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  • 145th Security Forces Get Physical in Non-Lethal Way

    You drive on base in the early morning hours, show your I.D. to on-duty security personnel and think about all those projects waiting for you when you enter your office. So what happens after you leave the sight of the front gate? Do you really know who is in the car behind you? Unfortunately, the

  • 145th AW Keeps "Mission Ready" as 2nd Winter Storm Hits the Carolinas

    February is the month known to bring hearts, roses, chocolates, charms and maybe a diamond or two. But for those living in the south there was no southern charm in the forecast as another winter storm sliced through southern and middle-Atlantic states Wednesday and Thursday activating more than

  • 145th Airlift Wing; Supporting Our Community

    As the snow fell and another winter storm hit Charlotte, members from the 145th Airlift Wing's Chapter 7 Association partnered with the Military Global Leadership Academy, a high school located in Charlotte, N.C., delivering winter clothing to a homeless shelter in Charlotte. Men's coats, hats,

  • NCANG, 145th AW Appoints First Female to Lead Mission Support Group

    A normal day in our life might look like this: The alarm clock buzzes. We hit snooze twice and steal another 15 minutes. Grab a cup of coffee, a soda or an energy drink to get us moving and drive to work. As we get into the office, yesterday's work crisis weighs heavily on our mind. We go in and out

  • Airman Takes "Fini" Flight After 35 Years of Military Service

    In a tradition nearly as old as military aviation itself, Senior Master Sgt. Philip Smith completed his final flight at the North Carolina Air National Guard base on January 16, 2014, symbolizing the end of 35 years of honorable military service.The C-130 Hercules aircraft made its way beneath an

  • AF Commendation Medal Given by "MAFFS 7" Survivors

    Deploying to help the U.S. Forest Service fight wild fires is nothing out of the ordinary for the North Carolina Air National Guard. As one of only four units in the United States that have C-130 aircraft capable of carrying the Modular Airborne Fire-Fighting Systems (MAFFS), these airmen are used

  • 245th Civil Engineering Flight Welcomes New Commander

    At the start of a New Year we crack open some fossils, peer back into ancient memories, make resolutions that we will probably break and look for opportunities that will hopefully make our future brighter and more rewarding. Start with a fresh page. Take up one more notch in the buckle if necessary,

  • NC Air National Guard Officer Leads National Forest Fire Fighting Mission

    Union County resident Col. Charles D. Davis III will command the national military mission charged with combating wildland forest fires known as the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System."MAFFS is a team effort," said Davis, Operations Group commander, 145th Airlift Wing, located at the North

  • Tied by Yellow Ribbon, NCANG and SCANG Host Joint Event

    For the first time Yellow Ribbon Support Specialists Phil Jonas, North Carolina Air National Guard and Brian Bohlman, South Carolina Air National Guard partnered together by holding a joint Yellow Ribbon event in Charlotte, N.C. Over sixty guard members, who recently returned from a six month