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  • Ponder Relinquishes Command, Heads Back to Washington

    Lt. Col. Russell Ponder has done a lot for this base in a very short period. When he arrived to take command of the 145th Civil Engineering Squadron in February of 2009 he knew about the concentrated demands. On loan from active duty Air Force in a program that provides executive AF types an

  • 156th Airlift Squadron Change of Command

    As 145th Operations Group Commander Col. Roger Williams presented the Meritorious Service Medal to Col. Thomas Brown here November 6, for his part in multiple deployments of varying challenges when the 156th Airlift Squadron relied upon his leadership and direction, he gently smiled as if recalling

  • New Group Commander Cites Inspection in Look Forward

    Even after Wing leadership hinted that he was assuming a huge responsibility, with an important test right in front of him, a Charlotte Airman says he is excited that he has reached the pinnacle of his career. Col. Hugh Daughtry assumed command of the 145th Mission Support Group in a change of

  • School Commandant visits Charlotte

    Much of Charlotte Air National Guard's enlisted force got some valuable pointers from a distinguished enlisted leader who visited the 145th Airlift Wing in November. Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center Commandant, Chief Master Sgt. Deborah F. Davidson stopped in to wish

  • North Carolina Air National Guard Activated to Help Fight Israeli Fires

    The North Carolina Air National Guard plans to deploy approximately 40 personnel and two 145th Airlift Wing C-130 aircraft from Charlotte to the northern Israeli community of Beit Oren, near Haifa December 5, to assist international efforts to contain, control, and extinguish wildland fires raging

  • Clontz Memorializes Recently Departed Guard Members

    Charlotte Air National Guard Base -- More than a thousand Guardsmen of Charlotte's 145th Airlift Wing stood at stoic attention as rapt surviving families of recently deceased former Guardsmen watched Brig. Gen. Iwan B. Clontz lay a wreath during a solemn ceremony of remembrance at the new memorial

  • Building Friendship and Strong Structures in Norway

    This past summer, 36 members of the 145th Civil Engineer Squadron traveled to Norway for a joint NATO exercise called "Impeccable Glove 2010." The annual exercise pairing Air National Guard units with the Norwegian Royal Air Force took place August 8-21 at Rygge Airbase, a Royal Norwegian Air Force

  • NC Air Guard Participates in Emergency Exercise

    The 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron joined several other agencies in a National Disaster Medical System exercise Aug. 12 at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.The Air unit, which falls under the North Carolina National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing, participated in a four-hour interagency

  • Moldovan Military Members Visit NCNG

    Five members of the Moldovan military force toured two North Carolina National Guard bases last week as a part of the NATO State Partnership Program. The team traveled to the United States with the intent of learning about medical evacuation and search and rescue operations conducted by the North

  • N.C. National Guard Partners with Community to Support "School Tools"

    As schools in the Mecklenburg and its surrounding counties ready to open for the coming fall semester, once again, the guard joins with WSOC-TV, Communities in Schools, and Classroom Central to collect school supply donations for needy students."This is our fourteenth year of helping to provide