the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise in Hawaii. For the first time in history, this includes instructor pilots from the 49th Wing’s MQ-9 Formal Training Unit.

  • 16th TRS provides combat ready MQ-9 Reaper aircrew

    When it comes to MQ-9 pilot training, it’s important that students understand how to properly execute scenarios that could happen in the real world. The 16th Training Squadron is the lead producer of MQ-9 pilots and sensor operators. They have been active on Holloman since 2009, graduating more than