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Jan. 22, 2025
Citizen Airmen answer astronauts HSFS search, rescue call

A joint-task force of Guardsmen and Reservists conquer air, space, and sea to provide Human Space Flight Support training for astronaut retrieval through search and rescue.
Nov. 15, 2024
Keeping it in the family – A pilot and boom operator

Seeing A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft taking off at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Mich., led Josh Hansen to join the Air National Guard. Serving as a maintenance crew chief on the A-10, Hansen enlisted with the permission of his reluctant parents to provide direction in his life and pay for
April 11, 2024
Until they are home: 911th AW honors WWII sailor killed at Pearl Harbor with funeral flyover

The 911th Airlift Wing volunteered to perform a rare funeral flyover in honor of Navy Fireman 1st Class Walter Schleiter during his burial April 11, 2024.
Nov. 15, 2023
Major pain: Airmen team up with local hospital for medical training

Saving wounded service members in an austere combat environment is an intense experience with no room for mistakes. To remain resilient and proficient in life-saving skills, the 934th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and the 934th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron recently participated in a simulated
Nov. 9, 2023
Atlanta Falcons Promote Salute to Service

Cheers of nearly 70,000 fans reverberated throughout the sold-out stadium.But as the U.S. flag was suddenly unfurled from the rafters of the stadium, the cheers slowly morphed into a synchronized singing of the national anthem. All six military branches had their flags represented on the field with
Sept. 29, 2023
The 934th Airlift Wing supports Girls in Aviation Day

A group of 934th Airlift Wing women Airmen helped inspire and educate girls interested in aviation at the ninth annual Girls in Aviation Day.
Sept. 20, 2023
Coming to America: Airman becomes an American on Flag Day

He already was an Airman, but on Flag Day (June 14, 2023), Senior Airman Mohammed Abdi, 934th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician, officially became a Citizen Airman.
Aug. 21, 2023
Air Force Reserve and Active Duty units team up to jump-start Alaska base electrical project

A group of 934th Civil Engineering Squadron Airmen recently traveled to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for a two-month mission to upgrade the electrical system at a site known as Camp Mad Bull. The training that they received was invaluable.
June 9, 2023
They’re Baaaack: Global Vikings return home from Djibouti

Approximately 150 934th Airlift Wing Airmen returned home from a successful deployment to Djibouti in the Horn of Africa this week.
May 31, 2023
In sync: 934th Airlift Wing organizes joint force training exercise

Over 60 service members from approximately ten units across the Air Force Reserve, Minnesota National Guard, Wisconsin National Guard and the Royal Canadian Air Force, participated in a joint training exercise aboard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and a C-17 Globemaster III across two states in early