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June 15, 2017
145 Airlift Wing Participates in Vigilant Catamount Exercise

During a disaster, the natural human response is to move away from danger, but there exists the rare individual, the first, second, and third responders who instead charge into the fire. But not all responders operate the same, which is how operation Vigilant Catamount, an interagency domestic
May 15, 2017
386th AEW navigator commission’s daughter on graduation day

The varied missions of the United States military are not unfamiliar to obstacles. Vehicles and aircraft break, contingencies change, and we are constantly adapting to challenges like these. Demonstrably, one father here, Maj. Bret Peters, the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron assistant director
May 8, 2017
Inbound North Carolina Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III Tail Flash Unveiled

The tail flash, much like an aircraft Punnett’s Square, has maintained the heritage of the 360th Fighter Squadron that was stationed in England and was deactivated after World War II. It was then reassigned as the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 156th Airlift Squadron
May 1, 2017
Combat Comm integrates total force in USAFE-AFAFRICA

Combat communications Airmen, affectionately known as Combat Comm, marked a significant achievement for their career field April 26, 2017, on Ramstein Air Base.
April 3, 2017
Brigadier General Thomas J. Kennett Transitions to the North Carolina National Guard

Transition is a word Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Kennett is familiar with given his various units of assignments, job titles, and aircraft piloted. What better way to celebrate 30 years in the U.S. Air Force, than by taking on the role of the Assistant Adjutant General, Air for the North Carolina National
April 3, 2017
A Hero Among Us

On a routine PSA Airline flight on July 21, 2016, from the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., to the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, N.C., a belligerent passenger threatened the safety of the crew as well as the others. Maj. Nathan Barron of the 156th Airlift Squadron, who is
March 9, 2017
A Family Within A Family

A family atmosphere has long been rooted in the 145th Airlift Wing and the Dietz family champions this statement. Senior Airmen Jonathan Dietz, of the 145th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is the youngest son of Chief Master Sgt. Susan Dietz of the 145th Medical Group.
Feb. 13, 2017
A Crew Chief’s First Deployment Rite of Passage

The N.C. Air National Guard continues to support global missions like Operation Freedom Sentinel as their transition from the C-130 Hercules to C-17 Globemaster III aircraft progresses which truly showcases the unit’s effectiveness and versatility.
Feb. 7, 2017
NC Air National Guardsmen Provide Support for Operation Deep Freeze

The New York Air National Guard, along with Airmen from other units, annually participate in Operation Deep Freeze by flying in ski-landing gear equipped LC-130 Hercules aircraft to the island and dropping off supplies, cargo, and scientists involved with researching Antarctica’s climate and
Jan. 20, 2017
NC Air National Guard Supports 58th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony with Mobile Emergency Operation Center

The NC Air National Guard mobile emergency operation center supported a Task Force Command-Army Joint Incident Site Communications Capability system. Five individuals from the NC Air National Guard were tasked with providing support the mobile emergency operation center.

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