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Senior Airman Grace Tupper, a crew chief with the Mississippi Air National Guard’s 172nd Maintenance Group inspects the engine of a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft after a training mission at Air Station Barbers Point near Honolulu, Hawaii, July 12. Her unit was among those training in Hawaii in July to keep the 172nd Airlift Wing’s global mission running smoothly.

Staff Sgt. Jared Bounds

Closer Look

Senior Airman Grace Tupper, a crew chief with the Mississippi Air National Guard’s 172nd Maintenance Group inspects the engine of a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft after a training mission at Air Station Barbers Point near Honolulu, Hawaii, July 12. Her unit was among those training in Hawaii in July to keep the 172nd Airlift Wing’s global mission running smoothly.

Guard soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon march to the Arta Range complex, Djibouti, for training. The country sits at a maritime chokepoint (below) connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean.
Feature

Boots on Strategic Ground

An Army Guard task force is helping secure a volatile region on the shores of a critical maritime shipping chokepoint, and the Chinese are there, too

Bob Haskell January 20, 2023
Feature

High Speed

Most Air Guard fighter pilots are fulfilling their life’s calling, one that requires rare attributes and a significant commitment

Mark Hensch January 20, 2023

Equipping the Guard

National Guard’s annual almanac of Army and Air Guard major vehicle, aircraft and weapons systems

Updated from leading Defense Department, Army, Air Force, National Guard Bureau and industry sources.

STATE Roundup

Washington Update

Newsbreaks

SOUND BITES

“We’re not just the Connecticut National Guard. When we were over there, we were representing the U.S.”
—Staff Sgt. Nathan Carrasquillo,“Connecticut National Guard, Uruguay Conduct IED Training,” Connecticut National Guard release, Aug. 3
“Ministry of Defense of Ukraine would like to remind everyone that the presence of occupying troops on the territory of Ukrainian Crimea is not compatible with the high tourist season.”
—Ukraine’s Defense Ministry,trolling Russia after its Black Sea air base was rocked by explosions of unexplained origin, @DefenseU, Aug. 9
“I’ve thought about it every day. It’s something that I spent a lot of time, a lot of time considering. The lost opportunities, you know, what it meant. The loss of human beings, American and others, occurred over not only the last part of the evacuation, but also the course of a 20-year war.”
—Gen. Frank McKenzie (Ret.),on the end of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, Commander, U.S. Central Command (2019-2022) Interview with NBC News, Aug. 17
“Having only 13 months to prepare for the largest training exercise the military offers was less than ideal; however, I’ve never seen these soldiers shy away from a challenge or fail to exceed expectations.”
—Capt. Natasha Ingram,Commander, Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, “Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Complete National Training Center Rotation,” Pennsylvania National Guard release, Aug. 8, 2022
“The last thing we want is to get mobilized and then somebody say, ‘Hey, I’ve had this injury, but I haven’t had health insurance to get it addressed.’”
—Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson,National Guard Bureau chief, “Year-round health insurance for National Guard proves elusive,” Airforcetimes.com, Aug. 12

MAGAZINE ARCHIVES

DID YOU KNOW?

The Air National Guard has 25 fighter units, including 12 that fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Source: National Guard Bureau

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