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Pease Crew Flies Record KC-46 Endurance Mission

PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. – In a feat of air mobility endurance, a KC-46A Pegasus from the 157th Air Refueling Wing flew a nonstop mission halfway around the globe and back Nov. 16-17.The point-to-point, 36-hour, 16,000-mile, multi-crew, Total Force sortie was the longest such mission in

U.S. Air Force, Hawaii Air National Guard, Royal Australian Air Force Participate in Bilateral Exercise

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE AMBERLEY, Queensland -- Over 30 active-duty U.S. Air Force and Hawaii Air National Guard service members are working with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during a bilateral training exercise Nov. 12-19.Exercise Global Dexterity 22-2 is taking place at RAAF Base

Fatality Search and Recovery Mission Helps Bring Closure

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Never before had Airman 1st Class Brandon Porter seen the destruction left by a tornado after it ripped through a candle factory in Mayfield in December, starting a fire that killed eight people.As a member of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s Fatality Search and Recovery Team, it

New York Guard Assists With Historic Snowfall Response

BUFFALO, N.Y. – One hundred and thirty New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen responded to a massive lake-effect snowstorm that hit the Buffalo area.At the direction of Gov. Kathy Hochul, 60 Soldiers and Airmen, divided into three 20-person initial response forces, were placed on duty at

New York Air Guardsman Completes Brazil Jungle Training

MANAS, Brazil - For New York Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Jeremy Miter, adapting to the heat and humidity of the Amazon basin was the toughest part of the six weeks he spent at Brazil’s jungle warfare school from the end of September until mid-November.“Once we got into the jungle, it was a whole

177th Fighter Wing Emblem

The 177th Fighter Wing is located at Atlantic City International Airport, in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. The 177th has been at this location since 1958. Our mission aircraft is the single seat F-16C Fighting Falcon. Since October 1998, the 177th has had an active involvement in Operation's Noble Eagle, Southern Watch, Northern Watch, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.